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2 Months New Orleans Hornets The Hornets are still operating with Eric Gordon playing limited minutes. Gordon hasn't exceeded 35 minutes all season and the team will continue with its long-term plan in order to keep Gordon as healthy as possible. It's just a reminder that Gordon's fantasy ceiling is capped by his health, and he'll enter next season as a gamble once again, but at least owners now have some baseline expectations for him in New Orleans. Of course, it's entirely possible he's traded in the offseason. | 2 Months New Orleans Hornets Eric Gordon hit 6-of-13 shots for 22 points, three boards, three assists and a steal in Tuesday's loss. He got into it with coach Monty Williams on Friday, but appears to have avoided the doghouse. The Hornets play again on Wednesday, and we're guessing Gordon will miss that one, as he hasn't been playing in back-to-backs for most of the season. This is their last back-to-back of the season, so hopefully he'll play in the final three games for the Hornets. | 2 Months New Orleans Hornets Monty Williams said he will not stop pushing Eric Gordon to be great after the two had an apparent shouting match in Friday's game against the Jazz. Gordon is expected to start Tuesday against the Lakers. "He's a dynamic guard, that's why I push him," Williams said. "I'm not going to allow him to settle for where he is in his career right now. He's got to get better." Gordon said that he's past the conflict, saying, "It got very heated in the moment, but I'm not letting none of that get to me." Gordon did add that he's expecting to finally be fully healthy with his knee entering the 2013/14 season, but there is a lot of time between now and the start of next season. He's dealt with a patella tendon disorder and bone bruise in his right knee earlier this season, the same knee that limited him to just nine games last year. | 2 Months New Orleans Hornets The Hornets will "likely remain open" to trading Eric Gordon after the season, sources told the New Orleans Times-Picayune. We're not surprised, and readers shouldn't be, either. Gordon upset Hornets fans in the offseason when he said his heart was in Phoenix and that is where he wanted to sign, and with his relationship on thin ice with Monty Williams, the Hornets will shop him in the offseason to see what he made be able to bring back. It's not going to be easy considering Gordon is owed $45 million over the next three seasons and has had chronic injury issues in his brief career. | 2 Months New Orleans Hornets Eric Gordon returned to action on Sunday April 7. | 2 Months New Orleans Hornets Eric Gordon, who was benched on Friday after yelling at Monty Williams, started Sunday's game and had 17 points, two 3-pointers, six assists and two steals in 31 minutes. Friday's incident doesn't seem likely to impede Gordon's role this season, but it does nothing to thaw his relationship with the team's fans, not to mention Monty. New Orleans will assuredly try to trade him this summer, but it's a Herculean task given his knee problems and onerous contract ($45 million over the next three seasons). | 2 Months New Orleans Hornets Eric Gordon was reportedly benched after getting into a "screaming match" with Monty Williams during the third quarter on Friday, according to NBA.com. The incident occurred as the game was heading into a timeout, so we haven't seen video, but Gordon didn't set foot on the court afterward. Monty called him out for a lack of energy defensively, particularly fighting through screens, and presumably this won't have any carry-over effect vs. Phoenix on Sunday | |
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