It will be hard for Nikola Jokic to draw a more favorable comparison this season than the one presented by Hall of Fame point guard Isaiah Thomas two weeks ago. “He reminds me of Magic Johnson,” Thomas said as he sat courtside in London with the Nuggets’ television broadcast team during Denver’s victory over the…
Denver Nuggets veteran Jameer Nelson could be headed to a contender before the trade deadline. Continue for updates. Cavs Interested in Nelson Saturday, Jan. 28 According to Marc Stein of ESPN, Nelson is a trade target for the Cleveland Cavaliers, along with Shelvin Mack of the Utah Jazz. The biggest holdup could be the $4.5…
With 1:40 left in the fourth quarter, the entire Nuggets team gathered around Nikola Jokic, the jovial big man who was, at that moment, laying in the southwest corner of the Pepsi Center court, in pain. The crowd fell silent. An initial call for a stretcher was made, but they did not need it. Jokic…
via Nikola Jokic goes down but not out as Nuggets defeat Suns at home — The Denver Post
Nikola Jokic went down with a hip injury late in the Denver Nuggets’ Thursday night game, but the initial X-rays came back negative. Late in the Denver Nuggets’ 127-120 victory over the Phoenix Suns Thursday night, the home team had a legitimate scare when center Nikola Jokic went down with what appeared to be a…
The Nuggets’ playoff dreams begin and end with center Nikola Jokic. So as an ailing Jokic was wheeled through a back hallway of the Pepsi Center to the X-ray room Thursday night, surrounded by team doctors and followed by general manager Tim Connelly, the dream quickly turned to a knot in the stomach. It suddenly…
via Kiszla: When rising star Nikola Jokic goes down in pain, Nuggets gasp with fear — The Denver Post
The Nuggets got another much-needed win Thursday night, but suffered a bigger loss when their best player, Nikola Jokic, when down after suffering a leg injury with 1:40 left in the game. The magnitude of the injury was not lost on the Pepsi Center crowd, which fell deathly silent watching it all unfold prior to…
via Denver Nuggets defeat Phoenix Suns but Nikola Jokic suffers injury — The Denver Post
News broke on Wednesday that three Denver Nuggets youngsters were selected to the NBA’s Rising Stars Challenge as a part of the league’s All-Star game festivities. Nikola Jokic, Emmanuel Mudiay, and Jamal Murray are the trio representing the Nuggets in the contest, looking to showcase what the bright future in the Mile High City is all about.…
via Becoming Rising Stars hopefully just the beginning for Nuggets youngsters — Mile High Sports
With the trade deadline quickly approaching in the NBA, the question when looking at the Nuggets roster isn’t really “Who should be traded?” but more “Who shouldn’t be traded?” Nate Lundy and Shawn Drotar of 5280 Sports Network break down the possible routes the Nuggets will take, and who is most likely out the door.…
via MORNING MINUTE: Denver Nuggets possible trade routes — Mile High Sports
The eureka moment was when Nikola Jokic snatched a rebound with one hand, dribbled from under his own basket to past the halfcourt stripe and fed teammate Danilo Gallinari for a dunk during the Nuggets’ 103-93 victory against the Utah Jazz. I can see clearly now: There was only one all-star center playing in this…
DENVER (The Sports Xchange) – Unable to co-exist alongside Nikola Jokic on the court, Jusuf Nurkic has reportedly been placed on the trade block by the Denver Nuggets. Nurkic, a third-year big Bosnian center, is almost certain to be moved before the Feb. 23 trade deadline as the Nuggets are “actively working to find Nurkic…
via Nuggets Reportedly Planning To Deal Jusuf Nurkic — CBS Denver
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