ORLANDO – Painful spasms and tightness that knocked Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon out of the final nine minutes of Friday’s narrow loss to the Brooklyn Nets did the same thing on Saturday and prevented the defensive standout from facing Milwaukee Bucks’ superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Gordon, 23 and a five-year NBA veteran, was in the midst of one of his finest games of the season on Friday night when he went to change directions late in the third quarter and said his back ``locked up on me.’’
Gordon tried playing in pain and drilled a 3-pointer with 10:36 to go in the game that put the Magic ahead 100-89.