Led 3 matches to 1 in their play-off series against the Milwaukee Bucks, the Orlando Magic will have to do without their winger Aaron Gordon for Game 5, scheduled for the resumption of the season after the boycott of the players on Wednesday and Thursday evening.
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According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the hapless dunk contest finalist also made the decision to leave the bubble due to « events of recent days on campus (the name given by the NBA to the bubble) », an allusion to the boycott of players in reaction to police violence in Wisconsin, launched by Milwaukee and supported by Orlando, the franchise of the strong-winger.
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Gordon had not appeared on the courts since August 5 and his injury against the Toronto Raptors. He hadn’t played a single play-off match with the Magic.
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