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Denver Nuggets multi-faceted center Nikola Jokic thinks that Mason Plumlee is the most underrated player in the NBA. Plumlee, 22, has been an excellent backup for Jokic at the center position. Mike Singer of The Denver Post wrote about Plumlee’s influence on the Nuggets, including Jokic’s heap of praise for his frontcourt partner. “I think […]

Denver Nuggets backup point guard Isaiah Thomas wants to be in LeBron James’ Space Jam 2. Space Jam 2 will begin filming in the summer of 2019. Thomas and James were teammates briefly with the Cleveland Cavaliers last season. I gotta be in Space Jam 2 — Isaiah Thomas (@isaiahthomas) November 30, 2018 Isaiah Thomas […]

The Denver Nuggets have signed guard Brandon Goodwin using the injury hardship exception. The signing was announced by Nuggets President of Basketball Operations Tim Connelly, as reported through nba.com. The franchise announced the good news via Twitter, and at the same time, welcomed their new player: Welcome to the squad!#MileHighBasketball pic.twitter.com/IlwiILdxoX — Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) […]

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone is hoping the team can reintegrate shooting guard Will Barton back into the lineup within the next couple of weeks. Barton underwent surgery on Oct. 23 on his right hip. The Nuggets said Barton was slated to miss five to six weeks after the surgery was performed. Will Barton […]

Denver Nuggets head coach Mike Malone had some choice words for Los Angeles Lakers fans who came to Denver to watch the game live. Per Adam Mares of Denver Stiffs, Malone, addressing the visiting team’s fans at the Pepsi Center: “Take that L on the way out.” Below is the full clip of Malone’s post-game […]

Jamal Murray of the Denver Nuggets bid goodbye to Los Angeles Lakers’ Kentavious Caldwell-Pope after sending him flying out after a fake. Check out this clip posted by the Nuggets via Twitter: This whole sequence of events. https://t.co/bSvudv02UL — Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) November 28, 2018 Did you miss it? Here’s a closer look at Murray’s […]

The Denver Nuggets will be shorthanded Tuesday night against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers, as starting shooting guard Gary Harris is out due to a left ankle injury. Harris, 24, missed the Nuggets’ previous game against the Oklahoma City Thunder as well. Gary Harris is out tonight for Denver. Torrey Craig started at […]

The Denver Nuggets are becoming more and more of a serious contender in a stacked Western Conference. One positive reason for their emergence is that the team’s owner, Josh Kroenke, prides himself on being ‘one of the guys.’ NBA.com’s Shaun Powell wrote about Josh Kroenke’s unique approach to team ownership, including a heap of praise […]

Denver Nuggets owner Josh Kroenke sent Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James a throwback jersey over the summer in an attempt to lure the four-time MVP to come to Denver as a free agent. Kroenke and James are good friends off the court and have even vacationed together in the past. LeBron appreciated Kroenke for […]

Denver Nuggets head coach Mike Malone’s fear of the possibility that Gary Harris might be dealing with an Achilles issue is already alleviated. Harris is reportedly just suffering from a left ankle soreness that will cost him a few games. Duvalier Johnson of the Mile High Sports tweeted out this piece of good news for […]

To some, the Denver Nuggets’ 12-7 start — which has them ranked fifth in the Western Conference standings — may be surprising. However, Nuggets head coach Mike Malone has identified a statistic that’s genuinely representative of what sets Denver’s squad apart from the other 29 teams in the league. Per Mile High Sports’ T.J. McBride, […]

The Denver Nuggets hired three-time WNBA champion Sue Bird to a front-office position Saturday, and backup point guard Isaiah Thomas is thrilled about the move. According to Katy Winge of Altitude TV, Isaiah Thomas says Sue Bird is a “basketball legend.” The lefty scoring guard also revealed he spoke with Bird before deciding to undergo arthroscopic hip surgery in March. […]

