Tag: Denver Rockets
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Star of Denver Rockets, Nuggets predecessors, Larry Jones dies at 83
The Nuggets lost one of the franchise’s foundational pieces last week. Larry Jones died at age 83 Saturday. Jones was a member of the Denver Rockets in the team’s first season in the American Basketball Association. The Columbus, Ohio, native went on to become the first player in ABA history to score 5,000 career points.…