Eight minutes just cost the Nuggets homecourt advantage for two rounds. Now staring at a brutal Pels/Wolves/Thunder path.

Good insight from Booth, Malone and even … Pop about how the Nuggets have quietly tried to emulate San Antonio’s sustained success.

My boy’s been sitting on this one for a minute. Also, a cool Nuggets connection inside.

Fine, I’ll admit it. I voted for him atop the 🥤🗳️.

If MarkJonesESPN was calling an NC State game, I’d put the o/u on “Big Body Benzes” at 4.5.

A) This rules. I’m not surprised.

B) Joker has a thing for skilled college bigs. Last year, he took a liking to Gonzaga’s Drew Timme during their tournament run.

“It’s one of those things that you always want to remember as you get older … no cameras, no practice jerseys, no refs,” Kevin Durant told @DenverPost.

Oh, does Peyton Watson remember.

Inside Durant’s 2020 invite-only pickup game, feat. 1 high schooler:
denverpost.com/2024/03/24/pey…

As a Badger, I’m at the rationalizing portion of the program. Next is coping.

Novak Djokovic is one of the most accomplished athletes of all time — playing an individual sport.

When he finally got to see his friend Nikola Jokic live in an NBA game last weekend, team brilliance blew his mind.

“It’s just amazing he’s from Serbia.”
denverpost.com/2024/03/10/nov…

First story I ever had in the newspaper (Chicago Sun Times) featured Mike Conley. It wasn’t a very good story, with a loose angle, etc, however when I walked with him to the Grizzlies’ team bus that day, he was as gracious and engaging as one could be. Always had a fan in me.

Not gonna be a better All-Star moment than this. Don’t care about the game, the weekend or LeBron’s record.

The scars that line Jokic’s arms are clues to who he is: physical, crafty and cunning. On the surface, they seem like an odd coincidence for the 6x All-Star. But, as with everything Jokic, there’s way more than meets the eye.

Six years ago I got into a conversation with Jamal Murray about 🐐s. Here was his order back then.

New Nuggets Ink! Fifteen minutes before we recorded, Matt Schubert was unexpectedly ruled out, so we had to bring in a backup.

Talking Absentee Embiid and other Nuggets topics in the triumphant return of Mike Singer, plus a game of “Who wrote it?”
open.spotify.com/episode/1JcAhg…

Trav walked in looking like Leon from The Professional.

Joel Embiid just walked to the Sixers’ bench to a loud chorus of boos.

“Where’s Embiid at?” chant breaks out at Ball Arena.

Wondering what Adam Silver is thinking, as Embiid went from NOT on the injury report, to out, ahead of a national TV game against Denver.

….. Wow.

Deki sent me this photo a few years ago, when Nikola was as enamored with press conferences then as he is now. You couldn’t find someone more proud of Nikola, or more integral to his success, than Deki was. 🕊️🕊️