Denver Nuggets interim head coach David Adelman has provided a major update regarding Aaron Gordon's injury before Sunday's Game 7 against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault knows little about Adelman, but both have had similar upbringings. Adelman has been a Denver assistant since 2017, before he was promoted. Daigneault spent similar time in OKC as the G League's OKC Blue coach and Thunder assistant before he was given the job in 2020.

As for Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray? They scoff at the notion of fatigue playing a factor in back-to-back blown leads to the Thunder.

Denver Nuggets coach David Adelman shook the Oklahoma City Thunder’s proverbial hand after succumbing to a 125-93 Game 7 blowout at the Paycom Center. As the Nuggets head toward their offseason and the Thunder switch their focus to the Minnesota Timberwolves in preparation for the Western Conference Finals,

After a chaotic last month that saw the Nuggets fire their head coach days before the playoffs, interim coach David Adelman has put Denver in a good spot to upset the Thunder and have plenty of Game 7 experience to lean on with Jokic and Murray.

Talk about a rockfight of a series. The Oklahoma City Thunder won a tough seven-game series over the Denver Nuggets, who forced the Thunder to grow up right before our eyes.

David Adelman had nothing to feel but pride for the Denver Nuggets despite their Game 7 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the West Semis of the 2025 NBA Playoffs on Sunday. Adelman navigated the Nuggets through a difficult situation,

David Adelman downplays Oklahoma City Thunder's youth and inexperience as Denver Nuggets hold 2-1 series lead.

Denver Nuggets head coach David Adelman walks along the bench area late in the second half of Game 5 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series against the Oklahoma City Thunder Tuesday, May 13, 2025, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Nate Billings)

David Adelman guarantees the Denver Nuggets will be ready for Game 7, highlighting the team's mental toughness and focus.

That was corrected in their 149-106 Game 2 win over the Nuggets. The Thunder won the rebound battle, but more importantly, they returned to their breakneck speed on defense. They forced turnovers and bad shot attempts. They ran Nikola Jokic out of the gym as he fouled out with an illegal screen before the third quarter ended.