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• Nuggets Notes: Gordon, Starters, Trade Needs
Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon claims his lingering calf injury doesn’t bother him anymore, writes Bennett Durando of The Denver Post. The veteran big man has been playing under a minutes restriction, but it sounds like he’s amenable to changing that. “I’m ready,” Gordon said. “I don’t feel my calf anymore. Yeah. I’m ready. So it’s […]...2025
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• 30 players most likely to be moved at the NBA trade deadline

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images Let’s jump around the league to find the players most likely to get relocated at the 2025 NBA trade deadline. In a now-annual tradition at SB Nation, we are scouring through the internet’s endless supply of NBA trade rumors and asking around our NBA team site network to ask our local experts (alongside some national analysis from yours truly) to see ...2025
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• Risers and fallers: Kel'el Ware, Aaron Gordon among those on the move
Steve Alexander highlights five names trending upwards and four downwards, with key takeaways for each....2025
• Nikola Jokic’s bonkers triple-double stat obliterates every NBA team in just 3 quarters

Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images This Nikola Jokic stat cannot be real. It shouldn’t have been possible for Nikola Jokic to take his game to an even higher level this season. The Denver Nuggets superstar had already won three NBA MVPs, one NBA championship, and one NBA Finals MVP entering the 2024-25 season. With Jokic firmly in his prime at age-29, it felt like the Nuggets w...2025
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• Nikola Jokic’s blind assist needs to be seen to be believed

How did Jokic know Aaron Gordon was there? Nikola Jokic has strapped the Denver Nuggets to his back and carried them up the Western Conference standings this season. On the brink of his 30th birthday, Jokic has put together arguably the best season of his career despite already having three MVPs to his name. The Joker did it again on Friday night as the Nuggets traveled to take on the Miami Heat, ...2025
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• Gordon returns for Nuggets after right calf strain
Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon was back for Sunday afternoon's game against the Dallas Mavericks after missing nine games with a right calf strain....2025
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• Nuggets’ Aaron Gordon To Return On Sunday
Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon is expected to make his return to action on Sunday in Dallas, reports NBA insider Chris Haynes (Twitter video link). Gordon has been sidelined since Christmas Day, having missed Denver’ past nine games due to a left calf strain. The injury was an aggravation of a strain he suffered in the […]...2025
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• Aaron Gordon May Return Sunday; Jamal Murray Questionable

The Denver Nuggets frontcourt may get some help as soon as Sunday's game at the Dallas Mavericks. Forward Aaron Gordon has been upgraded to questionable to play for Denver in Dallas. Gordon has been out since the Nuggets Christmas night matchup at the Phoenix Suns. Overall, Gordon has missed 20 of Denver's 37 games, most of them with a calf issue. Jamal Murray is also on the Nuggets injury report ...2025
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• Nuggets Notes: Gordon, Murray, Jokic, Jordan, Ganta
Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon, who aggravated a calf strain on Wednesday after missing 10 games due to the injury earlier in the season, is expected to be out for the “next couple of games,” head coach Michael Malone told reporters today (Twitter link via Harrison Wind of DNVR Sports). Malone doesn’t expect Gordon to be […]...2024
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• Zach LaVine trade between Bulls-Nuggets makes sense for 11 reasons

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Let’s break down the Zach LaVine to the Nuggets trade rumor, plus grade the likelihood the deal actually happens Zach LaVine has lingered on the trade block for more than a year as the Chicago Bulls have been fully submerged in mediocrity. The market has been nearly silent for LaVine with teams worried about taking on large salaries under the new CBA, b...2024
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• Northwest Notes: Gordon, Camara, Blazers, Filipowski
Battling some right calf soreness last month, Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon attempted to play anyway and made the injury worse, suffering a calf strain that sidelined him for 10 games. According to Gordon, the initial soreness was the sort of pain he played through “all the time” earlier in his career, but the 11th-year veteran […]...2024
• Nuggets’ Gordon To Miss Multiple Weeks With Calf Strain

Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon will be sidelined for “multiple weeks” as he recovers from a right calf strain, sources tell Shams Charania of ESPN. Gordon was listed on Denver’s injury report with right calf inflammation ahead of Monday’s game vs. Toronto. He was cleared to play, but logged just four minutes before exiting with what […]...2024
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• Nuggets' Aaron Gordon out 'multiple weeks' with calf injury after leaving early in win over Raptors

