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Nikola Jokic just led the Denver Nuggets to its first NBA championship in franchise history after beating the Miami Heat in the Finals. With that massive feat accomplished, the Joker’s place in the conversation as one of the best big men to ever play the game just got some serious boost. At the same time, […]

The Denver Nuggets’ title-clinching Game 5 victory over the Miami Heat on Monday night was followed by some pretty epic celebrations as the Nuggets lifted their first-ever title in franchise history. One of the most memorable of their title win celebrations came in the form of Nikola Jokic literally throwing Nuggets teammate into a pool. […]

Nikola Jokic’s incredible postseason performance, which led the Denver Nuggets to their first ever championship, has deservedly drawn some major plaudits from the NBA world. But there’s always somebody who has to zig when others zag, and Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix appears eager to fill that role. Speaking after the conclusion of the NBA Finals, […]

Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets knocked off the Miami Heat on Monday as NBA commissioner Adam Silver and millions of others looked on. The Nuggets’ win averaged 11.64 million viewers, more than tripling its competition. The series punctuated the most-watched NBA Playoffs in five years as the Nuggets’ championship-clinching game averaged 13.08 million viewers, […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic couldn’t be any happier for the Denver Nuggets after the Colorado franchise beat the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals for the 2023 title. Doncic has plenty of connections with the Nuggets, starting from his fellow European star Nikola Jokic. Denver forward Vlatko Cancar is also Luka’s teammate on the […]

Nikola Jokic just put in one of the most memorable NBA Playoff performances in the history of the game. So much so, that the Denver Nuggets superstar has earned all sorts of praise from fans and pundits alike. Count former NBA champ Richard Jefferson in on the Jokic hype train. Jefferson recently came out with […]

Jamal Murray put in a very impressive NBA Finals series against the Miami Heat and there’s no denying that he deserves a ton of credit for the Denver Nuggets’ title win. However, at the end of the day, you also can’t deny that Nikola Jokic was Denver’s main driving force toward their first-ever NBA championship. […]

The Denver Nuggets won their first NBA title Monday night, defeating the Miami Heat in five games. It was also Michael Malone’s first title as a head coach and he got a special shoutout from a fellow Denver coach with a ring, Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton. “Congratulations to the Nuggets and Mike [Malone] […]

Claiming their first title in franchise history, the Denver Nuggets currently sit at the very peak of the NBA. Two-time league MVP Nikola Jokic has done what so many greats in this organization’s history could not do and following their championship, former Nuggets great Carmelo Anthony sent a message to his former team on social […]

The Denver Nuggets’ 2023 NBA Championship parade is sure to be a raucous one. The Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat Monday in Game 5 of the 2023 NBA Finals, claiming their first title in franchise history. The team will waste no time celebrating among the fans. The Nuggets 2023 championship parade date, time and route […]

The Denver Nuggets left zero doubts that they were the best team in the recently concluded 2022-23 NBA season. They steamrolled Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat via a gentleman’s sweep in the NBA Finals and got the series-clinching 94-89 victory at home Monday night despite an atrocious shooting from behind the arc. Jamal Murray […]

The Denver Nuggets just won their first NBA championship. The team was the best in the league all year, and they finished the job by beating the Miami Heat 3-1 in the NBA Finals. The team will take some time to celebrate now, but as with all great teams, it is back to work soon […]

The Denver Nuggets have been receiving well-deserved praise from across the basketball world after winning their first-ever NBA title on Monday night against the Miami Heat — and that even included former president Barack Obama on Tuesday. “Congrats to the Denver [Nuggets] and the remarkable finals MVP Nikola Jokic for bringing home the franchise’s first […]

Jamal Murray can’t sing enough praises for his Denver Nuggets teammate Nikola Jokic. Just after the Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat Monday night in Game 5 of the 2023 NBA Finals at home, 94-89, to bring the Larry O’Brien to Mile High City. Murray told reporters how much he admires Jokic’s relentless spirit even after […]

The Denver Nuggets are NBA champions for the first time ever. It took Nikola Jokic and the squad five games to beat the Miami Heat, winning the 2023 NBA Finals in front of their home crowd at Ball Arena. Jokic adds to his incredible resumé with a Finals MVP award and never-before-seen playoff production, pushing […]

The discussion surrounding Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic turned sour to end the regular season. But that simply may have fueled Jokic to put up a historic run in the 2023 NBA playoffs. In this postseason alone, the Nuggets center put up 10 triple-doubles, with at least two coming in each round en route to […]

Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray led the Denver Nuggets against the Miami Heat to win their first-ever Larry O’Brien trophy in franchise history. It is just fitting that legendary Denver athletes give recognition where it is due. The biggest of which is Denver Broncos legend Peyton Manning. The Broncos legend expressed his love for the […]

If you’re an NBA player and you just won the NBA Finals, the typical reaction would be for you to jump and scream in joy while hugging your teammates. But not Denver Nuggets NBA Finals MVP Nikola Jokic. He wanted to do a classy gesture to the Miami Heat before celebrating. The Nuggets’ series with […]

The Denver Nuggets are set to hold their championship parade on Thursday after bagging their first-ever NBA title in franchise history on Monday night in Game 5 against the Miami Heat. As usual, Nikola Jokic had another memorable performance in this championship-clinching victory. It’s definitely going to be a festive mood in the city in […]

If there’s one thing Nikola Jokic doesn’t like about the Denver Nuggets’ NBA title win, it’s the barrage of congratulatory texts he has received and will probably receive. That much is clear after the Serbian big man was asked how many text messages he has gotten a little bit an hour after they secured the […]

Nikola Jokic is finally atop the world of basketball. After the Denver Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat in Game 5, the Serbian became the first non-lottery pick to win the NBA Finals MVP and regular season MVP. He is not excited about this new feat and would rather go home. The Serbian legend further cemented […]

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) […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]