Can the Denver Nuggets retool around Nikola Jokic? On Sunday afternoon, the Nuggets' season came to a halting end when they were outclassed by the top-seeded Ok

The Nuggets were not passengers on this ride. They were chaperones. Gordon, on one good leg that would have forced him to miss most or all of the next series, was Denver’s third-best player.

Denver Nuggets guard Russell Westbrook opted not to address his player option for next season following the team’s postseason exit,

Now throw that context into the career of a 17-year veteran like the Denver Nuggets' Russell Westbrook. The explosive, still useful, and still volatile guard is a no-doubt future Basketball Hall of Famer.

Russell Westbrook endured a testy moment Sunday during the NBA Playoffs. Except this wasn’t during the 125-93 beatdown at the hands of the Oklahoma City Thunder. It happened afterward inside the Denver Nuggets locker room.