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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, […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets find themselves just one win away from claiming their first NBA title in franchise history, and former coach George Karl seems convinced that this is the best iteration of the team that has ever been Asked during a recent appearance on Fanduel TV’s Run It Back if this was, […]

The Denver Nuggets find themselves on the verge of winning their first NBA Championship, but point guard Jamal Murray still isn’t satisfied with how franchise cornerstone and the current spearhead in their push for glory Nikola Jokic is perceived by those on the outside. Though already established as one of the most dominant offensive big […]

Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets are one win away from NBA stardom, with a chance to win their first ever championship in front of the home crowd at Ball Arena on Monday night. Although it’s not impossible that the Nuggets could defeat the Miami Heat in Game 5 without their star player, Jokic’s availability […]

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic revealed what he told Jamal Murray at the start of the season. Murray made his long-awaited comeback from a torn ACL this season after injuring it during a regular season game against the Golden State Warriors in April 2021. That setback took two years off Murray’s career. However, fast forward […]

Three-time NBA Sixth Man of the Year winner turned NBA on TNT analyst Jamal Crawford is clearly a huge fan of Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic and how dominant the former back-to-back league MVP has been throughout the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat. So much so, that Crawford believes that Jokic has already transcended […]

The Denver Nuggets are on the verge of their first NBA title as they return home Monday for Game 5 of the NBA Finals with the Miami Heat. The Nuggets have a 3-1 lead in the series after beating the Heat twice in Miami, and they can clinch the title if they are victorious in […]

Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic tweaked his right ankle in the first quarter of Game 4 of the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat, and there has been some concern regarding his status for Monday’s Game 5, but the expectation is that he will be a full participant, according to Jared Greenberg of NBA TV. […]

The Denver Nuggets are one win away from making history. As Monday night’s battle with the Miami Heat approaches, Nikola Jokic is fully confident his team will rise to the occasion of an NBA Finals close-out game. “We’re gonna be locked in and ready to go,” he told reporters on Sunday. “It’s just gonna be […]

Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic may have finally won over the sports world, as the Serbian center’s scintillating talents have proven themselves to be too good to ignore. Averaging 30 points per game for the second consecutive postseason, Jokic is also recording 13.3 rebounds and 9.8 assists per game in the 2023 NBA Playoffs while […]

When you think about Nikola Jokic, the first thing that comes to mind is his sheer offensive brilliance. The Denver Nuggets star already the most prolific passing center of all-time. is read on opposing defense is immaculate, and he’s able to dissect opposing coverages with ease. Add to that his deadly midrange and post game, […]

On the surface, Miami Heat talisman Jimmy Butler and Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic could not be any more different. However, both players now share the same objective of leading their team to an NBA title. According to ESPN analyst JJ Redick, that’s not the only similarity these two stud share. Speaking on Friday’s episode […]

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green has four championships, and so he knows a championship team when sees one. So he didn’t hesitate in crowning Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets as the 2023 NBA Champions after watching how they handled the Miami Heat in Game 4. The Nuggets still need one win to officially […]

If the Denver Nuggets go on and win the title this season, then there’s no denying that Aaron Gordon will deserve a lot of credit for the role he played throughout the NBA Playoffs and the regular season. The 27-year-old was once again instrumental in Denver’s NBA Finals Game 4 win over the Miami Heat […]

Former NBA player and coach Sam Mitchell believes Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo is making a big mistake against Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets in the NBA Finals. In Game 4, fans saw Adebayo take on a playmaker role similar to what Jokic is doing for the Nuggets. However, it was a massive fail […]

Maybe it’s time to stop asking Nikola Jokic about his thoughts on every incredible stat line he puts up. Once again, the Denver Nuggets superstar center showed barely any interest in discussing another big game from him in the 2023 NBA Finals, as his focus continues to be on — and only on — bringing […]

