Top sports stories of 2023 | No.1: Denver Nuggets win first NBA title
Timothy Hurst/Denver Gazette
Chris Schmaedeke and Vinny Benedetto discuss the No. 1 sports story in 2023.
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This had to be No. 1.
After 47 years, the Denver Nuggets were crowned NBA champions when they defeated the Miami Heat in five games.
Nuggets Nation celebrated during a parade in the streets of Denver a couple days later. The Nuggets were on top of the NBA world. A place they hope to stay for an extended period of time.
The playoff run included series wins over the Timberwolves, the “favorites” in the Suns, the hated Lakers and finally the Heat.




