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Denver Nuggets power forward Aaron Gordon was diagnosed with a left hamstring strain and his status is in doubt for Sunday's Game 7 against the Oklahoma City Thunder, sources told ESPN on Friday. Gordon exited Thursday's series-extending Game 6 win late in the fourth quarter after grabbing his hamstring. According to Nuggets interim coach David Adelman, Gordon participated in the team's walkthrough Saturday and is expected to be a game-time decision. He is officially is listed as questionable on the team's injury report. "If Aaron can play, he will play," Adelman told reporters in Denver. "Obviously, [Gordon is] questionable, but it's nice having the full day yesterday, a day today and obviously the morning tomorrow. So we'll see how he feels tomorrow." Nuggets guards Jamal Murray (illness) and Russell Westbrook (right hand sprain) are listed as probable for Sunday's game. Gordon, an essential part of the core of Denver's team that won the 2022-23 title, has been a force during the Nuggets' run this postseason. He is averaging career playoff highs of 16.8 points and 7.3 rebounds per game and has made several clutch plays. The Nuggets are 5-0 this postseason when Gordon scores at least 20 points, and his seven assists in Game 6 are tied for the most in any game of his playoff career. Gordon has hit a pair of winning shots this postseason -- a buzzer-beating putback dunk in Game 4 against the LA Clippers and a 3-pointer with three seconds left in Game 1 against the Thunder. He also made a 3-pointer with 28 seconds remaining in regulation that forced overtime in Denver's Game 3 victory over Oklahoma City. Injuries limited Gordon, 29, to 51 games during the regular season. He sat out two extended stretches because of a right calf strain that Gordon is managing.
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