re: Eric Gordon was granted permission to not be on the bench Tuesday night

I see where you're coming from, but I don't mind him getting extra treatment since it's a preseason game. Regular season games would be a different story. It's been pretty obvious that he's an awkward guy and isn't the sharpest tool in the shed. I don't think he would intentionally schedule therapy to avoid being around his teammates, especially since he chose to participate in the voluntary workouts over the summer. I honestly think that his intentions are to get healthy as soon as possible.