Tag: nba
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Paul Klee: To equal last season’s success, Nuggets will need new nickname for Nikola Jokic: MVP Joker
DENVER • The Joker did the funniest thing Monday night. Nikola Jokic played an entire NBA game, 34 minutes of action, and never made me laugh. Never handed the ball to an opposing player who was out-of-bounds. (Love that one.) Never got mad at a ref then raced over to apologize because he said a…
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Fundamentals focus of Bol Bol’s big offseason before his first full season with Denver Nuggets
Bol Bol spent the short offseason getting back to the basics after his Nuggets’ breakthrough in the NBA bubble. Prior to the season’s disruption in March, Bol, a rookie out of Oregon, spent the season with the Windy City Bulls, Chicago’s G League affiliate. With the Nuggets short on healthy bodies, Bol played a role…
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Fundamentals focus of Bol Bol’s big offseason before his first full season with Denver Nuggets
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Bol Bol spent the short offseason getting back to the basics after his Nuggets’ breakthrough in the NBA bubble. Prior to the season’s disruption in March, Bol, a rookie out of Oregon, spent the season with the Windy City Bulls, Chicago’s G League affiliate. With…
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Woody Paige: Denver Nuggets are full of optimism going into their 70th NBA anniversary season
On the Denver Nuggets’ 70th NBA anniversary, this team indubitably has more optimism than the original. The 2019-20 Nuggets begin their positive, poised pursuit of the franchise’s first professional basketball championship Wednesday night in Portland. The 1949-50 Nuggets weren’t quite as confident when they opened the season in Moline, Ill., in October against the Tri-Cities…
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While in China, pathetic NBA should brush up on ‘qienuo’ and ‘weijunzi’ | Paul Klee
DENVER • Since the NBA and commish Adam Silver are hell-bent on maintaining friendly relations with China, let’s help them out. The Chinese word for cowardice is qienuo. Always handy to know the language in a foreign country. But there’s nothing lost in translation about the NBA’s stance on hypocrisy. They’re for it. The wokest…
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NBA schedule: 11 Nuggets games to catch at Pepsi Center
Home opener: Suns at Nuggets 7 p.m., Oct. 25 The Nuggets won 34 games at the Pepsi Center to have the top home record in the league. This year they open against Phoenix. 76ers at Nuggets 7 p.m., Nov. 8 Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic would match the two centers in the league – assuming the…
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The top 10 things to look for in sports from Colorado Springs this upcoming week, starting Sunday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save No. 10 NBA free agency starts Sunday No. 9 NASCAR’s top teams are at Chicago Sunday and Daytona on Saturday No. 8 The Colorado Rapids host the New England Revolution in their traditional Fourth of…
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The top 10 things to look for in sports from Colorado Springs this upcoming week, starting Sunday
No. 10 NBA free agency starts Sunday No. 9 NASCAR’s top teams are at Chicago Sunday and Daytona on Saturday No. 8 The Colorado Rapids host the New England Revolution in their traditional Fourth of July fireworks game No. 7 The Tour de France cycling race starts Saturday No. 6 Tennis Grand Slam Wimbledon starts…
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Paul Klee: UCCS legend, Spurs guard Derrick White hosts camp with a message
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save PARKER • Now here’s a hashtag truly worth 1,000 retweets. #DTBG. It’s what his dad once told him when Derrick White was a 9-year-old second baseman in Parker’s Little League. Derrick up to bat, winning run on third, two outs: Dare to be great. “That’s…