When assessing the severity of an injury, the word Nuggets VP of sports medicine Steve Short likes to use is “sinister.”
Aaron Gordon’s right calf has cast a sinister shadow over his entire season, but his most recent removal from a game ended up avoiding that categorization.
Five days after a hobbled Gordon went to the locker room during the first quarter of Denver’s back-to-back at Oklahoma City, he was able to suit up against the Lakers. He missed two games.
The Nuggets held their collective breath at first. “The concern for me right away was, is this going to be another Christmas night game in Phoenix?