Nikola Jokic revealed that he told Aaron Gordon not to play through his hamstring injury in the Nuggets' Game 7 loss vs. the Thunder.

And then, on Sunday, Aaron Gordon played through a hamstring injury as the Denver Nuggets were eliminated by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Gordon suffered that injury on Thursday night in Game 6. He played again roughly 60 hours later on Sunday afternoon.

Aaron Gordon emphasized that giving players more time to recover between games could be the key to delivering even better, more thrilling playoff performances.