Calls Mount for NBA's Adam Silver to Make Change After News on Friday

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | Last updated May 16, 2025 10:47 PM ET

The 2025 NBA Playoffs have been hit hard by injuries. Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry was limited to just one full game in the Western Conference Semifinals, as a hamstring strain ended his season. Shortly after, Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum went down with an Achilles injury he has since undergone surgery to repair.

Now, it is being reported by ESPN's Shams Charania that Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon has suffered a hamstring injury that has his status in doubt for Game 7 against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Gordon was seen grabbing his hamstring in the final moments of Denver's Game 6 victory.

Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon has been diagnosed with a left hamstring strain and his status is in doubt for Game 7 against the Oklahoma City Thunder, sources tell ESPN. Major development heading into Sunday's 3:30 pm ET game on ABC for a Western Conference Finals berth. pic.twitter.com/Zju0lLDwFH
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) May 17, 2025

With Gordon's injury coming on the heels of both Tatum and Curry going down, fans have turned their attention to Adam Silver and the NBA's playoff scheduling, which has often included just one day between games.

"Adam silver GREAT scheduling!" one fan mocked. "1 day break is AWESOME!"

"Blame Adam Silver for no [expletive] breaks," said another.

"bruh all these injuries," added one. "THIS IS ADAM SILVER’S NBA."

"Adam Silver has to do better with these playoff schedules," one demanded. "Mfs is playing much harder than the regular season and these guys only get one day off in between after game 3 That will continue to cause injuries."

The criticism did not stop there, with fans imploring Silver to change the NBA's postseason scheduling.

"all of these injuries were kinda-sorta/indirectly caused by adam silver's psychotic [expletive] btw," said another.

"Adam Silver gotta rework this playoff scheduling, man. It’s killing the players & product," stated one.

"adam silver really ruined the league," claimed another.

"Hey Adam Silver why don’t we schedule more games with a 1 day break right after game 7?" another wrote.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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