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“When it’s done,” Gordon says, “it’s done. And I’ll …

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While his teammates praise his ability to stay in the moment — to be the X-factor for this team as it moves forward in the playoffs — Gordon sees beyond this moment, too. He isn’t likely to be someone who struggles to retire, to define himself without the game. He has always done so — in his own way.

His canvas, his books, remind him that his purpose has always been bigger than basketball. “When it’s done,” Gordon says, “it’s done. And I’ll let it go.

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