Denver Nuggets Articles - Page 171

The Toronto Raptors social media crew made a particularly funny blunder after edging the Denver Nuggets in overtime 113-111. Swingman Terrence Ross was able to get the ball at the wing and drain a clutch three-pointer thanks to a timely pindown screen by the 7-footer Jonas Valanciunas. The social media caption speaks for itself… The Twitter […]

Kenneth Faried had an impressive outing against the Phoenix Suns, with 20 points on 8-12 shooting. Faried pulled down a season-high 15 rebounds in just 26 minutes, recorded four steals and finished with a 90.2 Defensive Rating. He wants to prove all the haters in the league wrong. Via BSN Denver: “A lot of people […]

The Denver Nuggets are off to an awful start offensively this season, scoring only 97.7 points per 100 possessions and committing 18.1 turnovers per game on average. One of the main culprits for the offensive inefficiency is 20-year-old point guard Emmanuel Mudiay, who is averaging more turnovers than any other starting point guard in the […]

The Denver Nuggets are finalizing a deal with veteran free agent shooting guard Alonzo Gee, according to Shams Charania of The Vertical. The move comes at the heels of the team dropping forward Jarnell Stokes hours ago, and will serve to bolster the team’s depleted backcourt with the recent prognosis of Gary Harris‘ injury, which […]

The hospital that is the Denver Nuggets is filling up quick. After losing scorers Will Barton and Wilson Chandler in the past week, the team will be without shooting guard Gary Harris, who could miss up to four weeks with a foot injury, according to Chris Dempsey of the Denver Post. Harris was the perimeter defensive […]

In the Denver Nuggets‘ game against the Detroit Pistons on Saturday, head coach Mike Malone surprised many when he fielded in his starters who were missing one of their mainstays, Nikola Jokic. The move was part of the plan  to make use of other combinations and allow their starting center, Jusuf Nurkic to be played alongside […]

Denver Nuggets forward Wilson Chandler has been in the Mile High city since 2011. Prior to that, he spent four seasons with the New York Knicks playing under the bright lights of the Big Apple. At 29-years-old, Chandler spoke with SLAM and says he misses playing in New York at times because he enjoyed every minute […]

What would the NBA be without a little end-game officiating controversy? The Memphis Grizzlies beat the Denver Nuggets on a Marc Gasol buzzer beater that ended the game 108-107 Tuesday night. While the Nuggets had a chance to stop him, the problem is the fact that the Grizzlies had the opportunity to win due to […]

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone is hopeful to get shooting guard Will Barton back from a sprained ankle injury within a week to 10 days, according to Chris Dempsey of the Denver Post. Barton has been a potent scorer in the lineup, averaging 18 points and five rebounds per game. The team is also without […]

Denver Nuggets point guard Emmanuel Mudiay was absolutely white-hot, scoring 24 points during the first quarter of Sunday night’s game against the Boston Celtics. Mudiay made 9-of-10 from the floor and 3-of-4 from deep, including six straight buckets to start the game. Check him out. Emmanuel Mudiay outscores Boston 24-23 in the first quarter! #MileHighBasketball […]

Four games into his young NBA career and Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray had yet to make his first NBA field goal. The 19-year-old Kentucky product was mired in an 0-of-16 slump from the floor, collecting no more than one point in two of his four appearances, the other two? Scoreless. In his fifth game […]

The Denver Nuggets saw another member of their backcourt go down due to injury on Monday. During the team’s game against the Toronto Raptors, Will Barton suffered an ankle injury and was forced to leave and head straight to the locker room. Will Barton heads straight back to the locker room after spraining his left […]

On Saturday, the Denver Nuggets lost to the Portland Trail Blazers after Damian Lillard hit the game-winning shot with 0.3 seconds left on the clock. Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried was caught on a mismatch and found himself guarding the two-time All-Star. Lillard used his speed and was able to drive to the basket and hit a […]

A bank of lights went out near the ceiling of the Pepsi Center during the fourth quarter of the Portland Trail Blazers vs. Denver Nuggets game on Saturday night. Players shot around for a few minutes until the game was resumed, but the Blazers Twitter account could not let this go and had no mercy on […]

Two floaters by the two best players the Portland Trail Blazers had to offer and a bank of lights going out at the venue was all it took for Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum to come away with a 115-113 overtime win against the Denver Nuggets. The Nuggets led 90-85 in the fourth quarter when a bank of lights […]

The Denver Nuggets declared October 29th Dikembe Mutombo day and chose that date to retire his jersey. The Hall of Famer was drafted by the Nuggets in 1991, and spent five seasons in Denver. During that time Mutombo averaged 12.9 points, 12.3 rebounds, and 3.8 blocks. He also won a Defensive Player of the Year award, and […]

Kenneth Faried has found himself the odd man out in the big man carrousel that is the Denver Nuggets. The 6-foot-8 power forward will come off the bench for the first time in five years, according to Chris Dempsey of the Denver Post. Kenneth Faried will be a reserve, and Malone has said Manimal's been […]

Halloween is just around the corner and with only a week left to the much-awaited holiday, artist David Rappoccio of UpRoxx has re-worked every NBA logo into a holiday-themed one. There’s also an extra nugget at the bottom of the list for those of you who are nostalgic fans of this league. Check them out and […]

If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to be a personal assistant for a pro athlete, then, New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis has the dream job for you. Davis recently posted a help wanted ad on Craigslist with the following. Looking for someone to help me out so I can focus on […]

