{"id":8671,"date":"2026-04-28T03:17:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T03:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8671"},"modified":"2026-04-30T06:14:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T06:14:06","slug":"nuggets-scratch-aaron-gordon-calf-for-game-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8671","title":{"rendered":"Nuggets scratch Aaron Gordon (calf) for Game 5"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n<\/p>\n

\n
\n
Apr 25, 2026; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves guard Bones Hyland (8) shoots by the defense of Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon (32) in the second quarter at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Matt Blewett-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n
\n

The Denver Nuggets will be looking to avoid elimination in Game 5 against the Minnesota Timberwolves without key contributor Aaron Gordon due to his injured calf.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

\n

The team ruled Gordon out Monday evening ahead of the game in Denver. Minnesota leads the first-round NBA playoff series three games to one, following Saturday’s 112-96 win. In that game, Gordon played but was visibly limited in his movement. He finished 4-of-11 shooting from the field, including 1 of 5 from 3-point range in scoring 9 points.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

\n

The 12-year veteran sustained the injury in Game 2 of the series and did not play in Game 3. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n

<\/p>\n

\n

Gordon had season averages of 16.2 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n

\n

Neither team will be at full strength Monday, as the Timberwolves will be without guard Donte DiVincenzo who suffered a season-ending torn Achilles tendon in Game 4 as well as All-Star Anthony Edwards, who sustained a hyperextended knee and bone bruise in that same contest.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

\n

Edwards will be week-to-week should Minnesota advance. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n

\n

–Field Level Media<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Apr 25, 2026; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves guard Bones Hyland (8) shoots by the defense of Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon (32) in the second quarter at Target Center.…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":8672,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[4324,1146,1060,9306,2715,3530],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\nNuggets scratch Aaron Gordon (calf) for Game 5 - Frisco Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Deadspin | Nuggets scratch Aaron Gordon (calf) for Game 5\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8671\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nuggets scratch Aaron Gordon (calf) for Game 5 - Frisco Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Deadspin | Nuggets scratch Aaron Gordon (calf) for Game 5\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8671\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Frisco Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-28T03:17:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-30T06:14:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/28814918.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1099\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"733\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Chris Creamer\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@FriscoTimes\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@FriscoTimes\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Chris Creamer\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8671#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8671\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Chris Creamer\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#\/schema\/person\/b9e44a9f85955141f414dc099652b91a\"},\"headline\":\"Nuggets scratch Aaron Gordon (calf) for Game 5\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-28T03:17:46+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-30T06:14:06+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8671\"},\"wordCount\":203,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8671#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/28814918.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Aaron\",\"calf\",\"Game\",\"Gordon\",\"Nuggets\",\"Scratch\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Sports\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8671#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8671\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8671\",\"name\":\"Nuggets scratch Aaron Gordon (calf) for Game 5 - Frisco Times\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8671#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8671#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/28814918.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-28T03:17:46+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-30T06:14:06+00:00\",\"description\":\"Deadspin | Nuggets scratch Aaron Gordon (calf) for Game 5\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8671#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8671\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8671#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/28814918.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/28814918.jpg\",\"width\":1099,\"height\":733},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8671#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Nuggets scratch Aaron Gordon (calf) for Game 5\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/\",\"name\":\"Frisco Times\",\"description\":\"Your Gateway to San Francisco's Stories\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Frisco Times\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/cropped-\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_20240625172131.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/cropped-\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_20240625172131.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"Frisco Times\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/x.com\/FriscoTimes\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/friscotimes\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#\/schema\/person\/b9e44a9f85955141f414dc099652b91a\",\"name\":\"Chris Creamer\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Chris Creamer\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?author=34\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Nuggets scratch Aaron Gordon (calf) for Game 5 - Frisco Times","description":"Deadspin | Nuggets scratch Aaron Gordon (calf) for Game 5","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8671","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Nuggets scratch Aaron Gordon (calf) for Game 5 - Frisco Times","og_description":"Deadspin | Nuggets scratch Aaron Gordon (calf) for Game 5","og_url":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8671","og_site_name":"Frisco Times","article_published_time":"2026-04-28T03:17:46+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-04-30T06:14:06+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1099,"height":733,"url":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/28814918.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Chris Creamer","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@FriscoTimes","twitter_site":"@FriscoTimes","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Chris Creamer","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8671#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8671"},"author":{"name":"Chris Creamer","@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#\/schema\/person\/b9e44a9f85955141f414dc099652b91a"},"headline":"Nuggets scratch Aaron Gordon (calf) for Game 5","datePublished":"2026-04-28T03:17:46+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-30T06:14:06+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8671"},"wordCount":203,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8671#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/28814918.jpg","keywords":["Aaron","calf","Game","Gordon","Nuggets","Scratch"],"articleSection":["Sports"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8671#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8671","url":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8671","name":"Nuggets scratch Aaron Gordon (calf) for Game 5 - Frisco Times","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8671#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8671#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/28814918.jpg","datePublished":"2026-04-28T03:17:46+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-30T06:14:06+00:00","description":"Deadspin | Nuggets scratch Aaron Gordon (calf) for Game 5","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8671#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8671"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8671#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/28814918.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/28814918.jpg","width":1099,"height":733},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=8671#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Nuggets scratch Aaron Gordon (calf) for Game 5"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/","name":"Frisco Times","description":"Your Gateway to San Francisco's Stories","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#organization","name":"Frisco Times","url":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/cropped-\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_20240625172131.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/cropped-\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_20240625172131.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"Frisco Times"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/FriscoTimes","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/friscotimes\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#\/schema\/person\/b9e44a9f85955141f414dc099652b91a","name":"Chris Creamer","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&r=g","caption":"Chris Creamer"},"url":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?author=34"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8671"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8671"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8671\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8673,"href":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8671\/revisions\/8673"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}