Aaron Gordon suffered lacerations to his face and hand from a dog bite on Christmas, according to a statement released by the Nuggets on Wednesday. He will be away from the team while he recovers for an unspecified amount of time.
Gordon amassed 16 points and 10 rebounds on 7-of-10 shooting in Denver’s Christmas Day win over the Warriors.
The Nuggets (22-10) were off Dec. 26 but held practice Wednesday at Ball Arena.
Gordon is averaging 13.6 points and 6.9 rebounds per game this season, shooting 52.5% from the field and 25% from 3-point range. He has an 8.