Dwight Howard previously stated that he believes he would have “dominated” Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic during his prime. Unsurprisingly, Howard’s bold take garnered all sorts of reactions from social media. The one-time NBA champion remains unfazed, though, as he doubled down on his earlier claim against the former back-to-back league MVP. To be fair […]

The Miami Heat are a good team, but they have simply been outmatched in the NBA Finals and after their Game 4 victory in Miami, the Denver Nuggets are one win away from claiming their first title. The race for this year’s Finals MVP award really is not much of a race anymore, as Nuggets […]

A Denver Nuggets NBA Finals Game 5 victory over the Miami Heat would give the franchise its first-ever championship. Ahead of Monday night’s Nuggets-Heat game, we’ll be making out Nuggets Game 5 predictions. The Nuggets might’ve all but ended the Heat’s chances of pulling off the upset in the 2023 NBA Finals by winning Game […]

Denver Nuggets forward Bruce Brown starred off the bench in Friday’s Game 4 of the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat. Brown scored 21 points — on 8-for-11 shooting from the field and 3-for-5 from behind the three-point arc — and grabbed four rebounds in a game the Nuggets went on to win by a […]

Nikola Jokic and Novak Djokovic are potentially the two greatest Serbian athletes of all time, and the two superstars are at the peak of their respective sports. With Djokovic on the verge of a record-breaking 23rd Grand Slam title in tennis and Jokic just one win away from his first ever NBA Championship, the Denver […]

The Denver Nuggets picked up their second straight victory over the Miami Heat in the 2023 NBA Finals in Game 4 on Friday night to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the series. Denver is just one win away from being crowned champions, and a big reason for that is because of Aaron Gordon, who […]

The Denver Nuggets are just one win away from the NBA title, and while that is definitely good news, Nikola Jokic doesn’t want his teammates to be complacent. After all, it also means that they haven’t won anything yet. Jokic said as much after the Nuggets took a 3-1 series lead with their 108-95 win […]

If the NBA Playoffs were a buffet, Nuggets center Nikola Jokic must’ve finished seven plates, because he’s been feasting on everything, breaking countless records in this playoff run, from being the first player to have a 30-20-10 game in an NBA Finals, to having the most 30-point, 20-rebound triple-doubles in playoff history, and once this […]

Chris Paul’s three-year tenure with the Phoenix Suns could potentially come to a close this offseason with the team reportedly exploring options to part ways with the point guard. If the Suns do indeed leave Paul looking for a new team, perhaps Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets make sense as a potential spot for […]

Stephen A Smith has always been one of the most hated figures in the NBA media landscape. It’s easy to see why: his basketball takes are questionable at best and downright ludicrous at worst. Recently, Smith was once again in the spotlight for his crazy take on Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic. During an episode […]

Denver Nuggets veteran Aaron Gordon previously said that he has no doubt in his mind that teammates Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray combine to make the top duo in the NBA today. Murray himself has caught wind of this bold claim from his own teammate, and for his part, the 26-year-old did not shy away […]

Nikola Jokic has completely catapulted his legacy after leading the Denver Nuggets to their first NBA Finals appearance in franchise history. The “undeserving MVP three-peat” narrative does not seem relevant at all anymore, with the Serbian big man just two games away from winning his first ring. With Jokic proving he can lead a healthy […]

The Denver Nuggets have taken a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat after pulling off a 109-94 win on Wednesday as the series shifted to the Heat’s home floor. It was the phenomenal play of the Nuggets star duo in Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray that powered them to the win […]

In Game 2 of the NBA Finals, Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic dropped a series-high 41 points all over the Miami Heat. It resulted in a tough loss for the Nuggets, though, with Miami escaping with a pivotal 111-108 win on Denver’s own home floor. That wasn’t the first time the Nuggets lost in spite […]

Denver Nuggets star big man Nikola Jokic has been known to be a big fan of horse racing. Speaking with Rookie of the Year and Orlando Magic phenom Paolo Banchero, Jokic detailed when his love of horses began. "It was 12/13 [years old]… It was race day in my hometown, my family brought me to […]