Tag: Brooklyn Nets
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How Cam Johnson’s basketball brain can meld with Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets
An unorthodox Easter Sunday in 2014 changed the course of Cam Johnson’s basketball career. As it is remembered by Jamie Dixon, the University of Pittsburgh coach at the time, Johnson was a senior at nearby Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School in Coraopolis, Pa. The local prospect had scholarship offers from Ivy League…
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Cam Johnson eager to continue career with contending Denver Nuggets
The reasons why Cam Johnson looks like a seamless fit in Denver start back in his childhood bedroom in Pennsylvania. “I used to sit down with a little notebook in my bedroom draw up sets. I always just loved the game,” Johnson said Friday at his introductory press conference at Ball Arena. “I always loved…
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Michael Porter Jr. offers appreciation for time with Nuggets, excitement for next chapter with Nets
There are no hard feelings from Michael Porter Jr. after the initial shock of his trade to Brooklyn wore off. Porter was on a plane to Saint-Tropez with friends and family for a European vacation before getting back to work. As soon as he connected to the in-flight wireless internet, he received urgent texts from…
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Nikola Jokic status uncertain; Aaron Gordon takes step forward ahead of game against Brooklyn Nets
Thursday’s injury report had a little bit of good news for the Denver Nuggets. After missing the previous eight games with a right calf strain, starting power forward Aaron Gordon has been upgraded to doubtful ahead of Friday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets. Nikola Jokic, who missed Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s game with an illness, remains…