Much of Aaron Gordon’s final week of 2023 was spent recovering from a Christmas Day dog bite incident that resulted in lacerations to his face and hand.
The Denver Nuggets power forward missed two games following the holiday happenings but his 2024 got off to a much better start.
Gordon reflected on the mishap ahead of the team’s New Year’s Day home game against the Charlotte Hornets on Monday and later helped Denver to a victory by scoring 10 points.
Aaron Gordon is ready to play tomorrow vs. Hornets, he tells @denverpost. The dog that bit him on Christmas was his Rottweiler that his dad usually takes care of because the Nuggets travel so often. “He’s a good boy. He’s a good dog,” Gordon says. More