Aaron Gordon will now be sidelined for the foreseeable future in Denver....2024

• How Nikola Jokic became the best basketball player in the world
Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images Nikola Jokic’s hard journey to becoming the best basketball player in the world fully paid off. Putting a label on Nikola Jokic’s game has long been a nearly impossible challenge for evaluators. Jokic himself might be the only person to effectively do it. As he was leaving home in the northern part of Serbia to enter the 2014 NBA Draft, Jo...2023
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• How the Nuggets are shutting down the Suns’ star-studded offense
Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images The Denver Nuggets are stifling the Phoenix Suns by shrinking the floor around Kevin Durant and Devin Booker Late in the third quarter of Monday’s Game 2 between the Phoenix Suns and Denver Nuggets, Devin Booker and Nikola Jokic delighted viewers by closing the period trading a slew of invigorating buckets. After bot...2023
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"L’toppin had the best dunk of the night— Aaron Gordon (@Double0AG) February 18, 2024 Jaylen Brown made it to the finals with two of the worst dunks in the last 6 years dawg lmao— Kofie."

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"Aaron Gordon scored 27 points on 11-of-15 shooting to lead all scorers and added seven rebounds and six assists to round out his best performance of the Finals so far."

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"Aaron Gordon was called for a flagrant foul on Friday while the Celtics were running their scheme"

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"Golden State Warriors stars Stephen Curry and Draymond Green couldn’t link up during their preseason game against the Denver Nuggets thanks to Aaron Gordon."

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"and Aaron Gordon each scored a perfect 50 on their first three dunks, but the Jones' windmill jam sealed the Slam Dunk Contest win for the Heat forward."

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"It has not been a great season thus far for star forward Aaron Gordon and the Orlando Magic."

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"Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon will not participate in the 2018 Verizon Slam Dunk, the team announced today in a tweet from its official public relations account."

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"Aaron Gordon has matured off the court and gotten better on the court."

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"This year, he and Aaron Gordon torched the map and drew their own."

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"The Orlando Magic announced on Friday that Aaron Gordon broke his jaw while “horsing around” with his brother and fellow NBA player Drew."

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"In the waning seconds of the fourth quarter Wednesday night at MSG, Carmelo Anthony called for the ball with rookie Aaron Gordon on him."

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• Nikola Jokic’s bonkers triple-double stat obliterates every NBA team in just 3 quarters
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• Zach LaVine trade between Bulls-Nuggets makes sense for 11 reasons
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• The Denver Nuggets might be cooked

Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images Starting the season 0-2 doesn’t mean things are hopeless for the Nuggets, but it does confirm some discouraging signs about their viability as an NBA championship contender. Are the Denver Nuggets bad? No, but that’s not going to cut it. The Western Conference is stacked to the nines with not-bad teams. The Spurs and the Trail Blazers are the on...2024
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• Contract Details: Gordon, Moody, Suggs, Green, Sengun, Murphy, More
The three-year veteran extension that Aaron Gordon signed with the Nuggets is worth $103,608,840 in total base salary, Hoops Rumors has confirmed. As expected, Gordon is getting the maximum 40% raise on his 2025/26 salary ($22,841,455), with 8% annual raises after that. Gordon’s is also getting the maximum 40% bump (and 8% subsequent increases) on […]...2024
• Nuggets, Aaron Gordon Reach Agreement On Four-Year Extension

The Nuggets have agreed to a four-year, $133 million extension with forward Aaron Gordon, per NBA insider Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report. The deal includes a player option and a trade kicker, Haynes noted. Gordon will opt into his $22.84 million contract for next season before this new deal kicks in, which will feature a […] The post Nuggets, Aaron Gordon Reach Agreement On Four-Year Extens...2024
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• Nuggets give Gordon 4-year, $133M extension
The Nuggets secured a critical player from their 2023 championship team by agreeing to a four-year, $133 million contract extension with forward Aaron Gordon....2024
• Aaron Gordon Agrees To Four-Year Extension With Nuggets

The Nuggets and forward Aaron Gordon have agreed on a four-year, $133MM extension, NBA insider Chris Haynes tweets. It will include a player option and a trade kicker, Shams Charania of ESPN tweets. Gordon will opt into his $22.84MM contract for next season, then receive a max salary plus bonuses, Charania adds (Twitter link). He’s […]...2024
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• Every NBA team ranked by its 2025 championship chances to start season

Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images Let’s rank every team in the NBA by their 2025 championship chances to start the season. The start of a new NBA season is the ultimate time for optimism. Every team is undefeated, and each organization’s season-long goals are still within reach. The NBA is fully entrenched in its parity era. The league has had a different champion each of the last six ...2024
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• Western Notes: Gordon, Rockets Roster, Divac, Doncic, Kennard
Aaron Gordon becomes eligible for a four-year contract extension later this week and that will be one of the big storylines at the Nuggets’ training camp, Bennett Durando of the Denver Post writes. Gordon has a player option for the 2025/26 season but can replace that with an extension. Jamal Murray‘s health and the way […]...2024
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• Zach LaVine trade between Bulls-Nuggets makes sense for 11 reasons
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• The Denver Nuggets might be cooked
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• Aaron Gordon, Denver Nuggets reportedly agree to 4-year, $133 million extension

