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A lot of people have doubted the Phoenix Suns this season and how their path to the NBA Finals was paved with a ton of unfortunate injuries on the other side of the court. Ahead of the pivotal Game 6 with the Milwaukee Bucks just a win away from winning its first title in five […]

The Washington Wizards finally made their head coaching decision, naming Wes Unseld Jr. as the head man to try and get Russell Westbrook and Bradley Beal back to the playoffs. Unseld Jr. spent the previous half-decade plus with the Denver Nuggets as an assistant and finally got a head coaching gig. As it turns out, […]

Winning the championship is the ultimate goal of every NBA franchise. However to get there, every team must first qualify for the playoffs. And to do that, teams must finish within the top 10 of their conference to have a shot. Although it was previously only the top eight, with the implementation of the NBA […]

Denver Nuggets swingman Will Barton has officially declined his player option for 2021-22 worth $14.7 million and will enter free agency. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, however, Barton and the Nuggets have every desire to reach a new deal to keep the 30-year-old in Colorado when free agency opens in August. ESPN Sources: Denver […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis is considered by many as one of the top big men in the NBA today. If you ask the great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, however, he firmly believes that AD sits at the very top of the pinnacle right now. Abdul-Jabbar had nothing but high praise for Davis as he explained […]

A Denver Nuggets-Kemba Walker trade? If the Oklahoma City Thunder are looking to ship the guard, we’re going to look at how Denver can get it done. Oklahoma City Thunder guard Kemba Walker has been in the rumor mill since being traded away from Boston. Teams know that Walker does not want to be in […]

Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry is a nice guy. This is a known fact. This doesn’t mean, however, that the former back-to-back MVP isn’t capable of unleashing the most savage of trash talk against his opponents. Former Warriors forward Andre Iguodala recently guested on JJ Redick’s The Old Man & The Three podcast, and Iggy […]

Damian Lillard has had many historic games in his career. He’s well known for his iconic playoff clinching shot against the Oklahoma City Thunder, who the Blazers defeated in five games in 2019. There’s also his crushing series-ender against the Houston Rockets back in 2014. However, as impressive as those game-winners were, the same energy […]

Last season, the Los Angeles Lakers were playing their heart out on the court during the NBA Finals. This season, Lakers fans are left to daydream about which star players they can recruit to get back to the Finals again. Add Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray to the list of candidates. The Nuggets guard became […]

While the Phoenix Suns have come out on top of the West and are now on their way to the NBA Finals, some critics couldn’t help but point out they had a relatively easy road considering the injuries to their opponents. Devin Booker, however, couldn’t care less what their haters say. The Suns played and […]

Damian Lillard knows the Denver Nuggets are coming off a second-round exit to the Phoenix Suns. They may not have had as much playoff success as last year, but the Nuggets showed potential this year. Superstar center Nikola Jokic took home his first MVP award, becoming the first center to win the award since Shaquille […]

Having missed the last two games of their series against the Jazz and all of their series against the Suns, it seems that Kawhi Leonard’s time in Los Angeles could be coming to an end. Paul George has played out of his mind this season and resurrected himself as a bona fide super star in […]

The Denver Nuggets had an unfortunate season this year. What seemed like a chance to make it to the NBA Finals turned into disappointment after losing Jamal Murray to an ACL injury last April. Before that, this Nuggets team seemed to have all the pieces to win the Western Conference and possibly even the championship […]

The postseason has been eventful to say the least. We’ve seen the exits of the favorites to win the title. Furthermore, we are seeing the rise of a new era with neither LeBron James or Stephen Curry making the Finals this year. But among the events that have transpired, one of the best stories has […]

The Phoenix Suns start the Western Conference Finals against the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday. With Game 1 at home, several fans have been seen wearing T-shirts with the infamous “Suns in 4” guy on them. Check it out: Several fans walking into the arena with this “Suns in 4” guy t-shirt that's being handed […]

Spencer Dinwiddie has been a topic of discussion throughout the NBA season, even though he was sidelined with an ACL injury for most of the season. Dinwiddie was in trade rumors before the deadline, but nothing came to fruition. Now, by declining his $12.3 million player option for 2021-22, he’s set to become an unrestricted […]

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic announced Wednesday he will not be playing for his native Serbia in Olympic qualifying and will not participate in the Tokyo Olympics if the national team does in fact qualify. This isn’t much of a surprise given Jokic’s workload the past two seasons. Jokic led the Nuggets to the Western […]

The series between the Denver Nuggets and Phoenix Suns didn’t go well for the home team as Chris Paul, Devin Booker, and Chris Paul’s squad brought out the brooms and ended the series in four games. The series ended with Nikola Jokic being tossed after a flagrant 2 foul, ruining his MVP season earlier than […]

Are the Golden State Warriors making a play for Denver Nuggets superstar and newly-crowned league Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic? One of their most recent offseason moves seems to imply that they have at least taken this into consideration. According to The Athletic’s Anthony Slater, the Warriors are set to hire Jokic’s former coach in […]

Game 4 between the Denver Nuggets and Phoenix Suns ended in an unfortunate sweep of Nikola Jokic and Co. However, things got chippy as Jokic was called for a questionable flagrant 2 and was ejected. After the call, things got heated between the MVP winner and Suns guard Devin Booker as they got into an […]

