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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 […]

We all knew how good Nikola Jokic was heading into the NBA Finals, but what he has done recently is simply amazing. A two-time league MVP who is constantly putting his name next to some of the greatest in league history when it comes to records, the Denver Nuggets star continued to display his dominance […]

Nikola Jokic is having another incredible series so far for the Denver Nuggets in the 2023 NBA Finals. The one criticism that Jokic sometimes gets is for his defense, although head coach Michael Malone believes otherwise, reports DNVR Sports’ Harrison Wind. “If you really know what you’re looking at, and a lot of people don’t, […]

The Denver Nuggets have been on a warpath during the 2023 NBA playoffs. Despite entering the postseason coming off an uneven string of performances, the Nuggets have righted the ship at exactly the most opportune time. And now, thanks to monstrous efforts from both Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray in Game 3 of the NBA […]

After letting up homecourt advantage in Game 2 of the NBA Finals, the Denver Nuggets came storming back with a vengeance in Wednesday’s Game 3. Guided by the historic triple-double feats of Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, the club breezed by Miami whilst on the road down in South Beach, besting the surging Heat by […]

The Miami Heat had no answer for the Denver Nuggets’ dynamic duo of Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray in Wednesday night’s Game 3. Jokic finished with a stat line of 32 points, 21 rebounds, and ten assists, and Murray notched a 34-point triple-double in a game the Nuggets went on to win by a final […]

Nikola Jokic has repeatedly shown that all he cares about in basketball is winning games. It’s not just a facade for the Denver Nuggets center. It’s really just who he is. That persona was on full display again after the Nuggets crushed the Miami Heat in Game 3 of the 2023 NBA Finals, 109-04, in […]

Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray almost single-handedly (or should it be double-handedly?) willed the Denver Nuggets to victory on Wednesday night in Game 3 of the NBA Finals. The Miami Heat simply had no answer to Denver’s dynamic duo as they led the Nuggets to a massive 109-94 victory in Miami’s Kaseya Center. 66 points. […]

The Denver Nuggets are back in the driver’s seat in the 2023 NBA Finals after walloping the Miami Heat Wednesday night down in South Beach, 109-94. As you might have already known — or guessed — it’s the tandem of Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic which was the biggest thorn in the side of Jimmy […]

The first player that comes to mind when you consider the Denver Nuggets has got to be Nikola Jokic. The fact that this man has won back-to-back MVP titles means that he deserves this recognition. Moreover, there is also no doubt that the 28-year-old is the best player on his team, and he’s proven just […]

Nikola Jokic has been one of the best players in the NBA over the last few years, but it hasn’t stopped critics from finding flaws in his game. From his scoring to lack of athleticism, almost everything that can be criticized about his play has been made. After Jokic’s monster triple-double in Game 3 of […]

To say that Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray came out to play in Game 3 of the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat would be an utter understatement. The Denver Nuggets pair went off on Wednesday night, en route to leading their team to a crucial 109-94 win in Miami. In the process, the duo […]

The Denver Nuggets may have won Game 3 in convincing fashion, but Jamal Crawford isn’t ready to declare that the series is over. In fact, he sees the Miami Heat tying things up once again in Game 4, and for good reason. Speaking on the NBA TV coverage of the NBA Finals after Game 3 […]