Point guard Emmanuel Mudiay has been diagnosed with a right ankle sprain, according to the Denver Nuggets‘ PR team. The second-year player was pulled out of Friday’s preseason game against the Golden State Warriors after suffering the injury. He played for 20 minutes, posting nine points and two assists during his shortened outing. Mudiay averaged […]

A new NBA season will tip off less than three weeks from now on Tuesday, Oct. 25, and with it come the hopes and aspirations of every team in the league. From certain championship hopes out of teams like the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors, to the drive to claim the Eastern Conference crown […]

Following the Denver Nuggets 108-106 preseason win against the Toronto Raptors on Monday, head coach Michael Malone was full of praise for his European big man combination of Jusuf Nurkic and Nikola Jokic, as per Harrison Wind of BSN Denver. “There’s definitely some Balkan buddy ball going on with those two guys,” said Malone. “They do look for […]

Coming off 33 and 30-win seasons, the Denver Nuggets are looking to move things around once more. Rumor has it that, according to ESPN Senior Writer Zach Lowe the Nuggets have “been dangling (Kenneth) Faried off and on for three years, and continue to now, sources say.” While likely their most exciting player, the five-year […]

The Denver Nuggets will be without their young and promising shooting guard Gary Harris for the start of this coming season. As reported by The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski, incoming third-year pro will be sidelined for four to six weeks due to a partially torn groin muscle. Denver Nuggets guard Gary Harris is expected to miss 4-to-6 weeks with […]

He may not have played an NBA game yet, but this year’s 7th overall pick of the draft, Jamal Murray of the Denver Nuggets, certainly does not lack confidence and already claimed that he is one of the best scorers in the league. As reported by Donna Spencer of The Canadian Press, the former Kentucky Wildcat had […]

Denver Nuggets guard Will Barton spoke with CBS’s Matt Moore about the recent cultural social issues that have been rippling across the country. NBA players are planning protests of their own in one way or another, and are looking to create a positive change however they can. Barton gave his thoughts on the situation in […]

Longtime Denver Nuggets center Dikembe Mutombo will have his No. 55 jersey retired by the team in their season home opener on Oct. 29 against the Portland Trail Blazers. The 50-year-old Mutombo played his first five seasons in Denver after being the fourth overall pick in the 1991 NBA Draft, making three of his first […]

After having his best season in the NBA last year, Denver Nuggets guard Will Barton made a lot of heads turn with his scoring ability and the energy he provided off the bench. The 25-year-old entered last season as a relatively unknown especially after only appearing in 28 games the previous year and bounced between […]

It’s the middle of September, the NBA off-season is coming to an end, training camp is yet to begin and in terms of significant action, basketball fans around the world have to look hard to get their fill. Well, look no further than the recent EuroBasket 2017 qualifier game between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Russia. […]

During his playing years, power forward/center Chuck Hayes was popularly known as the undersized player who had an unorthodox free-throw shooting form. He mostly came off the bench during his stints with the three NBA teams he played for, but always came out with a lot of energy and heart. The 6-foot-6 and 11-year veteran […]

Allen Iverson‘s Hall of Fame career was a rollercoaster full of ups and downs. From his meteoric rise as the first overall pick of the fabled 1996 NBA Draft, taking on all comers, to the last three years he spent in three different teams. He spent 10 memorable seasons in Philadelphia, a city whose grittiness and rugged […]

Finally, things are looking upward for the team from the Mile-High City. Steered by one of the better young coaches in the league in Mike Malone, the Denver Nuggets are slowly putting themselves in a position to fight for a playoff berth in a few years time. They got a decent amount of veterans to […]

Nike has just added another basketball player to their growing list of athletes. He may not be the biggest name out there but Denver Nuggets rookie Malik Beasley joins the likes of LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, just to name a few, as endorsers of one of the biggest shoe and apparel brands. […]

Given the situations he has been put in, the Denver Nuggets‘ Michael Malone has done a stellar job as an NBA head coach. Before receiving his untimely termination from the Sacramento Kings, Malone was the one coach who broke through to DeMarcus Cousins at the professional level. Now, Malone has changed the culture in Denver. […]

The Denver Nuggets add another body to their young roster. 6’8” small forward Robbie Hummel gets a two-year partially guaranteed contract with the Colorado team in hopes of getting another crack at his NBA dream. Former #Purdue star Robbie Hummel has signed a contract with the NBA's Denver Nuggets. Two years partially guaranteed. — GoldandBlack.com […]

Danilo Gallinari is very much satisfied where he is. The Italian NBA player’s name was brought up during the trade deadline last season as the Nuggets received interest from teams like the Clippers and Celtics about completing a deal. As Gallinari tells it, the team came to him and he was pretty clear about what […]

Next season will be Jarnell Stokes‘ third in the NBA should he make a team. With an offer on the table from the Denver Nuggets for training camp, he could make it three teams in three season. #Nuggets are expected to add 2015-16 D-League MVP Jarnell Stokes to the training camp roster. — Chris Dempsey […]

Sports are largely a great place for people to come together. What it does is give people, or in particular fans a common goal to be excited about and to come together on. There is an antagonist (the opposite team), and they have a group of fans behind them rooting for them to win. It’s […]

Days after a 30-point loss to Team USA in the gold medal game at the Rio Olympics, Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic was moved to tears in a homecoming to his native Sombor, Serbia. The seven-footer spoke to a very enthusiastic crowd while wearing a Serbian national team shirt and his silver medal draped around […]