Ayton won't return to Monday's game against the Nuggets due to a left calf injury. Ayton suffered the non-contact injury in the third quarter and required assistance walking back to the locker room. He finished the game with 10 points (5-9 FG) and one block across 19 minutes.

Portland Trail Blazers center Deandre Ayton has left Monday night’s game at Denver in the third quarter with a left calf injury and will not return. Jerami Grant and Duop Reath helped Ayton exit the court toward the locker room.

In Monday night’s game between the Blazers and Nuggets, Portland center Deandre Ayton suffered a non-contact injury to his leg. In the third quarter, Ayton grabbed his leg and immediately reacted under the basket after an offensive possession.

Ayton was helped back to the locker room after sustaining an apparent calf injury in the third quarter of Monday's game against the Nuggets, Danny Marang of 1080 The Fan Portland reports.