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Aaron Gordon withdraws from the NBA Slam Dunk Contest

Aaron Gordon will miss the Verizon Slam Dunk Contest, along with the Orlando Magic’s upcoming games against the Miami Heat and the Cleveland Cavaliers, with a hip injury, per John Denton of OrlandoMagic.com.

.@OrlandoMagic F Aaron Gordon (strained left hip flexor) will miss his fourth and fifth straight games tonight and Tues vs. @MiamiHEAT & @cavs l. Also, he is OUT of Dunk Contest.

“It’s pretty disappointing, first, not being able to play with my team before going into the all-star break and then not being able to be in the dunk contest because of the injury,’’ Gordon told John Denton of OrlandoMagic.