Denver Nuggets forward Juancho Hernangomez diagnosed with mononucleosis

Nuggets forward Juancho Hernangomez will lead the Nuggets summer league team in Las Vegas beginning July 7.Denver Nuggets reserve forward Juancho Hernangomez has been diagnosed with mononucleosis, league sources told The Denver Post on Tuesday.

Hernangomez, a second-year player out of Spain, was officially ruled out of Monday’s loss to the Wizards with an undisclosed illness and did not travel with the team for Wednesday’s contest at Charlotte. Symptoms for mono, which include fatigue, sore throat and fever, typically last four-to-six weeks.

This helps explain Hernangomez’s slow start to the season. He had had played in 13 total minutes over Denver’s first two games and did not record a stat.…