Aaron Gordon continues to be loyal to his canine even after a scary incident that resulted in stitches and a visit to the hospital.
The Denver Nuggets energy ahead has missed the previous two video games because of accidents from a canine chew on Christmas. Gordon’s canine, a Rottweiler that he adopted 4 years in the past, bit him and compelled Gordon to get 21 stitches — principally in his proper hand. He additionally sustained scarring close to his lip.
Per the Denver Post’s Bennett DurandoGordon nonetheless has nothing however love for his canine.
“He’s a great boy. He’s a great canine,” Gordon stated. “… Very hooked up. Very candy. Very robust. Great canine.”
Gordon took duty for the incident, and he believes his canine did not imply any hurt with the chew. After dropping 16 factors in a Christmas Day win over the Golden State Warriors, he stated he may need loved an excessive amount of eggnog at home and received his canine riled up, ensuing within the chew.
“I assume it is a bit of bit embarrassing, however not too embarrassing to the place I can not speak about it,” Gordon stated. “I do not drink lots through the season. I most likely had a bit of bit an excessive amount of eggnog. I used to be form of roughhousing with my canine, and I feel my canine received a bit of excited and simply mainly chomped down. Gave me a chew. And I used to be mainly wrestling him off of me, after which he bit my hand.
“For lack of higher phrases, I used to be (messing) round with my canine, and whenever you (mess) round, you discover out.”
Following the chew, Gordon went to the hospital to get the wound stitched up. The results of the stitches was Gordon lacking the subsequent two video games. Now a number of days faraway from the incident, Gordon stated he feels able to play within the Nuggets’ matchup with the Charlotte Hornets on Monday. Gordon additionally talked about that he has performed with stitches in his hand earlier than.
While it was a scary incident, Gordon stated he thought the memes in regards to the incident on social media had been humorous and that he appreciates all of the well-wishes.
