Aaron Gordon, Christian Braun return to a Nuggets team needing healthy bodies after Jokic’s loss

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Gordon and Christian Braun are returning from lengthy injury absences Sunday in Brooklyn, bringing good news to a Denver team desperate for healthy bodies after the loss of Nikola Jokic.

Coach David Adelman said both players showed improvements in recent days and would test themselves during warmups. The Nuggets then said both players were available.

“We’ve had a good 48 hours, those two guys. Thank God,” Adelman said. “So we could use the bodies.”

Gordon...