Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon will miss Game 3 against the Minnesota Timberwolves with a calf injury, NBA insider Chris Haynes reports.

The news is a blow to a Nuggets team that was gassed down the stretch of a Game 2 loss with Gordon in the lineup.

Gordon’s size and versatility to are key to Denver’s game plan, and his absence will leave a significant hole in Denver’s starting lineup. And an already thin bench will be stretched even further in Gordon’s absence.

This story will be updated.