Aaron Gordon averaged 13.9 points and 6.5 rebounds last season in Denver....2024
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• Every NBA Playoffs team, ranked by chances to win 2024 championship

Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports Let’s rank the 16 teams in the 2024 NBA Playoffs by their championship chances. The 2024 NBA Playoffs don’t exactly feel wide open. There’s a superpower hanging over both the Western Conference and the Eastern Conference as the playoffs begin, but at this point NBA fans should know anything can happen in the postseason. Last year saw a wild run of upsets with the ...2024
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• 6 NBA teams who can win 2024 Finals, ranked

Photo By Winslow Townson/Getty Images Let’s rank the championship picture in the NBA ahead of the stretch run. The 2023-2024 NBA season is 70 percent in the books. While parity has been a defining theme of this season, at this point the championship picture is fully starting to crystalize. The Boston Celtics are currently the only team in the league on pace to win 60+ games. The West has ...2024
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• NBA Dunk Contest judging was so bad it felt rigged

Photo by Jeff Haynes/NBAE via Getty Images The judging in the NBA Dunk Contest continues to be a sham. The NBA Slam Dunk Contest isn’t dying; it’s been dead for years with only occasional signs of rebirth. This is, mostly, a totally fine arrangement: a bad dunk contest is largely forgotten 24 hours later. A good dunk contest — which we seem to get once or twice a decade — provides incredib...2024
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• Nikola Jokic’s blind assist needs to be seen to be believed
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• Nikola Jokic called out Timberwolves’ play, and Minnesota’s stars couldn’t believe it

The Wolves jokingly accused Nikola Jokic of being a spy after he called out their fourth quarter play. The Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves are quickly building one of the NBA’s best rivalries. There’s so much shared DNA between the two franchises, starting with lead executive Tim Connelly jumping to Denver to Minnesota after laying the foundation for the Nuggets’ 2023 championship team. ...2024
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• Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray combined for mind-blowing NBA Finals stat in Nuggets’ win
Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images The Nuggets teammates made history in the NBA Finals. Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray are the twin engines powering the Denver Nuggets in the 2023 NBA Finals. Jokic is playing like the best basketball player in the world. Murray is only adding to his reputation as someone who raises his game in the playoffs. Together, the duo have the Nuggets only two wins ...2023
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• Aaron Gordon needed the Nuggets as much as they needed him
Aaron Gordon’s evolution as a player happened right on time for the Nuggets. The rosters at the 2013 McDonald’s All-American Game were headlined by four combo forwards lined up at the top of the class recruiting rankings. Each player had a unique blend of skills they put on display during practice scrimmages at Attack Athletics on the West Side of Chicago. Andrew Wiggins was the Canadian mystery m...2023
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• The Nuggets are too big and too powerful for Heat in NBA Finals
Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images The Heat have been a tremendous Cinderella story, but the clock is about to strike midnight against Denver. The Denver Nuggets were the best team in the Western Conference all season long. And in Game 1 of the 2023 NBA Finals, they showed why they’re the best team in the NBA. It’s not because the Miami Heat completely shut down. While some players s...2023
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• How Nikola Jokic became the NBA’s version of Tom Brady
Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Jokic was a draft steal for the ages. Nikola Jokic is headed to his first NBA Finals, and all the momentum is with Denver. It’s the culmination of an incredible 10-year career that still feels like it’s just getting started, and came about in the most incredible way. Joker being on the verge of winning his first NBA championship is an opportunity to appreci...2023
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• Nikola Jokic’s Game 1 masterpiece lifts Nuggets over LeBron James and Lakers
Photo by Tyler Ross/NBAE via Getty Images In the process, Nikola Jokic showed everyone why he’s still the best basketball player in the world. Nuggets outlast Lakers in Game 1, 132-126 There has never been a player in the history of the game of basketball like Nikola Jokic. Plain and simple. The phrase “unicorn” is insanely tired and wildly overused, but if there actually is one unicorn i...2023
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• Even Splash Brothers Can't Overshadow Greatest NBA Dunk Contest Showdown Ever
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• WATCH: All Of Aaron Gordon’s Dunks From The Dunk Contest
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• Zach LaVine Dedicates 2016 Dunk Contest Trophy to Late Coach Flip Saunders
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• Jones Jr. bests Gordon in nearly perfect dunk-off
Derrick Jones Jr. and Aaron Gordon each scored a perfect 50 on their first three dunks, but the Jones' windmill jam sealed the Slam Dunk Contest win for the Heat forward....2020
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• Aaron Gordon and Zach LaVine Connect on Insane Alley-Oop in Nike Ad
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• Julius Erving Amazed by Zach LaVine, Says '16 Dunk Contest Was an All-Timer
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• When 5 50s aren't enough - the Aaron Gordon dunk contest story
The 2020 Slam Dunk contest featured an epic dunk battle between Derrick Jones Jr. and Aaron Gordon. Unfortunately for Gordon, his 50s weren't enough to win, just like 2016....2020
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• Aaron Gordon Fractured His Jaw While ‘Horsing Around’ With Brother
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• NBA DFS: Aaron Gordon and top picks for Feb. 10 FanDuel, DraftKings daily fantasy basketball lineups
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• Nikola Jokic’s bonkers triple-double stat obliterates every NBA team in just 3 quarters
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• Clearly, Nuggets Must Address Staggering Lack Of Depth

