The Denver Nuggets will not have Aaron Gordon for Game 5 against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Gordon has been ruled out because of left calf tightness, according to the Nuggets’ final pregame update. Denver Post reporter Bennett Durando also reported shortly before tipoff: “No Aaron Gordon tonight for the Nuggets.”
That is a major late blow for Denver in an elimination game. The Nuggets entered Game 5 trailing the Timberwolves 3-1 in the best-of-seven first-round series after Minnesota’s 112-96 win in Game 4, putting Denver one loss away from the offseason. Reuters reported that Game 5 was set for Monday in Denver after the Timberwolves took control of the series.
Gordon had been listed as questionable entering the game because of the same calf issue. Heavy previously reported that the NBA’s official injury report listed Gordon as questionable with left calf tightness and Peyton Watson as out with a right hamstring strain.
Now the question is no longer whether Gordon can play.It is how Denver survives without him.
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