Eric Gordon DEARBORN. [31], On July 6, 2018, Gordon re-signed with the Magic. [19] During the 2016 NBA All-Star Weekend, Gordon was the runner-up to Zach LaVine in the Slam Dunk Contest. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. During the 2010 NBA All-Star Weekend, Gordon and DeMar DeRozan went head-to-head in the inaugural Sprite All-Star Slam Dunk-In, which took place at halftime of the Rookie Challenge. [41], Gordon is currently the president of athlete acquisition for the sports psychology app, Lucid, introduced to him by his mental skills coach, Graham Betchart. [71] On January 27, 2020, Gordon scored a career-high 50 points on 14-of-22 field goal shooting and 6-11 shooting from 3 in a 126–117 win against the Utah Jazz. In high school, he was named "Mr. Basketball" of Indiana during his senior year while playing at North Central High School. Gordon was born in Indianapolis. Two children, Miles (born ca. He started in all 34 games and averaged 16.4 points, 12.5 rebounds and 3.6 blocks per game. Gordon will serve as the new face of the company's basketball division. Eric is a 1987 graduate of Bishop Donahue High School . Six weeks later, on October 13, 2006, Eric Sr. announced that his son had officially decided to do so. It was at the JCC that Gordon announced his departure from college to enter his name into the NBA Draft. [24] On February 18, 2017, he participated in his second consecutive Slam Dunk Contest, but failed to make it past the first round. In just under 33 minutes of action, he recorded 6 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists in the 85-92 loss. Even though Javeon had a low scoring night … On January 5, 2013, Gordon returned to the starting lineup. Illinois fans were reportedly particularly enraged that the Gordon family, and its entourage, wore "Got Gordon?" [46], "FIBA Americas U16 Championship for Men (2011) | FIBA Europe", https://www.nba.com/magic/nevermind-result-aaron-gordons-2020-dunk-contest-performance-greatest-ever-20200215#:~:text=Jr.,the%20judges%20gave%20a%2047, "Aaron Gordon earns MVP at McDonald's All-America game", "2013–14 Men's Naismith Trophy Midseason 30", "2013–14 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Honors", "Magic Draft Gordon at No. Team doctors placed Gordon on strict restrictions from playing in the second game of back-to-back sets and from playing over 30 minutes to avoid overworking his right knee. His older sister, Elise, played collegiately for the Harvard women's basketball team from 2010 to 2014. On April 10, 2014, it was ruled that Gordon will have arthroscopic surgery performed on his left knee, which brought his season to a close. Gordon utilised Stuff the Magic Dragon, his team's 6½-ft tall mascot, in his dunks; his final dunk involved him jumping over Stuff while passing the ball under both legs. Eric Gordon DEARBORN was the son of Richard* Lewis DEARBORN (1927-1996) and Ruth Gladys * FLANAGAN (1927-2012).. Phyllis Ann BOUTWELL was the daughter of Floyd + Eugene BOUTWELL (1908-1969) and Marguerite Helen + LAFOE (1914-2012). [27] On November 29, 2017, he had 40 points and 15 rebounds to help Orlando end a nine-game losing streak with a 121–108 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Gordon was on a scoring tear earlier in the season but was slowed down in his game against the Golden State Warriors, with a hard foul committed by Andris Biedriņš, which forced Gordon (who was averaging 24.1 points per game before the injury) to be sidelined for 18 games. ", "IU hosts potential basketball recruits: Two highly ranked prep players scrimmaged with the team Saturday", "Prep star Eric Gordon changes mind, makes move to Hoosiers", "Truth & Rumors: Murdered Miami DL Pata owned gun collection", "Gordon could be swing man: Switch from Illini to Hoosiers a huge impact", "Hoosiers-Illini Recruiting Feud a Hot Topic", "A few wins gets Sampson some cheating immunity", "Signing day roundup: Florida, Louisville, Michigan State bring in talent", "Eureka! [59] On January 2, 2017, he scored a season-high 31 points in a 101–91 win over the Washington Wizards. [42], Gordon made his acting debut in Uncle Drew as the character Casper, which was released in June 2018. Gordon played in two summer league games where he averaged 19 points and 6.5 rebounds. In these cases, the average was taken. He led North Central to the Indiana 4A title game his senior year. Aaron Addison Gordon (born September 16, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is the son of Eric Gordon Sr. (father) and Denise Gordon (mother). On November 13, 2019, the Houston Rockets announced that Gordon had undergone arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and was expected to be sidelined for about six weeks.