After witnessing their team get swept in the first round by the Phoenix Suns, Denver Nuggets fans are now trying to address the what-ifs. After all, it was apparent that the Nuggets just didn’t have the “it” factor all series long. The Mike Malone-coached squad was well aware that the playoff campaign will be tough […]

A fantastic season for the Denver Nuggets, unfortunately, came to an end after being eliminated by the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference Semifinals. With different lineup changes along with injuries, the Suns had the Nuggets outnumbered and dominated the entire series. The biggest part of the sweep was the leadership of Chris Paul, both […]

Social media was quickly able to identify the Phoenix Suns fan involved in the now-viral fight video from Game 3 of the second-round series between the Suns and the Denver Nuggets. The brawl did not end well for the two Nuggets fans who decided to jump the Suns supporter, but as it turns out, they […]

After a highly promising season that ended in sheer disappointment, it’s definitely fair to say that the Denver Nuggets need to find help for league MVP Nikola Jokic. Granted they did take a big hit near the end of season when star point guard Jamal Murray tore his ACL. However, during their series against the […]

The Denver Nuggets had an applaudable regular season, garnering a 47-25 record to finish in the third spot of the Western Conference despite Jamal Murray’s torn ACL. Nikola Jokic earned MVP honors for his efforts and then carried the Nuggets past the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round of the playoffs. Unfortunately, the Serbian’s […]

Like many Denver Nuggets fans who watched the team’s Game 4 matchup against the Phoenix Suns Sunday night, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson was also left stunned over the ejection of  2021 NBA MVP Nikola Jokic in the third quarter. Here’s Wilson’s Twitter reaction to that surprising development. They really just kicked this man out […]

The Phoenix Suns completed a dominant sweep of the Denver Nuggets on Sunday night, winning Game 4 125-118 to advance to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 2010. Suns fans have made up one of the rowdier home crowds of these playoffs, so it’s no surprise they were ready to welcome the […]

For all his greatness, Chris Paul’s career has been tainted by his failures in the NBA Playoffs. Prior to their sweep of the Denver Nuggets on Sunday, Paul has only been to the Western Conference Finals once, losing to the Golden State Warriors in seven games in 2018. Year after year, the disappointments piled up […]

The Phoenix Suns are off to the Western Conference Finals, but star guard Devin Booker is anything but done. For most of his career, Booker has been chided for not winning meaningful games. While his scoring exploits have been truly impressive, he wasn’t getting the respect he was due. Then this season happened. After the […]

Call it coincidence but Phoenix Suns star Chris Paul has been different ever since he switched up his diet and went all-in on the plant-based lifestyle. The 36-year-old has been on a full-vegan diet since 2019 and his on-court performance has been incredible ever since the drastic change. According to StatMuse, the 11-time All-Star’s transformation […]

As the camera zoomed in on Nikola Jokic on the bench—his eyes empty, his thoughts possibly in a smoky haze, and pangs of regret slowly creeping in—it became clear that the Denver Nuggets were finished. Jokic stood up and dejectedly walked towards the tunnel in what could be the defining image of the Nuggets’ season. […]

The Phoenix Suns have secured their spot in the Western Conference Finals, the first team to etch their name into the season’s final four. But things got a little testy before they officially ended the series, as All-Stars Devin Booker and Nikola Jokic got into a heated spat in the middle of their closeout game. […]

The Phoenix Suns and Denver Nuggets will face off in a highly touted second-round matchup in the Western Conference Semifinals after pulling off massive wins in the first round of the playoffs. In this 2021 NBA Playoffs odds post, we’ll look at the Nuggets-Suns series odds, schedule, make a prediction and more. These teams played each […]

Nikola Jokic’s 2020-21 campaign was pretty historic for the NBA and the Denver Nuggets. Unfortunately, the 2020-21 NBA  MVP found himself on the wrong end of history with Stephen Curry following his ejection in Game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinals against the Phoenix Suns. According to ESPN Stats & Info, Jokic is only the […]

Nikola Jokic was ejected in a wild spat that resulted in a heated moment with Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker. But before the Denver Nuggets big man was tossed, Chris Paul made sure to make him look foolish on the defensive end. Check out the Suns point guard’s saucy cut dribble that had the Joker […]

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic had a not-so-MVP like moment that led to his ejection, but he made sure to exit the right way. After being assessed with a flagrant 2 foul for his hit on the face of Cameron Payne, Jokic took the time to talk to the Suns guard and show his regret […]

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant was just one of many people who were left confused after Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic was thrown out of Game 4 against the Phoenix Suns after being called for a flagrant foul penalty two in the third quarter. The newly crowned MVP was tossed after a frustration foul on […]

Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young is in disbelief after Denver Nuggets center and reigning NBA MVP Nikola Jokic was called for a Flagrant 2 and ejected in their crucial Game 4 against the Phoenix Suns. Late in the third quarter of the contest, Jokic hit Suns guard Cameron Payne on the face in frustration. Devin […]

Tempers are flaring in Game 4 of the Denver Nuggets vs. Phoenix Suns series. 2020-21 NBA MVP Nikola Jokic caught Suns guard Cameron Payne with a blow on the face, and Devin Booker wasn’t taking it sitting down. Booker and Jokic were face to face and had some choice words for one another. Jokic was […]