Aaron Gordon warms up before Game 7 of Nuggets vs. Thunder series, tests hamstring

OKLAHOMA CITY Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon warmed up Sunday before officially deciding his status for Challenge of the squad s playoff series against the Oklahoma City Thunder Gordon suffered a left hamstring strain late in Match of the second-round series on Thursday He s trying to play interim coach David Adelman mentioned Obviously he is injured But he s gonna go through the process see if he can give us something If he can t go or if he goes and he can t continue we have plenty of guys who can step up That s what these things are about If Aaron can go he ll go That s who he is There s a real toughness there Gordon has averaged points and points per meeting through the first six games shooting from -point range with a game-winner Related Articles Nikola Jokic s voice and David Adelman s eager ears have ushered Nuggets to Challenge Aaron Gordon update Nuggets forward could play through hamstring strain in Tournament vs Thunder Renck All other things equal Russell Westbrook is key to Nuggets Meeting upset Grading The Week CU Buffs great Travis Hunter took about seconds to win Jacksonville s hearts Nuggets Aaron Gordon diagnosed with hamstring strain ahead of Tournament at Thunder source says He participated in the group s walk-through for the winner-take-all championship on Saturday in Denver hoping to play through the injury But the severity of his strain has made it formidable to envision him being able to contribute significantly multiple group sources recounted The Denver Post The full recovery process is expected to take multiple weeks The decision to play or not is made collectively between Gordon and the organization s curative staff Adelman disclosed Want more Nuggets news Sign up for the Nuggets Insider to get all our NBA analysis