{"id":641258,"date":"2026-03-05T16:25:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T16:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/641258\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T16:25:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T16:25:17","slug":"is-aaron-gordon-returning-tonight-nuggets-vs-lakers-injury-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/641258\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Aaron Gordon returning tonight? Nuggets vs. Lakers injury report"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> visit the Denver Nuggets<\/a> on Thursday night, hoping to build on a three-game winning streak. The Nuggets come into this game off the back of an easy win<\/a> over the struggling Utah Jazz but still have a few injury concerns, including Aaron Gordon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He is on the injury report alongside Peyton Watson and Spencer Jones, with all three players listed as out on the official injury report<\/a>. Gordon is dealing with a right hamstring strain, with the Nuggets also missing Curtis Jones, who is on G League assignment.<\/p>\n

Cameron Johnson is listed as questionable, although Gordon himself is nearing a return and is expected to play a part in the Nuggets\u2019 game<\/a> against the New York Knicks, per Brett Seigel of the ClutchPoints.<\/p>\n

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Aaron Gordon injury status vs. Lakers\"DenverRon Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n

Gordon is confirmed to be out for this matchup. He has been sidelined since January 23 with the right hamstring strain and will miss the crucial matchup.
The Nuggets (38-24) currently hold a narrow half-game lead over the Lakers (37-24) in the Western Conference standings. The Lakers come into Ball Arena riding a three-game winning streak and will look to exploit a Denver defense that has slipped to 21st in the league without the likes of Gordon and Watson.<\/p>\n

Offensively, this game is poised to be a shootout, reflected by a massive over\/under of 240.5. Denver boasts the NBA’s highest-scoring offense, averaging 120.5 points per game. They are anchored by Nikola Jokic, who leads the league in both rebounds (12.6) and assists (10.3) while pouring in 28.7 points per night, and Jamal Murray, who is fresh off a 45-point masterclass against Utah.<\/p>\n

However, the Lakers present a monumental challenge. They are 3-1 against Denver in the Doncic era, including a 115-107 victory on January 20.<\/p>\n

LeBron James and company are also relatively healthy and do not have any player listed as out due to injury on the official injury report. The Lakers’ skid before their current winning run had left them struggling near the top half of the Western Conference table, and a win against Denver will prove crucial as they look to recover.<\/p>\n

Nuggets injury report<\/p>\n

Aaron Gordon (Right Hamstring Strain): Out<\/p>\n

Peyton Watson (Right Hamstring Strain): Out<\/p>\n

Spencer Jones (Right Shoulder Strain): Out<\/p>\n

Curtis Jones (G League \u2013 Two-Way): Out<\/p>\n

Cameron Johnson (Right Ankle Inflammation): Questionable<\/p>\n

Lakers injury report<\/p>\n

Maxi Kleber (Back Soreness): Questionable<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Los Angeles Lakers visit the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night, hoping to build on a three-game winning…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":641259,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3781],"tags":[877,7,301,187,3943,150,6,1540,302],"class_list":{"0":"post-641258","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-denver-nuggets","8":"tag-aaron-gordon","9":"tag-basketball","10":"tag-denver","11":"tag-denver-nuggets","12":"tag-denvernuggets","13":"tag-los-angeles-lakers","14":"tag-nba","15":"tag-nba-stories","16":"tag-nuggets"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116177504720007781","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/641258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=641258"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/641258\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/641259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=641258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=641258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=641258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}