Aaron Gordon is facing another extended absence.

Gordon will be re-evaluated in four to six weeks after reaggravating his strained right hamstring in Friday’s game in Milwaukee. Gordon first strained his hamstring in Denver’s win in Houston on Nov. 21. He returned on Jan. 4.

“(He) really held us down when he came back and allowed us to play how we always play, to a point, off the elbows, all those things,” Nuggets coach David Adelman said before Thursday’s game against the Nets. “It hurts the team, but I’m more concerned about him, having to restart this whole process, find the motivation to get back. We know he’ll be back before the end of the season, and he’ll get back to being who he is. It’s just an unfortunate thing in a season of many unfortunate things.”

The game against the Bucks was the second time Gordon played on both ends of a back-to-back since his return.  Gordon has played in 23 of Denver’s first 47 games and likely won’t return until late February or March at the earliest. The Nuggets started Peyton Watson and Spencer Jones in the frontcourt alongside Jonas Valanciunas, while Gordon and Cam Johnson remained out with injuries.

“That’s a very unselfish person. Not being able to help his teammates and win games is a big part of who he is. That’s why his jersey will hang here. He’s where he should be – frustrated, pissed off, (thinking) ‘why, again?’” Adelman said.

“Most importantly, he’ll support his teammates like he did before, like all these guys have, and we’ll move on with who’s healthy.”