Nuggets power forward Aaron Gordon faces long odds to play in Game 7 against the Thunder, as he has a Grade 2 hamstring strain and needs several weeks to recover from the injury, sources told ESPN. Â
Celtics star Jaylen Brown finished the season with a partially torn right meniscus and will be evaluated this coming week to determine if surgery is needed, sources told ESPN. Â
After a 38-point drubbing by the Knicks in Game 6 ended the Celtics’ reign as NBA champions, Jaylen Brown acknowledged, “Finishing in May feels weird, it’s definitely not something we were prepared for.” Â
The Knicks reached the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in 25 years and ended the one-year NBA title reign of the Celtics with astonishing ease, rolling to a 119-81 victory in Game 6 on Friday night. Â