Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon will start for his team in Game 7 at the Oklahoma City Thunder. Gordon is playing, despite suffering a Grade 2 hamstring injury in the Nuggets Game 6 victory.
A Grade 2 hamstring injury usually takes several weeks to heal. Gordon is attempting to play despite the severity of the injury.
Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon is dealing with a Grade 2 hamstring strain. That’s an injury that takes several weeks to recover from. Despite Gordon searching for ways to play in Sunday’s Game 7 at the Oklahoma City Thunder, it’s unlikely he’ll be able to do so.
Gordon was injured late in the Nuggets Game 6 victory that forced Game 7. The Denver forward has been playing through a calf injury throughout the regular season and playoffs. It’s unclear if this hamstring injury was related to that calf injury.
Denver has officially listed Gordon as questionable for Game 7. The winner will move on to play the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals.
The awaited meeting between Giannis Antetokounmpo and Milwaukee Bucks leadership is now scheduled. Antetokounmpo and his representatives are set to meet with the Bucks leaders to discuss his future with the franchise. The meeting is schedule for the middle of the week, per Chris Haynes.
Antetokounmpo has been clear that his lone goal is to compete to win multiple championships. If the opportunity to do that exists with Milwaukee, Antetokounmpo will likely be happy to stay with the only NBA team he’s ever played for. If not, Antetokounmpo and the Bucks could pursue a trade.
Antetokounmpo is set to make a projected $54.1 million next season. That will be the first year of the three-year, $175.4 million extension that the superstar forward signed with the Bucks.
