Tag: Nba
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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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Denver Nuggets cancel White House trip, according to report
Sorry, Mr. President. We’re busy. That was basically the message the Denver Nuggets sent to President Joe Biden as the team has reportedly canceled its scheduled trip to the White House later this month. Chris Haynes, senior NBA insider for TNT, on Thursday reported that the reigning NBA champions were scheduled to visit the White…
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Nuggets vs. Nets: 3 takeaways from Denver’s 122-117 win in Brooklyn
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The Nuggets (20-10) have won two-thirds of their games to start the season and are two-thirds of the way to a perfect road trip. Here are three takeaways from Denver’s 122-117 win Friday in Brooklyn. 1. A near-perfect night continued Nikola Jokic’s takeover of the Denver Nuggets record books against the Nets. With the last…
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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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Peyton Watson out to realize potential, prove believers right in second season with Denver Nuggets
Peyton Watson has an impressive list of believers he’s looking to prove right in his second season with the Denver Nuggets Growing up as an elite prospect in Los Angeles, there was plenty of exposure to pros, especially in the summer. Kevin Durant and Paul George were some of the first big names to express…
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Zeke Nnaji not sweating back luck heading into important season for Denver Nuggets
A little luck could go a long way for Zeke Nnaji. Through three years of his NBA career, he hasn’t had much. The 22-year-old has played in 136 regular-season games and 12 more postseason games in his time as a professional. That number would be much higher if he had better fortune. “Every chance that…
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Aaron Gordon’s award tour takes Nuggets forward from China to Serbia to Boulder
No Nugget deserved a globe-spinning vacation more than Aaron Gordon. The assignments Gordon was responsible for during Denver’s playoffs ranged from the explosivity of Anthony Edwards to the size and skill of Karl-Anthony Towns and Kevin Durant and finished with the brute force of LeBron James and Jimmy Butler. All of that came after a…
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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…
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Nuggets’ offseason pitch sounded just right to Justin Holiday
Justin Holiday has just about heard it all. The Nuggets are Holiday’s 10th team in 11 seasons, and he’s had two different stints with the Hawks and Bulls before signing with Denver this summer. He started his professional career in Belgium before getting his first NBA experience with the 76ers in 2013. He didn’t quite…