Nikola Jokic. Jamal Murray. Michael Porter Jr. Aaron Gordon. The rising Christian Braun. The Nuggets undoubtedly have one of the best starting fives in the NBA. Especially Jokic. But they can’t carry on this way. The bench is among the worst. And in the Western Conference, you can’t expect to contend when that’s the case. […] The post Clearly, Nuggets Must Address Staggerin...2024
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• The Denver Nuggets might be cooked
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• Western Notes: Gordon, Rockets Roster, Divac, Doncic, Kennard
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• Michael Malone, Nuggets' Front Office Reportedly Not 'Seeing Eye To Eye'

The Denver Nuggets lost Kentavious Caldwell-Pope in free agency without an external replacement as the expectation is Christian Braun will take his place at shooting guard in the starting lineup. Calvin Booth has prioritized the development of Denver's draft picks with the goal of building a sustainable contender, but that could come at the expense of their short-term success managed by Michael Ma...2024
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• Nikola Jokic fooled Celtics into lane violation, but the refs still blew the call

Nikola Jokic proved his basketball genius once again. The Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets played a possible 2024 NBA Finals preview on Friday night in Boston. The Celtics were putting their undefeated home record on the line at 20-0. The defending champion Nuggets were out to prove they are still the team to beat in the NBA despite not having one of the five best records in the league. The game ...2024
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• Bruce Brown’s big bet on himself is about to pay off after NBA Finals
Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images Bruce Brown went from feeling like no team believed in him to one of the top free agents on the market after the Nuggets’ championship run. As Bruce Brown Jr. did multiple dribble moves, stepped back and shot a three-pointer, Nikola Jokic threw his hands in the air in confusion; a reaction that likely many Denver Nuggets fans watching also...2023
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• How Nikola Jokic became the NBA’s version of Tom Brady
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• NBA Scores: Nuggets sweep Lakers, advance to Finals for first time
Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images 47 years as a franchise, a lone trip to the Finals. Feels like destiny, doesn’t it? Nuggets finish off Lakers, 113-111, advance to first NBA Finals in franchise history There has never been a player like Nikola Jokic. So it’s only fitting that he takes his team to the brink of the Promised Land with a string of performances unlike any we’ve ev...2023
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• Nuggets vet Aaron Gordon’s confusing reaction to Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards fine has Twitter asking questions

Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards is in hot water right now amid his homophobic comments scandal. So much so, that the NBA has decided to fine the 21-year-old a whopping $40,000 for the offensive comments he made against the LGBTQ+ community. For some reason, Denver Nuggets veteran Aaron Gordon thought it would be a good […] The post Nuggets vet Aaron Gordon’s confusing react...2022
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• LeBron James, Aaron Gordon put NBA dunk contest to shame with epic slam fest at CrawsOver
It’s a big day in Seattle today. In perhaps one of the biggest basketball events in the city, the annual CrawsOver league will feature some of the biggest names in the NBA today. We’re talking about players like Dejounte Murray, Aaron Gordon, Chet Holmgren, and Paolo Banchero. Oh, and LeBron James and Jayson Tatum will […] The post LeBron James, Aaron Gordon put NBA dunk contest ...2022
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• Aaron Gordon On End Of Magic-Lakers: ‘We Feel Cheated’

Trailing the Lakers by one with 0.6 seconds remaining, the Magic drew up a lob play for forward Aaron Gordon. But as the ball was in the air, the clock started prematurely and the buzzer sounded. According to officiating regulations, a clock malfunction when no team has clear possession results in a jump ball at […] The post Aaron Gordon On End Of Magic-Lakers: ‘We Feel Cheated’ ...2018
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