Tag: Nuggets
ESPN has released its expert picks and predictions for 2024-25 NBA MVP. The network’s NBA Summer Forecast panel — a group of NBA experts, including reporters, editors, and analysts — ranked its top three choices for the NBA’s six major awards. A first-place vote counts as five points, a second-place vote receives three, and a […]
The Denver Nuggets received a disabled player exception worth $1.53 million on Thursday for rookie DaRon Holmes, who suffered a torn Achilles during the fourth quarter of his first NBA Summer League game against the Los Angeles Clippers on July 12. Holmes, who turns 22 on Aug. 15, is expected to miss the entire 2024-25 […]
Denver Nuggets center and three-time MVP Nikola Jokic joined Chris Paul on Tuesday night as the only NBA players to record at least 40 points and 10 assists in a playoff game without a turnover, in Denver’s 112-97 Game 5 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference semifinals. Paul had 41 points, 10 […]
Michael Porter Jr. became the Denver Nuggets’ all-time single-season leader in 3-pointers made during Thursday night’s 113-100 win over the New York Knicks. Porter passed Dale Ellis with 193 3s made this season on 478 attempts (40.4%). He scored 31 points on 13-of-16 (81.3%) shooting from the field and 3-of-6 (50%) from 3-point range. Ellis […]
The reigning NBA champion Denver Nuggets will take on the Boston Celtics in a pair of preseason games this October in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, the NBA announced on Wednesday. The Nuggets with two-time MVP Nikola Jokic, and the Celtics, led by five-time All-Star Jayson Tatum, will face off on […]
Denver Nuggets star Jamal Murray sprained his right ankle during the second quarter of the Nuggets’ 103-97 win over the Miami Heat on Thursday night at Ball Arena. His injury is reportedly “not serious,” per sources. Murray, 27, landed awkwardly on teammate Aaron Gordon’s foot under the basket after dishing an assist to Nikola Jokic. […]
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (lower back pain) has been downgraded to questionable for Wednesday night’s road game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Jokic, 28, has missed only one of Denver’s 48 games this season. Through 47 starts this season, Jokic is averaging 26.3 points, 12.1 rebounds, 9.0 assists, 1.2 steals, and 33.7 minutes per […]
Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic trails only LeBron James for the second-most NBA games leading his team in points, rebounds, and assists. The two-time MVP has recorded 159 such games across his nine-year career. Through 21 seasons, James has logged 231 such games. In Denver’s 114-109 win over the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night, Jokic […]
Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic is only the sixth NBA player in the last 10 years to notch at least 15 assists and fewer than five points in a single game. Jokic, 28, joins Draymond Green, Jeff Teague, Rajon Rondo, Chris Paul, and Kendall Marshall as recent players to accomplish this feat. Per a few […]
Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon returned to practice on Sunday after sustaining lacerations to his face and right shooting hand when he was bit by a family dog on Christmas. His right hand required 21 stitches. Gordon, 28, told The Denver Post that he feels ready to play in Monday’s home game against the Charlotte Hornets. The 10-year […]
