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Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic hit a tough floater against the Miami Heat with only 2.4 seconds left on the clock to give his team a 101-99 lead, and ultimately, the game: https://twitter.com/nuggets/status/1082835326828068864 The shot came off a beautiful bounce pass from Jamal Murray. Jokic gathered and went straight into Heat center Bam Adebayo while […]

Denver Nuggets shooting guard Gary Harris is listed as questionable for Tuesday night’s road game against the Miami Heat due to hamstring tightness, according to a report from Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel. Nuggets are listing Gary Harris as questionable for tonight vs. Heat due to left hamstring tightness. — Ira Winderman […]

The Houston Rockets earned another impressive win as they took down the Western Conference-leading Denver Nuggets 125-113. James Harden and PJ Tucker combined for 53 points in the win, but what’s more impressive is that all except one of their field goals came from beyond the arc. James Harden and P.J. Tucker combined for 53 […]

The Denver Nuggets need to wait for at least a couple more weeks before Will Barton returns to the lineup. Will Barton has been sidelined since Oct. 20 after undergoing surgery to repair his core and hip muscle injuries. He has only played two games this season for the Nuggets. According to Nuggets coach Michael […]

Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid and Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic have been named the NBA’s Players of the Week for their respective conferences. The NBA has announced that Philadelphia #76ers center Joel Embiid and Denver #Nuggets center Nikola Jokić have been named the NBA East and West Players of the Week. #Sixers […]

Denver Nuggets teammates Gary Harris and Paul Millsap are expected to start in Monday night’s road game against the Houston Rockets, according to Harrison Wind of BSNDenver: Just touched down in Houston where Denver hasn’t won since Oct, 2015 — Emmanuel Mudiay’s Nuggets debut. Denver has lost 8-straight to the Rockets overall but have won […]

Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic is known by many things, but being a slam dunk specialist is certainly not one of them. On Saturday night, Jokic wowed the crowd with his coast-to-coast slam in the Nuggets’ 123-110 victory against the visiting Charlotte Hornets. The dunk was an absolute rare sighting, and it definitely gave […]

Led by Nikola Jokic, the Denver Nuggets had another impressive win Saturday night, dominating the Charlotte Hornets 123-110 for their fifth straight victory. They improved to 26-11 for the season, Jokic had a monster outing for the Nuggets with 39 points, 12 rebounds, and six assists. Moreover, he accomplished something in this game that will […]

After defeating the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday, Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone told local reporters that shooting guard Gary Harris and power forward Paul Millsap are ready to reclaim their starting spots. Both Gary Harris and Paul Millsap have been coming off the bench recently, as each player has been making their way back […]

Denver Nuggets small forward Will Barton is getting closer to return to the basketball floor, but he is going to miss Saturday’s game against the Charlotte Hornets. Will Barton underwent surgery on Oct. 23 on his right hip and has been out of action ever since. He’s being listed as day-to-day by the Nuggets. Official: […]

The Denver Nuggets are currently the best team in the West, sitting on top of the conference’s standings with a 25-11 record. They are also engaged in a neck-and-neck race with the Warriors for the top spot in the West. The Nuggets have turned a lot of doubters into believers this year, one of them […]

Prior to their meeting on Thursday, Denver Nuggets head coach Mike Malone told Mike Singer of the Denver Post that he hopes that the Sacramento Kings front office doesn’t “screw it up” for Kings head coach Dave Joerger. Michael Malone on Kings situation: “Vlade, this group they’ve done a great job. I hope they let […]

San Antonio Spurs fans vehemently booed Toronto Raptors small forward Kawhi Leonard on Thursday, and count Denver Nuggets point guard Isaiah Thomas has someone who is not a fan of the booing. Isaiah Thomas says the fans shouldn’t have been booing a player who brought them a championship and looked out for his best interests: That […]

Mike Malone before he was the head coach of the Denver Nuggets was in Sacramento with the Kings. He had a young DeMarcus Cousins and a budding Isaiah Thomas. Malone has wondered how it could’ve been different if things had been different. Malone told the Denver Post: “I will always wonder what if, Obviously we […]

To many observing Nikola Jokic through recent years, they’ve found out he’s a point guard trapped in a center’s body. The Denver Nuggets center is 6-foot-10 and 250 pounds, too tall and too heavy to fit the point guard description — yet watch the big man deliver a one-handed lob over the defense or swiftly find […]

The Denver Nuggets started the new year with a bang on Tuesday night, as they notched their third straight win against the New York Knicks, 115-108. Following the victory, Nuggets head coach Michael Malone shared a hilarious blunder involving a mysterious, mistimed birthday greeting. “Somebody else sent me a random text of happy birthday,” Malone […]

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic put up his third triple-double of the season during a 115-108 win over the New York Knicks on New Year’s Day, after flirting with the line several times during his 2018-19 campaign. Teammate Gary Harris, who returned to the lineup after missing 11 games, wasn’t very impressed with his center’s […]

Carmelo Anthony hasn’t found a place in the NBA yet after a falling out with the Houston Rockets. One possible option for him would be to return to the Denver Nuggets though getting there might be quite difficult particularly on the part of the franchise that Melo used to play for. Very few players in […]

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic stuffed the stat sheet against the New York Knicks on Tuesday night. Jokic had a triple-double performance with 19 points, 15 rebounds, 14 assists, and three blocks to lead the Nuggets to a 115-108 win at the Pepsi Center in Denver. It was a rare stat line in the league. […]