The Denver Nuggets are looking like one of the year’s dark-horse contenders. They are currently 10-5 and ranked third in the Western Conference standings. They have a quality young core in Nikola Jokic, Gary Harris and Jamal Murray with a capable supporting cast. The Nuggets just got a lot more talented with the addition of […]

In light of the Houston Rockets’ decision to part ways with Carmelo Anthony, former teammate Marcus Camby is still hopeful Melo can bounce back from a nasty decline at the tail end of his career. Camby, who played alongside Anthony as a member of the Denver Nuggets, noted Anthony was put in a bad spot, hoping […]

Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat trolled former teammate Isaiah Thomas’ height on Instagram. Wade posted an Instagram story of a shop and tagged Thomas. The shop appears to specialize in suits for men 5’8 and under. Thomas, who had a short stint with the Cleveland Cavaliers along with Wade, is listed as 5’9. No […]

After saying all the right things about Carmelo Anthony in the offseason when the Houston Rockets signed him, the franchise is ready to move on without their big-name acquisition. General manager Daryl Morey initially denied the early rumors that Anthony was done with the Rockets, but now  the decision to part ways is official. The […]

Paul Millsap and the Denver Nuggets started the season off with a ridiculous streak of nine wins in 10 games. Since that scorching hot start, the Nuggets have fallen off significantly. The team has lost their last four games and their record sits at 9-5. The offense has faltered a bit in their recent losses, but […]

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone blames his team’s defense for their four-game losing streak. As reported by Mike Singer of The Denver Post, Malone broke down exactly where his team is having trouble. He pointed out that his players had problems in containing their foes one-on-one, in pick-n-roll situations, and overall discipline: “Last four (games), […]

After a promising start to this season, the Nuggets have dropped four straight games, including Tuesday night’s 109-99 loss to the Houston Rockets. Denver point guard Isaiah Thomas doesn’t seem all that concerned, though. In fact, he says his team can just as easily rattle off a winning streak. Monte Morris said Isaiah Thomas came […]

Chris Paul of the Houston Rockets just sent Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets in circles after a spate of dribbling moves. Check out the clip below as posted by NBA TV: .@CP3 had him on skates! 🔥#Rockets pic.twitter.com/fC81szBzoF — NBA TV (@NBATV) November 14, 2018 Chris Paul ended up in an isolation against Jokic. […]

Denver Nuggets injured point guard Isaiah Thomas has a suggestion that he believes would fix locker room issues in the NBA. Unless you’ve been living under a rock Tuesday, you know that Golden State Warriors All-Stars Draymond Green and Kevin Durant were involved in a heated exchange Monday, an argument that spilled over to the […]

The Houston Rockets’ Carmelo Anthony saga continues with the forward’s future in H-Town still up in the air. Many believe that Anthony is on the verge of getting released by the Rockets, which would be a humiliating exit from the team by the 10-time All-Star. This has put Anthony in an extremely bad light. A […]

BetOnline.ag has released new odds on the possible landing spots for Houston Rockets forward Carmelo Anthony if he is indeed released by the team as rumored. There is a surprising favorite to land Anthony: 76ers: +200 Lakers: +400 Nets: +500 Nuggets: +1000 Any Chinese Team: +100 If/when Carmelo Anthony gets released by the Rockets at […]

The recent brilliant showing of Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray has earned him a heap of praise from a future Hall of Famer point guard. Houston Rockets All-Star Chris Paul says Murray doesn’t have any ceiling at all. Paul and the Rockets face Murray’s Nuggets at Denver on Tuesday night. Chris Paul on Jamal Murray’s […]

Denver Nuggets head coach Mike Malone had doubts about his team’s preparation coming into Sunday night’s showdown against the Milwaukee Bucks, according to Mike Singer of The Denver Post, as Brook Lopez rained down 3-pointer after 3-pointer to post a game-high 28 points, going a surprising 8-of-13 from deep. While Lopez isn’t an elite sharpshooter by […]

