Tag: Michael Porter Jr.
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Denver Nuggets don’t have too far to dig out despite inconsistent start to season
The Denver Nuggets aren’t exactly where they want to be through 22 games, but they’re not terribly far off, either. Heading into Thursday’s slate of NBA games, the Houston Rockets, second in the Western Conference, have just two fewer losses than the 12-10 Nuggets that sit in seventh. “Not where we want to be just…
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The good, bad and ugly from the Denver Nuggets’ first quarter of the season
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It’s a good time to take inventory for the Denver Nuggets’ season. Not only are the Nuggets 20 games in, roughly a quarter of the way through their regular season, but Game 20 happened to come against the league’s best team, at least by record. Thursday’s 126-114 loss to Cleveland not only dropped Denver to…
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Michael Porter Jr. setting example for Zeke Nnaji in Nuggets’ preseason
It took a few seasons, but Zeke Nnaji feels comfortable with his new shooting form ahead of fifth season with the Denver Nuggets
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Nuggets vs. Thunder: 3 takeaways from Denver’s fourth straight preseason loss
The Nuggets are down to their final chance to win a game this preseason. Here are three takeaways from the Nuggets’ 124-94 loss Tuesday at Ball Arena: 1. Not all rest is created equal. The Nuggets held Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and Russell Westbrook out of their fourth preseason game for rest, coach Michael Malone…
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One thing to watch in Sunday’s preseason game; Michael Porter Jr. open to playing different roles | Nuggets notebook
Russell Westbrook has helped the Denver Nuggets work on transition defense
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Coban Porter sentenced to 6 years in prison for vehicular homicide
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Coban Porter, brother of Nuggets star Michael Porter Jr. and former University of Denver basketball player, will serve six years in prison for vehicular homicide charges following a drunk-driving crash that left a Denver mother dead. Denver District Court Judge Ericka Englert sentenced 22-year-old Porter on Friday to six years in prison for one count…
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Nuggets’ Michael Porter Jr. stands by brother Jontay as NBA investigates prop bet irregularities
There was a brief pause before Michael Porter Jr. came to his brother’s defense. Porter spoke about his younger brother Jontay, a two-way player for the Raptors, being investigated by the NBA after some irregularities surrounding his prop bets was uncovered for the first time following Wednesday’s loss to the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday at…
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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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Hunter Tyson hoping lob lesson is the first of many from rookie season with Denver Nuggets
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Hunter Tyson has successfully applied one lesson learned. The Nuggets’ rookie is hopeful there are many more. “I’m just trying to get adjusted, trying to sponge up as much as I can from all these guys,” Tyson said at Sunday’s practice after his first training camp. “I’m just trying to take as much as I…
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Denver Nuggets’ Michael Porter Jr. makes most of healthy offseason
One play from the NBA Finals showed what’s possible if Michael Porter Jr.’s offseason work pays off. With the Nuggets up two points late in the third quarter of Game 5, Porter snatched a loose ball and started dribbling up the court into a one-on-two situation. As Heat guard Duncan Robinson lunged at the ball…