MINNEAPOLIS — Aaron Gordon reached for his leg, but he didn’t request a sub.
It was the third quarter of Denver’s eventual loss to the Timberwolves on Saturday, and Gordon had just dunked after receiving a long outlet pass from Nikola Jokic. Jogging back on defense, he blurted out a swear word. Could it be yet another flare-up of pain in the cursed right calf that has forced Gordon to sit out 21 games already?
“Oh, it wasn’t my calf. It was something else,” he said afterward, playing coy as to what exactly it was. “I’m fine.