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 club s playoff series against the Oklahoma City Thunder Gordon suffered a left hamstring strain late in Meeting of the second-round series on Thursday He s trying to play interim coach David Adelman reported 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 match 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 Match Aaron Gordon update Nuggets forward could play through hamstring strain in Competition vs Thunder Renck All other things equal Russell Westbrook is key to Nuggets Competition 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 Battle at Thunder source says He participated in the squad s walk-through for the winner-take-all competition 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 described 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 health staff Adelman reported Want more Nuggets news Sign up for the Nuggets Insider to get all our NBA analysis