Tag: Jokic
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Denver’s sports star-studded April weekend drove $172 million in fan spending
A rare convergence of playoff star power created whopping revenues of $172 million for the Mile High City over the weekend of April 17-19, according to Visit Denver, the city’s Convention & Visitors Bureau. From that Friday to Sunday, the soaring Denver Nuggets with center Nikola Jokić were battling the Minnesota Timberwolves at Ball Arena,…
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The Denver Gazette’s NBA predictions for the 2024-25 season | Nuggets season preview
Vinny Benedetto, Nuggets beat writer MVP: Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves
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Nuggets notebook: Denver misses Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s defense in loss to Thunder; Turnover troubles show up late
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Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was unavailable for a second straight game, and his presence was missed in the fourth of Saturday’s 118-117 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday at Ball Arena. Justin Holiday again started in place of Caldwell-Pope, who missed a second game while in the league’s concussion protocol, against Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the…
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Rookie Jalen Pickett produces during Nuggets’ In-Season Tournament win over Clippers
A little extra bulk bolstered the Nuggets’ bench in Tuesday’s In-Season Tournament win over the Los Angeles Clippers. After Jamal Murray’s hamstring strain moved Reggie Jackson from back-up point guard to starter, coach Michael Malone elevated Collin Gillespie into the rotation for the first few games. That changed Wednesday, as Malone gave fellow rookie Jalen…
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Nikola Jokic’s next step is raising his voice | Nuggets season preview
The challenge remains the same for Nikola Jokic. “The greatest challenge for Nikola is to continue to find ways to be a leader, to be more vocal. I never tell Nikola to go home and work on his lefty jump hook,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. “For years, it was growing up, handling adversity, getting…
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Denver Nuggets’ championship summer too short for Nikola Jokic
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The championship run came with a cost for Nikola Jokic. The NBA Finals and subsequent celebrations — first the parade he didn’t want to attend until he did and later a rowdy night in Las Vegas — prevented Jokic from returning to Serbia until the middle of June. He returned to Denver over the weekend. “I think it’s…
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Anthony Edwards in FIBA World Cup is must-see TV; Jamal Murray’s tough decision benefits Denver Nuggets: NBA Insider
Anthony Edwards in FIBA World Cup is must-see TV; Jamal Murray’s tough decision benefits Denver Nuggets: NBA Insider
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Time-lapse video of Nuggets championship parade
The Nuggets NBA championship parade Thursday drew a crowd some estimated to be more than 750,000 through downtown Denver. This video was photographed from the roof of the Grand Hyatt on 17th and Welton streets (above Snarf’s). The parade started at Ball Arena, worked towards Union Station and then finished off with speeches at Civic…
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Nuggets championship parade draws hundreds of thousands to downtown Denver
Hundreds of thousands of Denver Nuggets fans celebrated the 2022-23 NBA title in downtown Denver on Thursday.
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Chinese NBA fan shares international insight into favorite players
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Chinese journalists beaming the NBA Finals to their home country don’t know what to make of the Denver Nuggets. “We know the Lakers, the Golden State Warriors and Boston,” said Fan Wu, a producer with Guangdong Radio and Television, or GRT. A television producer named Lin Lin was buying NBA Finals merchandise at Ball Arena…