Oklahoma City – Denver Nuggets striker Power Aaron Gordon was allowed to play in match 7 on Sunday against the Oklahoma City Thunder despite tension with left hamstrings.
The Nuggets announced the status of Gordon about 35 minutes before the Tipoff after its individual warm -up. He did not make any explosive movement during this session.
Sources have told Shams Charania d’Espn that it was a 2nd year strain of his hamstrings, an injury which generally requires at least a month of recovery. Gordon underwent the injury at the end of the fourth quarter of the Victory 6 Victory Thursday.
Gordon suffered the injury at the end of Thursday’s victory in match 6 on Thursday. He was officially listed as questionable to play before the match.
Gordon, an essential part of the heart of the Denver team which won the title 2022-23, was a force during the Nuggets race in the playoffs. It displays on average career summit of 16.8 points and 7.3 rebounds per game and has made several clutch games.
Nuggets are 5-0 in the playoffs when Gordon scores at least 20 points, and his seven assists in match 6 are tied for any match in his career in the playoffs.
Gordon struck a pair of winnings in the playoff series – a putback dunk beating the buzzer in match 4 against the Clippers and a 3 -point pointer with three seconds in match 1 against the Thunder. He also made a 3 -point with 28 seconds to play in regulations which forced overtime during the victory of Denver match 3 over Oklahoma City.
Injuries limited Gordon, 29, to 51 games in the regular season. He sat down two prolonged sections due to a strain of the right veal that Gordon manages.
“If Aaron can go, he will go. That’s who he is,” said Adelman. “There is real tenacity there. Sometimes being really, really hard and being injured can hinder.”
