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Denver Nuggets head coach Mike Malone is slowly integrating Michael Porter Jr. into the lineup by getting him to play more in the first and second quarters. Per Harrison Wind of DNVR, Malone believes that this tactic will allow the game to slow down for him, noting that Porter Jr. has a lot of ‘scary […]

During his more than one-year exile from the NBA, Carmelo Anthony considered signing with the Denver Nuggets, the team he began his Hall of Fame career with. Anthony is back in Denver on Thursday to face the Nuggets as a member of the Portland Trail Blazers. “I was open to it,” Anthony said, via The Denver […]

Compared to last season, the Denver Nuggets are clearly underperforming. Nikola Jokic is clearly one of the main reasons for their struggles as he fails to reproduce his incredible numbers from the 2018-19 season. However, he himself knows that he could and should perform better if the Nuggets are going to improve from their 14-8 […]

The Denver Nuggets have wondered about Carmelo Anthony’s return to the league, an unexpected, yet fascinating story of a star player finding his path back to the NBA. Forward Will Barton, who began his career with the Portland Trail Blazers, the team Anthony now plays for, as well as head coach Mike Malone, mused about […]

Every year, prospects slip under the cracks. Whether they’re undersized, lack specific skills or didn’t produce enough in college, there are always prospects that get selected late in the draft that later on turn out to vastly outplay their draft position. Since 1989, the NBA Draft has consisted of two rounds. Before that, there were […]

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray suffered a right trunk contusion on Wednesday against the Philadelphia 76ers and was forced to leave the game. While the Nuggets are listing Murray as questionable for Friday’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers, Murray says he’s going to play: Jamal Murray says on IG that he will play tomorrow. […]

In 2012, the Orlando Magic sent their star center Dwight Howard to the Los Angeles Lakers in one of the craziest trades in NBA history, one that still has ramifications in the league today. At the time, Howard was undoubtedly the best center in the league. The 6-foot-10 big man had just won three consecutive […]

Philadelphia 76ers rookie Matisse Thybulle had no plans of getting swatted by Denver Nuggets big man Mason Plumlee. So as he jumped up for the slam, he had to double pump it for the poster finish. Watch the clip below to see Thybulle’s fantastic slam. Thanks to the rookie’s presence of mind, the potential block […]

Denver Nuggets guard Gary Harris was stunned at how he converted on a one-handed off-balanced scoop shot over Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers in Tuesday’s game between the two teams. Peep the clip below to see Harris’ stunned reaction to his circus shot. He himself didn’t know that he had that type of shot […]

Denver Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray left Tuesday’s matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers with a back injury. The 22-year-old Canadian guard was diagnosed with a trunk contusion without any x-rays taken, according to DNVR Sports’ Harrison Wind, and he is questionable to return to the nationally television tilt. Trunk contusion for Jamal Murray. No X-rays […]

Philadelphia 76ers combo guard Josh Richardson is probable to face the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday. Richardson has missed the previous six games for the Sixers due to a hamstring injury: Josh Richardson now listed as probable for tonight. — Jon Johnson (@jonjohnsonwip) December 10, 2019 The Sixers are 17-7 on the season, which is good […]

On Tuesday night, two of the NBA’s best big men will square off as Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets will get set to take on Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers. It will mark the second meeting between the two clubs this season, with Jokic’s Nuggets getting the better of Embiid’s 76ers during the […]

The Denver Nuggets and the Phoenix Suns could rival the Portland Trail Blazers, should they decide to kickstart the Kevin Love sweepstakes as the trade deadline approaches, according to Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer. The Blazers have been linked to the Lake Oswego native for quite a while now, and the Cleveland Cavaliers’ recent willingness […]

Multiple teams have had due diligence conversations with the Denver Nuggets regarding guard Malik Beasley, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Beasley will become a restricted free agent next summer once the Nuggets offer him a qualifying offer worth $3,895,424: Multiple teams have had due diligence conversations with Denver regarding guard Malik Beasley, league […]

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic showed off his repertoire of post moves on Sunday against the Brooklyn Nets, as he hit Jarrett Allen with a one-legged fadeaway jumper over his left shoulder. Joker hits the one-legged fadeaway 👀#MileHighBasketball pic.twitter.com/6katf15WXM — NBA TV (@NBATV) December 8, 2019 The move was made famous by another great European […]

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray is becoming one of the most exciting young stars in the NBA. The spit-fire guard has constantly improved his game every year since his rookie season. The knock on the Canadian through his three years in the league is his defense. This season, however, Murray has shown strides in that […]

The Denver Nuggets fell to the Boston Celtics by a score of 108-95 on Friday night, but one positive that the Nuggets can take from the defeat was the performance of big man Nikola Jokic, who dropped a season-high 30 points. For a guy who has been struggling all season, this was a nice outing, […]

Denver Nuggets All-Star center Nikola Jokic is likely playing through the worst stretch in his young NBA career. The seven-foot Serbian passing wiz is shooting a career-worst 45 percent from the floor and scored in single digits in four of his past five contests. Nuggets head coach Michael Malone admitted as much on Friday, saying […]

Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets has been receiving a lot of criticism as of late. These jabs have reached Michael Malone but instead of firing back, the head coach admits that he gets a ‘kick out of’ them. Per Nick Kosminder of The Athletic, Malone pointed out his stellar statistics, noting that Jokic has […]

Denver Nuggets All-Star Nikola Jokic and New York Knicks veteran Marcus Morris got into it on Thursday at The Garden. Morris and Jokic earned double techs for their shoving match: Marcus Morris and Nikola Jokic earn double techs. They got tied up underneath and then Morris gave Jokic a shove. Jokic got in Morris' face […]

