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Why Aaron Gordon isn't playing tonight for Nuggets with injury news
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The Denver Nuggets are in a big spotlight game on Wednesday night.
They're taking on the Boston Celtics for a national TV audience on ESPN.
One problem: They don't have Aaron Gordon.
Really, they haven't had Gordon on the floor for a while.
Why isn't Aaron Gordon playing tonight?
Gordon is out on Wednesday against the Celtics because he's injured.
He last played on Jan. 23, when he left midway through a win over the Bucks.
Gordon is dealing with a hamstring injury.
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When is Aaron Gordon coming back?
Gordon still has a little while before he returns.
On Jan. 29, the Nuggets announced Gordon would be re-evaluated in 4-to-6 weeks.
Now with this matchup against the Celtics on Feb. 25, it's getting just about the time for the Nuggets to figure out what they're doing next with Gordon.
Nuggets coach David Adelman recently implied that he's hoping Gordon can return sometime next week
"Aaron's been great," Adelman told reporters on Tuesday. "He's understood the process. And I think you all understand how frustrating this has been for him. He sees us losing games that he could be a part of."
The sooner Gordon gets back, the better.
Cuba still expected to play in WBC after visas for 8 traveling party members denied
The Cuban Baseball and Softball Federation is upset that eight members of its delegation have been denied visas to enter the United States for the World Baseball Classic, but despite threats, MLB officials fully expect Cuba to play in the WBC beginning next week.
The entire Cuban team, including the coaching staff, all received visas, according to WBC officials. Cuba, which finished tied for third in the 2023 WBC, is scheduled to open tournament play March 6 against Panama in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Juan Reinaldo Perez Pardo, president of the Cuban Baseball and Softball Federation, and Carlos del Pino Munoz, the organization’s secretary general, are among the eight members of the traveling party whose visas were denied, according to Reuters.
The visa issues are tied to the tightening of U.S. immigration laws under the Trump administration, which require specialized licensing for Cuban team members and officials to enter the United States, including Puerto Rico.
Last summer, a Venezuelan baseball team of 15- and 16-year olds was scheduled to play in the Little League Senior World Series in South Carolina, but abandoned plans when it was denied visas to enter the United States.
Team Cuba is currently on a four-game tour of Nicaragua and is scheduled to travel to Phoenix to play exhibition games early next week against the Kansas City Royals and Cincinnati Reds. It will then travel to Puerto Rico to begin play in the WBC.
Cuba has advanced out of pool play in each of the previous five WBC tournaments, and finished runner-up to Japan in the inaugural WBC in 2006.
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Cuba WBC traveling party members have visas denied: What it means
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