Aspen is calling Aaron Gordon’s name. But not the slopes.
Activities such as skiing are contract breaches for most professional athletes, whose physical health is paramount to their teams. That’s irrelevant, though. Even if that obstacle didn’t exist, Gordon’s trip to the mountains would be more focused on the view.
“We’ve played a lot of games,” he said Wednesday night.
On the schedule this upcoming week: rest, then more rest.
The Nuggets got through 52 of those games looking darned near pristine. They were tied with Minnesota for first place in the Western Conference after a road win over the Lakers.