Julius Hodge's agent, Marc Cornstein, confirmed Thursday the Nuggets guard, shot four times while driving April 8, will not join the team in Las Vegas for practice or games, according to a report publsihed in the Rocky Mountain News.
The Nuggets had been hopeful Hodge would recover well enough to play in the Vegas Summer League, which began Thursday with the Nuggets beating the Dallas Mavericks 113-85.
"We decided that it was best for him to not go (to Las Vegas) and to do his rehab in Denver," Cornstein said. "Basically, it was for his health."
Hodge has been working this week in Denver with Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony and assistant coach Tim Grgurich. Hodge has some rustiness.
"There is no need for him to push anything," Nuggets coach George Karl said. "We need him in the fall."