Mason Plumlee had a Shaqtin’ A Fool moment on Tuesday night during their game against the New York Knicks. The Denver Nuggets center pushed Malik Beasley too hard during a defensive switch halfway through the fourth quarter. Emmanuel Mudiay was on his way to the basket. Plumlee tried to put Beasley on a better defensive […]

Jamal Murray of the Denver Nuggets just put Frank Ntilikina of the New York Knicks in a poster. Check out the clip below posted by NBA TV. Slow motion replay shows that Ntilikina had a good chance of swatting the dunk. But Murray just had more fuel to his fire. Jamal Murray got UP in […]

The Denver Nuggets are looking good this season. They are young, they are talented, they have a center who is taking the league by storm, and they own the best record in the Western Conference after 34 games. You know, the conference that houses the Golden State Warriors. But are they good enough to make […]

The Denver Nuggets have long been interested in Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star power forward Kevin Love, who becomes eligible to be traded on Jan. 24 — according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. Love is currently sidelined due to the toe surgery he underwent in November. Before the season started, Love signed a four-year, […]

Another year and the same old story for the Portland Trail Blazers. Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum have performed admirably to put Portland in a position to make the playoffs — currently sitting in seventh place in the Western Conference with an 21-16 record. The problem for the Blazers has not been making the playoffs, […]

The Denver Nuggets have upgraded shooting guard Gary Harris to questionable for Tuesday’s game against the New York Knicks. Gary Harris has been out since Dec. 3 due to a lingering right hip injury. Nuggets have upgraded Gary Harris (right hip) to questionable for Tuesday’s game vs the Knicks. Will Barton remains out. — Harrison […]

Jamal Murray was unconscious on Saturday night when he led the Denver Nuggets to a 122-118 win against the Phoenix Suns. Murray erupted for 46 points despite playing with a bummed ankle. Murray rolled his ankle in their 102-99 win against the San Antonio Spurs on Friday. He looked healthy against the Suns, as he […]

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray has improved his counting stats this season, but his shooting numbers have dipped. Saturday night, Murray helped those numbers in a big way by dropping 46 points on 9-of-11 shooting from 3-point range. This came after a 31-point game, and Murray is confident that more huge performances are coming: “It’s […]

The Denver Nuggets have waived guard Nick Young, the team announced Sunday. Young only appeared in four games with the Nuggets and received limited playing time. Young came onto the team at a time when Denver was severely banged up. The Nuggets are still shorthanded from injuries, but they’re playing well and are starting to […]

The Western Conference-leading Denver Nuggets are about to become scarier as the team is set to welcome back power forward Paul Millsap in their matchup against the Phoenix Suns. Malik Beasley, Jamal Murray, and PAUL MILLSAP are all available for tonight’s game against Phoenix. THIS IS THE START OF GOOD THINGS PEOPLE GET EXCITED!!!!!!! — […]

The Denver Nuggets have the second-best record in the Western Conference and are going to get some key players back soon, as power forward Paul Millsap and shooting guard Gary Harris participated in full court runs at practice on Thursday. Paul Millsap is recovering from a broken toe while Gary Harris is making his way back […]

Denver Nuggets point guard Isaiah Thomas made a unique vow to his fans on Wednesday afternoon. In a tweet, the former Washington Husky noted that he would sign any merchandise that fans send to the Pepsi Center: If my fans ever want they stuff signed just send to Pepsi center and I’ll make sure to […]

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic was not a household name a couple of years ago, but he is now widely considered as one of the best big men — and best players — in basketball. That being said, San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich does not like it when the term “revolutionary” is thrown […]

In case anyone forgot, Isaiah Thomas of the Denver Nuggets reminded everyone of his big Christmas day game. Via Twitter, Thomas reminded everyone how he “cooked” the New York Knicks on Christmas of 2016 as he dropped 27 points, back when he was still a member of the Boston Celtics: Cooked they ass lol https://t.co/EjpcVa4HLr — […]

NBA Hall of Famer Bill Walton has never been one to mince words, so you knew he was going to have a lot of special things to say about Denver Nuggets star big man Nikola Jokic. Nikola Jokic is not your typical center. The 23-year-old is not only averaging a double-double, but he’s also one […]

The Western Conference is loaded with talented teams and surprising rosters. At the top of the West, however, is an unfamiliar team: the Denver Nuggets, who can perhaps be the biggest threat to the Warriors in the conference. Led by young stars, Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic, along with several other promising and solid role […]

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone is excited to see Will Barton and Gary Harris participating in practice once again. Will Barton underwent surgery back in October to fix issues with core and hip muscles, which has limited him to just two games on the season. Meanwhile, Harris picked up his own hip injury in […]

On Saturday night, the Los Angeles Clippers emerged victorious against the Denver Nuggets in a marquee matchup that featured two of the best teams in the NBA right now. The Clippers blew out the Nuggets, and following his team’s 132-111 victory, Clippers starting center Marcic Gortat did not mince words when talking about Nuggets big […]

Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic found himself hitting the showers early during his team’s blowout loss to the L.A. Clippers on Saturday after reacting to a foul call in a manner that the officials did not find too pleasing: Jokic got real heated after this foul call and got immediately ejected 😳 pic.twitter.com/hH0pBPuh0V — […]

Entering Saturday, Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic is leading the Nuggets in points, assists, rebounds and steals per game, the only player in the NBA to accomplish that feat. Nikola Jokic is averaging 18.1 points, 10.2 rebounds, 7.4 assists and 1.5 steals per game entering Saturday’s matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers. Nikola Jokic […]