Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon has a Grade 2 right hamstring strain and will be re-evaluated in four to six weeks, sources told ESPN on Sunday.

Gordon suffered the injury in Friday's road win against the Houston Rockets , and underwent an MRI on Saturday that revealed the severity. Gordon's injury marks the second Nuggets starter now sidelined for an extended period of time, joining Christian Braun , who was set to miss at least six weeks after an ankle sprain on Nov. 12.

Gordon scored a career high 50 points on opening night against the Golden State Warriors to become the sixth player to ever do so in the opener.

He is averaging a career high in points (18.8) and 3-point percentage (44.4%) this season as one of seven players to average 15 points on 50-40-85 shooting, per

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