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The Denver Nuggets came close to trading Jamal Murray for Kyrie Irving in 2017. Then-G.M. Tim Connelly had asked head coach Michael Malone about a potential trade for a veteran star, but Malone and the rest of the organization refused. “Malone has said recently that Connelly approached him around that time indicating they could possibly […]
The Miami Heat made an offer to the Brooklyn Nets for eight-time All-Star Kyrie Irving at the trade deadline, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium. “They’re going to explore seeing what the star market is out there,” Charania said on FanDuel TV. “Just to give you a glimpse of what they looked at […]
Dr. Jason Johnson supported the case for Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid to win his first MVP award over Denver Nuggets center and back-to-back award winner Nikola Jokic. “The only Joker who people care about are Joaquin Phoenix and that terrible Joker movie that came out a couple of years ago,” the political scientist said […]
Drake won over $2 million on two bets after the Denver Nuggets won their first championship in five games against the Miami Heat of the 2023 NBA Finals. Young Papi placed a $242,583.91 wager on the Nuggets to defeat Miami in Game 5 of the NBA Finals with a 4-1 series score, per his Instagram […]
The 2023 NBA Draft is next Thursday, June 22, and the early entry withdrawal deadline was this past Monday at 5 p.m. ET. According to the withdrawal list, 108 players have notified the league that they wish to be removed from the early entry list for next week’s draft. Purdue center Zach Edey was one […]
NBA Twitter users posted mostly positive tweets after watching the Denver Nuggets win their first NBA championship in franchise history. It was the Nuggets’ first title in their 47-year history, but some fans wanted to see the Miami Heat put up more of a fight. Denver won the NBA Finals in only five games. NBA […]
The Denver Nuggets are now the ninth team to lose only one game in the conference finals and NBA Finals combined to win the championship. Denver is the first team since the 2017 Golden State Warriors to have just one loss over the course of both playoff series in the same postseason. The Nuggets swept […]
Nikola Jokic was selected 41st overall by the Denver Nuggets in the second round of the 2014 NBA Draft, and in Monday night’s 94-89 series-clinching win over the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, the five-time All-Star became the lowest-drafted player in NBA history to win Finals MVP. Jokic passed Dennis Johnson, […]
Team USA defeated Canada 118-36 for the gold medal in the 2023 FIBA U16 Americas Championship. In youth basketball, Team USA is 43-0 in all-time international matchups and has now won eight straight gold medals since 2009. The Americans’ 82-point win in Mérida, Mexico, was their largest margin of victory (surpassing the 78-point margin against […]
James Nnaji is a projected first-round pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, and the 6-foot-11, 250-pound Nigerian basketball star has decided to keep his name in next week’s draft ahead of Monday’s early entry withdrawal deadline. Draft candidates have until 5 p.m. ET to withdraw their names. The 2023 NBA Draft is next Thursday, June […]
