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Winning a championship is the most difficult task for any NBA player. Just ask the laundry list of Hall of Famers who failed to achieve the pinnacle of team success. Thus, Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, and the Denver Nuggets could do whatever they so please (as long as they remain within legal and ethical boundaries) […]

It’s not always easy to make an impact for a contending team in one’s first year in the NBA. But that’s exactly what Christian Braun did. Braun, the 21st pick of the 2022 NBA Draft, was a huge part of the Denver Nuggets rotation all season long. And now his (and the entire Nuggets team’s) […]

There may not be anything tougher in sports to cope with than losing in the championship game. This is what Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat will have to live with entering the offseason, as they fell in the NBA Finals to Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. Making the Finals for the second time […]

Denver Nuggets owner Stan Kroenke just watched his fourth different team win a championship over the last year and a half. The others he owns are the Los Angeles Rams (Super Bowl LVI champs), the Colorado Avalanche (2022 Stanley Cup champs), and the Colorado Mammoth (2022 National Lacrosse League champs). Most people would probably call […]

The celebrations will go well into the night for the Denver Nuggets after they secured their first-ever NBA title on Monday night. This was after they took out the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the NBA Finals in a hard-fought 94-89 victory. Apparently, Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic could not wait to get the festivities […]

Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic is now an NBA Champion and NBA Finals MVP. With his 28/16/4 performance in Game 5, he is officially the first player in NBA history to lead the entire playoffs in points, rebounds, and assists. Not even the likes of LeBron James or Wilt Chamberlain has pulled that off, per […]

The end of the 2022-23 regular season was dominated by pro-Joel Embiid and anti-Nikola Jokic narratives. Talking heads and even other NBA players believed that Embiid deserved to win the 2023 NBA MVP because the Philadelphia 76ers star was better defensively, and that the gap between the two on offense wasn’t that big for the […]

It all came tumbling down for Jimmy Butler in Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Denver Nuggets. The Miami Heat talisman had a forgettable performance in the most important game of the season, and while he nearly came up with some clutch heroics yet again, Butler ended up missing what should have been […]

Trae Young, Rudy Gobert, Kyle Kuzma and several NBA stars made sure to give Nikola Jokic and co. their flowers after the Denver Nuggets won the NBA championship against the Miami Heat. It wasn’t an easy journey for the Nuggets. Many didn’t even expect them to come out of the West and compete in the […]

It’s unclear what the exact figure is, but the city of Sombor in Serbia has a population of around 40-70,000 people depending on where one draws boundary lines. And yet from Sombor hails one of the greatest NBA players in history, and the latest to achieve basketball immortality, Nikola Jokic, the winner of the 2023 […]

Nikola Jokic is arguably the best center in the league today. The two-time MVP has led the Denver Nuggets to the franchise’s first-ever NBA championship. Aside from back-to-back MVPs, Jokic also has five All-Star game appearances, five All-NBA selections, a Western Conference Finals MVP and a Finals MVP. With Jokic establishing himself as the best […]

The Miami Heat may have lost in the 2023 NBA Finals to the Denver Nuggets, but simply making it this far is a massive accomplishment for Erik Spoelstra’s team. At one point, people questioned whether or not Miami would make the playoffs and there was a point in the play-in tournament where it looked like […]

After all these years, Michael Malone has finally won his first NBA title. This is after he led the Denver Nuggets to a 94-89 victory over the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday night. It was a long time coming for both the Nuggets and Malone, and you have to […]

Nikola Jokic has finally captured the NBA Championship after eight years in the league, as the Denver Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat in five games with Monday’s finisher. The two-time NBA MVP has achieved his elusive ring, and he couldn’t be more relieved that it’s over. He brought home the first championship in team history, […]

Winning an NBA championship is never easy — even for teams with plenty of talented players. But the Denver Nuggets have done it. After 56 years of the franchise’s existence, the Nuggets have finally reached the pinnacle of team success, closing out the 2023 NBA Finals with a 94-89 victory over the Miami Heat. Understandably, […]

From start to finish, the Denver Nuggets were the best team in the NBA and for the first time in franchise history, they have won the NBA Finals. Lead by their superstar center and two-time NBA MVP in Nikola Jokic, the Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat in five games to claim this championship. Jokic was […]

The Denver Nuggets just defeated the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the 2023 NBA Finals to claim their first championship in franchise history. With Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Michael Porter Jr. and others under contract in Denver for the foreseeable future, could this be the next dynasty in the NBA? The Nuggets have a […]

Nikola Jokic has finally achieved the only trophy that matters to him: The Larry O’Brien Trophy. That’s after the Denver Nuggets finished the job in the 2023 NBA Finals with a 94-89 win at home over Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat Monday night. Of course, Twitter is going off at the moment, with even […]

The Denver Nuggets won their first NBA title on Monday night, overcoming a frustrating call against them late. Aaron Gordon was whistled for a questionable foul on Heat star Jimmy Butler down the stretch of the fourth quarter that had fans shaking their heads. The defiant Butler scored 21 points and angered Nuggets fans with […]

The Denver Nuggets are the 2023 NBA Champions, and of course, Nikola Jokic is your NBA Finals MVP. Jokic bagged the honor as he steered the Nuggets to a complete dominance over the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals. After losing Game 2 and allowing Jimmy Butler and co. to tie the series at 1-1, […]