It was an historic evening for Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic on Friday. The 23-year-old went absolutely nuts in his team’s matchup against the Brooklyn Nets, and in the process, joined Alonzo Mourning and Bill Walton in a very specific statistical category. According to a redditor that goes by the name r/moneyball, Jokic joined a […]

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray scored a career-high 48 points this past Monday night against the Boston Celtics. Murray, however, tried to score 50 points by shooting the ball as the buzzer sounded — an unnecessary move according to the players’ unwritten rule on sportsmanship. Celtics star Kyrie Irving took offense to that. When he […]

Denver Nuggets injured swingman Will Barton says big man Nikola Jokic is not in a slump, but that the 23-year-old is just not shooting the ball. Jokic has scored in single digits the last four games and has taken a total of 18 shots. The strangest stat line came in the Nuggets’ loss to the […]

Nikola Jokic is coming off one of his worst performances this season after only putting up one shot in the Denver Nuggets’ loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday. The head-scratching performance from Jokic warrants some skepticism from the media and Nuggets’ fan base alike. Unfortunately, Jokic was wholly uninterested in answering any of those […]

The Denver Nuggets had high expectations coming into the season. They have a young and talented backcourt with Garry Harris Jr. and Jamal Murray, they drafted Michael Porter Jr. and they re-signed some key pieces. One of those key pieces re-signed this offseason was Nikola Jokic. The Nuggets and the talented big man agreed to […]

The City Edition jerseys are a huge success around the NBA and some teams are even taking the City Edition jersey nights one step further. The Denver Nuggets unveiled a new court design for their first Mile High City Night when they will take on the Brooklyn Nets on Friday. New center court look for […]

Denver Nuggets shooting guard Jamal Murray believes Boston Celtics star point guard Kyrie Irving overreacted in his attempt to go for 50 points Monday night at home. Murray had 48 points and took a 3-pointer with time running out in regulation after dribbling the clock out for a few seconds. Murray’s missed shot landed near […]

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic has been fined $25,000 for offensive language used during a postgame press conference. The NBA has announced they've fined Denver #Nuggets center Nikola Jokic for using offensive and derogatory language in his postgame interview. pic.twitter.com/6nn7OYDyCI — Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) November 7, 2018 Nikola Jokic used the phrase “no homo” in […]

There is some serious bad blood brewing between the Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets. In particular, between Kyrie Irving and Jamal Murray. As time was winding down in their game on Monday night, Murray hoisted up a deep 3 at the buzzer despite the fact that the Nuggets already had the game in hand and […]

Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving is a little lighter in the wallet after the NBA announced their decision to fine him $25,000 for throwing the basketball into the stands, per Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints. Irving was angry that Jamal Murray took a 3-pointer at the buzzer when the Denver Nuggets had already put the game […]

Boston Celtics star Kyrie Irving threw what was supposed to be Jamal Murray’s game ball into the stands in disgust over the latter’s last-second shot in a game that was all but over. Murray had 48 points in the dying seconds of the Denver Nuggets’ 115-107 win over the Celtics, and he attempted a last […]

Following their huge 115-107 win over the Boston Celtics on Monday, the Denver Nuggets have now tied their best start in franchise history. The Nuggets are off to a scorching start and are now 9-1 to begin their 2018-19 campaign, a feat that they have not done since the 1976-77 season. Hit ya with a […]

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray had one of the best scoring games since Carmelo Anthony in a Nuggets uniform when he scored 48 points on the Boston Celtics Monday. Celtics head coach Brad Stevens explained during postgame why the team could not slow down Murray. Brad Stevens just said that we pretty much threw the […]

Jamal Murray of the Denver Nuggets had a career-high 48 points in their win over the Boston Celtics. They already locked in the victory with some time remaining and Murray seemingly wanted to notch in a 50-point game, much to the Celtics’ frustration. But Murray, during the post-game interview, explained himself. Check out the clip […]