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Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon, diagnosed with a left hamstring strain, started Game 7 Sunday vs. the Thunder and made a limited impact.
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Fadeaway World on MSNAaron Gordon Cites Stephen Curry, Jayson Tatum's Injuries As He Criticizes NBA After Game 7 LossAaron Gordon uses Stephen Curry, Jayson Tatum, and Damian Lillard's injuries to voice concern over the NBA's stacked Playoff schedule.
Make it make sense. Because, as it stands, it doesn't. This is a pressing discussion that Gordon himself pleaded with the league to change after he played a Game 7 against the Thunder with a Grade 2 hamstring strain on limited rest and after he watched injuries happen to other players like Tatum and Curry.
Aaron Gordon, who has been pivotal for the Nuggets in the playoffs so far, suffered a hamstring injury late in the fourth quarter of Thursday's game and was eventually replaced in the final minute of the 119-107 win.