New York Knicks forward Marcus Morris will return from a two-game absence on Thursday against the Denver Nuggets after sustaining a mysterious neck injury, according to SNY’s Ian Begley. As it turns out, Morris suffered the injury when his 1-year-old son jumped on him in bed to wake him up: This may be cutest injury […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are ready to begin a new winning streak, especially after they took care of the Denver Nuggets on the road. The Purple and Gold came away with a 105-96 victory against the NBA’s top defensive team. LeBron James, who led the Lakers with 25 points, six rebounds, and nine assists, seems […]

Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic has not exactly had the dream start to the 2019-20 campaign. Currently, the 24-year-old is averaging just 15.4 points (on 45.2 percent shooting), 10.1 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 1.2 steals, and 0.5 blocks in 31.2 minutes per contest. There has been a considerable drop in Jokic’s scoring rate, coming down from […]

On Tuesday, the Denver Nuggets lost out to a surging Los Angeles Lakers side, 105-96. Superstar big man Nikola Jokic had himself another forgettable evening, posting just 13 points on a miserable 4-of-12 shooting, along with five rebounds, eight assists, three steals, and five turnovers in 34 minutes of play. After the defeat, the 7-foot […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis wasn’t feeling one hundred percent ahead of the team’s clash against the Denver Nuggets at the Pepsi Center on Tuesday. However, it certainly didn’t show. The Brow put up 25 points, 10 rebounds and one blocked shot in 35 minutes, leading the Lakers to a 105-96 win despite having […]

Los Angeles Lakers reserve guard Alex Caruso continues to make a strong case to be included in the Slam Dunk Contest this year. The 25-year-old Texas A&M product once again displayed his incredible hops on Tuesday night, coming out of nowhere for a putback slam in the Lakers’ road game versus the Denver Nuggets at […]

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic’s court vision and passing ability seems unreal at times — especially coming from a seven-footer. The 24-year-old Serbian once again displayed his diverse skill set on Tuesday night in the Nuggets’ home game versus the Los Angeles Lakers. Jokic cleared a Kentavious Caldwell-Pope miss and proceeded to bring the ball […]

Los Angeles Lakers power forward Anthony Davis is under the weather along with other players possessing “flu-like symptoms, according to head coach Frank Vogel. Fortunately, per Lakers reporter Mike Trudell, the first-year L.A. coach does not think the flu bug going around will prevent anybody from missing Tuesday night’s matchup with the Denver Nuggets. Frank […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are tied for the best record in the NBA at 17-3 heading into Monday night’s action and Michael Malone of the Denver Nuggets believes that it is LeBron James that is driving the team’s early season success more than anything else: When asked by Harrison Wind of DNVR Sports if he […]

In the wake of a slow start for the San Antonio Spurs, the team could be forced to make some swift changes in the upcoming weeks, including dealing their star forward LaMarcus Aldridge. The finesse power forward could find himself as the target for four different Western Conference teams, including the Denver Nuggets, Phoenix Suns, […]

It was an overtime thriller between the Denver Nuggets and the Sacramento Kings on Saturday, with the latter coming away with a hard-fought 100-97 victory. Following the game, Nuggets guard Jamal Murray opened up about the last possession of the game, wherein they were unable to get a shot off to try and tie the […]

The Denver Nuggets lost a close contest against the Sacramento Kings, 100-97, on Saturday night but its bizarre ending is primed to hog more spotlight than it should — no thanks to Jamal Murray. The Canadian point guard is arguably the team’s top playmaker. In situations where the Nuggets need a bucket, the ball understandably […]

There was a time when Isaiah Thomas was one of the most exciting scorers in the NBA and a fringe MVP candidate. That 2016-17 campaign with the Boston Celtics was just three seasons ago, but it feels like an eternity. Now, Thomas is on his fourth team since then, as he signed a one-year deal […]

The Denver Nuggets are one of the hottest teams in the league right now, owners of a six-game winning streak and is currently second in the West with a 13-3 slate. Ahead of Sacramento Kings’ match versus the streaking Nuggets on Saturday, Bogdan Bogdanovic doesn’t seem too concerned about their opponent’s hot streak. “They (Nuggets) […]

At this point in his career, Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets isn’t reading criticisms of him being out of shape. “I don’t read anything anymore,” Jokic said, per Mike Singer of the Denver Post. “I stopped.” “It doesn’t bother me,” Jokic said. “People are … they assume things, and they cannot be right or […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Jamal Murray of the Denver Nuggets have committed to playing for Team Canada in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Via Twitter, Alexander announced the good news. I've known and made a promise to myself that representing my country is something I will continue to do and as my […]

One of the prevailing themes of this past summer in professional basketball was countless NBA stars and players removing themselves from contention for their home countries at the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China. Denver Nuggets point guard and Canadian Jamal Murray did not compete for Team Canada at the World Cup. On Tuesday, however, […]

Veteran forward Paul Millsap has claimed that his team — the Denver Nuggets — has ‘one of the best benches in the league’ After their 116-104 win on Sunday against the Phoenix Suns, Millsap shared his thoughts on how big the bench was in the game and in the young 2019-20 season. Peep the clip […]

Denver Nuggets’ back-up center Mason Plumlee is a decent rim protector, but Phoenix Suns forward Kelly Oubre Jr. remains unfazed as he took it right to him in this amazing play. In the Suns’ home game versus the visiting Nuggets on Sunday, the lanky 6’7 swingman used a couple of nice crossovers to escape the […]