Tag: jalen green
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Nuggets ride efficient offense to win Jeff Green’s ringless return to Denver
The jokes are just that, at least for now. “He left us, so bye-bye,” Nuggets center Nikola Jokic said of former teammate and fellow champion Jeff Green following Sunday’s game. “He’s not getting the ring.” That remained the case Wednesday. The veteran forward played his first game back in Denver, but the planned ring ceremony…
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Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s quest for defensive honors continues vs. Rockets | Holiday brothers reunite in Houston
Houston is the next stop on Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s award tour. The Nuggets shooting guard’s defensive assignments during Denver’s 8-1 start to the season have ranged from young stars like Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards to some of the game’s greats like Golden State’s Stephen Curry and Dallas’s Luka Doncic. He’s a big…
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Popeye Jones plays it cool after picking up first win as Denver Nuggets’ acting head coach
The celebration might have been a bit much for Popeye Jones. After Jones, acting as head coach Friday with Michael Malone and a few Denver assistants in the NBA’s health and safety protocols, got his first win in the form of a 124-111 victory over the Rockets, the Nuggets loaded up on water bottles and…