Nuggets plan to continue excluding Aaron Gordon from team dinners amid playoff winning streak

The second round of the NBA playoffs got off to a rough start for the defending champion Denver Nuggets. The Minnesota Timberwolves, led by two-time NBA All-Star Anthony Edwards, won the first two games in the Western Conference semifinals.

The series shifted to Minnesota for Game 3 and Game 4, where the Nuggets overcame the hostile environment and got back on the winning track. The Nuggets pushed their winning streak to three games when they cruised to a 112-97 victory in Game 5.

Shortly after Denver fell behind in the series...