After missing two games due to injuries sustained from a dog bite on Christmas, Aaron Gordon returned to the Nuggets for practice on Sunday. Gordon stated to The Denver Post that he is prepared to play when the Nuggets play the Hornets on Monday.
According to a league source, Gordon will decide whether or not to play against Charlotte, and the team feels confident in letting him if he’s ready.
Gordon told that the dog that bit him was his Rottweiler, which he got when the dog was only six weeks old, almost four years ago. He has family take care of his pet because he doesn’t get to spend much time with it during the NBA season due to travel obligations. Gordon is thinking about other training options.
“I adore canines. I’ve lived my entire life among dogs,” Gordon remarked. “However, my dad is taking care of him because we travel a lot, so I can’t truly train him the way I need him to be. .. However, I feel OK. Everything is alright.
Despite having 21 stitches from the injury, most of which were on his right shooting hand, Gordon seemed happy to be back at practice. He added that he had seen humorous dog bite-related memes on social media and thanked everyone who had sent him well wishes while he was away from the squad. Gordon had scars close to his lip as well.
“I’ve played with stitches in my hand before, so that’s not new to me,” he said.
He knew he was ready to return to basketball activities after the pain in his hand felt manageable.
“I don’t really care about the stitches on my face,” he said. “We’re not running a pageant here.”
“I’ll talk to him in a little bit here just to see how it felt at practice today, catching the ball, shooting the ball,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. “It’s on his right hand. So it’ll be a discussion with him, and how comfortable he is going out there, playing. But he looked good today. I think for him it was just great to be back in the gym. And you always hear that from guys, when they’re not with the team, what they miss most is being around the locker room and the team and the comradery that we all have. But we’ll see how he’s feeling tomorrow with the hand.”
In regards to what transpired, Gordon was bitten while he was at home. It came following Denver’s victory over the Warriors on Christmas Day. That evening, Gordon went to the hospital to have his wounds dressed. According to his explanation on Sunday, the bite was only an unfortunate accident that was primarily his own fault.
He remarked, “I guess it’s a little embarrassing, but not so embarrassing that I can’t talk about it.” “During the season, I don’t drink a lot. I think I may have consumed a touch too much eggnog. My dog and I were playing rough, and I believe that my dog became a bit agitated and chomped down. gave me a taste. He nipped my hand as I was essentially wresting him away from me.
“To put it another way, I was playing around with my dog, and you find out when you play around,”
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