Gordon’s calf injury hasn’t caused him to miss games recently, but it doesn’t seem to be going away anytime soon, either.

The Denver Nuggets will be facing the Minnesota Timberwolves, and they have a few players on the injury report ahead of the matchup. Nikola Jokic is on the injury report with a right elbow contusion and left ankle impingement,

It's only getting tougher for the Nuggets, too, as key forward Aaron Gordon is out with an injury he suffered in the first quarter of the loss on Sunday. Gordon, a defensive star who is averaging 13.1 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists this season, injured his calf in the game.