Tag: aaron gordon
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Where the Denver Nuggets go after first-round disaster | Vinny’s take
Denver’s front office is stuck between a mountain and a hard place. Executive vice president of player personnel Jon Wallace and executive vice president of basketball operations Ben Tenzer did a lot of things right on paper last year, even if vice chairman Josh Kroenke got the love in the Executive of the Year voting.…
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Nikola Jokic says ‘in Serbia, we all get fired,’ but reaffirms commitment to Nuggets after Game 6 defeat
MINNEAPOLIS — An offseason that started much sooner than the Nuggets hoped or expected got off to a positive start. Mere minutes after Denver’s season ended with a 110-98 loss to the Timberwolves in Game 6 of a first-round series Thursday at Target Center, The Denver Gazette asked Nikola Jokic if coming up short of…
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Aaron Gordon again questionable for Game 6; Peyton Watson still out for Nuggets
MINNEAPOLIS – The delicate dance with Aaron Gordon’s tricky left calf continues. Denver’s starting power forward is once again listed as questionable for Thursday’s win-or-go-home Game 6 at Target Center. After missing Game 3, Gordon last played in Game 4 but had his minutes cut after halftime. “His mobility, the way he guarded (Julius) Randle…
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Injuries persist for Aaron Gordon after missing second game in Nuggets’ series vs. Timberwolves
As the Denver Nuggets fought for their playoff lives, a key piece had to sit and watch from the bench in street clothes. The sight of Aaron Gordon looking on from the sideline has become more common lately. After playing in 75 games in his first full season with the team in 2021-22, Gordon is…
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Nuggets vs. Timberwolves | 3 takeaways from Denver’s loss to fall behind 3-1 in series against Minnesota
The Nuggets are coming home on the brink of elimination. In what is an eighth straight season with a postseason appearance, Denver has yet to lose in the first round in a year where both Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray are healthy. That reality is now one loss away after a 112-96 defeat at the…
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Mark Kiszla: Nuggets’ championship era fades fast after ugly Game 3 loss to Timberwolves
MINNEAPOLIS – Getting run out of the gym without so much as a whimper of protest might not have been the sad end of a glorious era for the Nuggets, but you can see it from here. And it ain’t a pretty sight. Those NBA championship rings earned in 2023 will shine forever. Denver, however,…
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Cam Johnson unbothered by inclusion on Jaden McDaniels list of ‘bad’ Denver Nuggets defenders
At least one person in the series thinks Cam Johnson is a bad defender. Timberwolves wing Jaden McDaniels started his list of Denver’s subpar defenders with Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray. He continued with Tim Hardaway, Johnson and Aaron Gordon. McDaniels doubled down when given a chance to clarify after Minnesota’s Game 2 win. Johnson…
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Aaron Gordon shakes off early trouble to impact Nuggets’ Game 1 win over Timberwolves
David Adelman jokingly chalked it up to a strategy move, but it was a rare sight seeing Aaron Gordon on the bench for as long as he was on Saturday afternoon. The Nuggets’ versatile, do-it-all forward matched the Timberwolves’ aggressiveness and physicality from the jump, but it cost him some precious time on the court…
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Aaron Gordon’s evolution gives Denver Nuggets all that’s needed | 2026 Nuggets Playoff Preview
One of the NBA’s most dynamic characters is ready to display his range on basketball’s biggest stage. Once the high-flying star of an Orlando organization that played in five playoff games in six years, Aaron Gordon has become a big reason why the Nuggets have played in 61 playoff games in the five seasons since…
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What’s the key to the Nuggets making a deep playoff run? | Friday Faceoff
Question: What’s the key to the Nuggets making a deep playoff run? Mark Kiszla, sports columnist: Aaron Gordon’s health Watching the Nuggets play basketball is a guilty pleasure. I love the thrill of Nikola Jokic’s magic tricks, especially when Jamal Murray and Tim Hardaway Jr. stick 3-point jumpers. But I hate the maddening lack of…