They did it. Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets clinched their first-ever NBA championship in franchise history on Monday night after a hard-fought 94-89 victory over the Miami Heat. Jokic, who has never been the sentimental type, could no longer hold back the emotion as he shared a beautiful moment with his brothers and the […]

Don’t let anyone convince you that there is a better halftime performer in the NBA than the one and only Red Panda. During the halftime break of Game 5 of the 2023 NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and the Denver Nuggets up in Mile High City, the crowd at Ball Arena was blessed by […]

The Denver Nuggets can call themselves NBA champions at last after beating the Miami Heat Monday night, 94-89. As much as Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray have done a masterful job of carrying the Nuggets from start to finish, Denver’s supporting cast also managed a splendid job of fulfilling their roles to the best of […]

The Denver Nuggets are your 2023 NBA Champions! Nikola Jokic and co. have been dominant all series long against the Miami Heat, though Monday’s showdown proved to be really tough for the Nuggets. Denver edged the Vice City franchise in Game 5, with the Joker leading the way with 28 points, 16 rebounds and four […]

With the Denver Nuggets being one win away from winning their first-ever NBA Championship, Nikola Jokic was having none of their efforts in the first half of NBA Finals Game 5 against the Miami Heat. The Nuggets ended the half shooting a disgusting 1-15 from three with nine turnovers. The Heat have managed to take […]

When Thomas Bryant asked the Los Angeles Lakers to trade him, he expressed his dissatisfaction over his minutes. Of course, things didn’t improve for him with the Denver Nuggets as his playing time even decreased. Making matters worse, in the NBA Finals where he has yet to play significantly, the Nuggets have chosen DeAndre Jordan […]

Closeout games are a different animal to deal with, and that’s what Michael Malone and the Denver Nuggets have on their plate after winning three of the first four games of the 2023 NBA Finals against the Miami Heat. The Nuggets, who can finish the series and bring to Denver its first-ever NBA title as […]

Stan Kroenke is a billionaire American businessman and owner of 2023 NBA Champions Denver Nuggets. His wife, Ann Walton, is heiress to multinational retail giant Walmart. As chairman of Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, the 75-year-old oversees the largest privately owned sports empire in the world. Stan Kroenke’s net worth is $12.9 billion, according to Forbes. […]

The Miami Heat will be fighting for their lives on Monday night in their do-or-die Game 5 showdown against the Denver Nuggets. Down 3-1 in the NBA Finals, the Heat are facing elimination on Denver’s home floor, and they will need to pull out all the stops to try and force a Game 6 in […]

The Denver Nuggets can make history on Monday night. They are now just one win away from securing their first-ever NBA title, and the fact that they will be playing in front of their own home crowd could be the cherry on top of the cake. In spite of the magnitude of what’s at stake […]

After a long wait, Tyler Herro is finally making his return to the 2023 playoffs as the Miami Heat play the Denver Nuggets in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. Herro was initially ruled out for Monday’s contest, but he was shockingly elevated to questionable on Monday morning. Now, the Heat have given him the […]

Nikola Jokic is arguably the best player in the NBA at this point in time. The fact that he’s led the Denver Nuggets all the way to the NBA Finals, and is now just one win away from becoming an NBA champion is a clear testament to this notion. Be that as it may, Jokic […]

On Monday, June 12th, it’s game 5 of the NBA finals between the Denver Nuggets and the Miami Heat. The Denver Nuggets are on the brink of their first NBA Championship as they have a commanding 3-1 lead. Fanduel is running a same-game parlay that’s paying out over 5-1 odds. We take a look at […]

The Denver Nuggets are one win away from securing their first ever NBA Finals. As the Heat look to stop their momentum and pull off an historic comeback, George Karl gives them the keys to stopping Nikola Jokic, via FanDuel TV. "The teams that had success a little bit this year played small on him […]

The Denver Nuggets are one win from an NBA Finals victory as Game 5 approaches on Monday night. With the chance to close out the Miami Heat in five games, Colin Cowherd says it would be no surprise given that they are just simply the best team in the NBA, via The Herd. "Nothing is […]

With the Denver Nuggets on the verge of claiming their first NBA Championship in franchise history heading into Monday’s Game 5, some are pointing out how such an accomplishment could impact the mentality of the Western Conference elites. When discussing on ESPN’s Get Up on June 12 what he believes to be “at stake” should […]

The Miami Heat currently trail the Denver Nuggets 3-1 heading into Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday night, but reinforcements may be coming at just the right time. Originally listed as “out” on the team’s injury report, the Heat have since upgraded guard Tyler Herro to “questionable” as he continues to work his […]

Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon has been excellent in the 2023 NBA Finals, and his slick hands were compared to former legendary NFL wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald by another premier NBA forward — Golden State Warriors’ Draymond Green. “Aaron Gordon has like high level, elite hands,” Green said on The Volume Sports podcast after Game […]

The exceptional play of Denver Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray since his return from a serious knee injury is serving as an inspiration to Boston Celtics forward Danilo Gallinari, who’s missed the entire 2022-23 NBA season because of a devastating ACL injury he suffered while playing for Italy in August 2022. “To see him going […]