The Nuggets suffered another blow! Gordon was diagnosed with a hamstring strain and unfortunately returned to the locker room injured after playing only 3 minutes.

On November 22, the Nuggets played away against the Rockets in the NBA Cup group match. The Nuggets were hit by injuries again. Gordon fell to the ground injured after a confrontation with Adams and accidentally strained his right hamstring. The Nuggets officially announced that he may retire from the game early due to injury.

At 8 minutes and 42 seconds into the first quarter of the game between the Nuggets and Rockets, Gordon broke through the penalty area with the ball, collided with "Aquaman" Adams and fell to the ground in pain, with a very solemn expression. Durant immediately reached out to pull Gordon up; Gordon failed to attack and was called for a walking violation, and was accidentally injured. He was forced to leave the game with a limp and returned to the locker room for examination.

After Gordon was injured, Jokic led the team to suppress the Rockets on both offense and defense. After the first quarter, the Nuggets led the Rockets 25-12 by 13 points. The Nuggets only allowed the Rockets to score 12 points in the first quarter.

Before leaving the game, Gordon only started the game for 3 minutes and 21 seconds, scored 1 point, 2 rebounds and 1 turnover on 0-for-1 shooting. The Nuggets officially announced that Gordon suffered a right hamstring strain and his return to the game is doubtful. There is a 50% possibility of returning to the game, or he may withdraw from the game.

The last time he played against the Pelicans, Gordon was sidelined due to bilateral hamstring management. Today he made his comeback against the Rockets, but he accidentally strained his hamstring after only playing for more than 3 minutes. If he continues to play with the injury, it may aggravate the injury. I hope his hamstring injury will not be too serious.