Is Nuggets’ Josh Kroenke placing too much faith in David Adelman? By Troy Renck May 11, 2026 at 6:21 p.m. David Adelman looks a lot more like a great offensive coordinator than a head coach....
Nuggets offseason questions: Will Peyton Watson exit in free agency? Who’s in charge of decisions? By Bennett Durando May 10, 2026 at 9:32 p.m. After a disappointing first-round exit to rival Minnesota in the NBA Playoffs, Denver's front office...
Josh Kroenke on Nuggets offseason: ‘Everything on the table’ except a Nikola Jokic trade By Bennett Durando May 8, 2026 at 8:04 p.m. Nuggets team president Josh Kroenke fielded questions Friday on paying the luxury tax and what...
Nuggets president Josh Kroenke doubles down on confidence in coach David Adelman By Bennett Durando May 8, 2026 at 8:05 p.m. With Nuggets coach David Adelman returning for a second season after a first-round exit from...
Nuggets’ Christian Braun, after playing through injuries in NBA Playoffs, vows to perform up to contract By Bennett Durando May 8, 2026 at 7:35 p.m. "I could blame my ankle," Braun said. "I could blame injuries that people don't know...
Nuggets 2026 offseason preview: Trades, Peyton Watson free agency and more roster dilemmas loom By Bennett Durando May 3, 2026 at 10:00 p.m. Nikola Jokic is due a contract extension. And the Denver Nuggets have tough decisions to...
Nuggets, Nikola Jokic at a crossroads after NBA Playoffs disaster against rival Timberwolves By Bennett Durando May 4, 2026 at 11:21 a.m. On one side of the curtain, the Nuggets tried to collect themselves. Dumbfounded, duped and...
Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic says David Adelman not to blame for NBA Playoffs collapse By Bennett Durando May 2, 2026 at 8:57 p.m. "Definitely if we were in Serbia," Nikola Jokic said after the Nuggets' season-ending loss on...
Nuggets’ Jamal Murray takes blame after embarrassing Game 6 loss to Timberwolves By Troy Renck May 1, 2026 at 9:33 a.m. The Timberwolves, in general, and Jaden McDaniels, specifically, made life miserable for the Nuggets' Jamal...
Timberwolves end Nuggets’ season in Game 6, Jaden McDaniels gets last laugh By Bennett Durando May 1, 2026 at 9:32 a.m. Jaden McDaniels locked up Jamal Murray, Nikola Jokic remained inconsistent and off-balance despite an excellent...
How Nuggets’ Spencer Jones laid groundwork for NBA playoff heroics by breaking a teammate’s tooth By Bennett Durando April 28, 2026 at 6:00 a.m. Spencer Jones laid the groundwork for playoff minutes back at training camp. "He was hacking...
Is this Nikola Jokic’s most disappointing NBA Playoffs series with Nuggets? By Troy Renck April 27, 2026 at 6:07 p.m. In the first four games of the series, the 31-year-old shot 39.1% from the field,...
Nuggets coach David Adelman’s defiant comments defending team after Game 4 loss Timberwolves By Bennett Durando April 26, 2026 at 2:30 p.m. The Nuggets have been able to diagnose their problems against Minnesota. But they were at...
Timberwolves overcome injuries to Anthony Edwards, Donte DiVincenzo to push Nuggets to brink in NBA Playoffs By Bennett Durando April 25, 2026 at 11:00 p.m. The Nuggets were overwhelmed again by the Timberwolves. Not by Anthony Edwards this time, but...
Nuggets and Timberwolves can’t escape each other. Their rivalry is escalating in 2026 NBA playoffs. By Bennett Durando April 25, 2026 at 9:22 p.m. As Jaden McDaniels ups the stakes in Round 3 of Nuggets-Timberwolves, here's why it has...
Nikola Jokic knows he must score more efficiently to save Nuggets in NBA Playoffs after Game 3 dud By Bennett Durando April 24, 2026 at 8:26 p.m. "He had a tough night," David Adelman said of his star center. "And it happens...
Renck: Nuggets get punked by Timberwolves, fail to punch back in embarrassing Game 3 loss By Troy Renck April 24, 2026 at 10:38 a.m. The Nuggets have lost plenty of playoff games the past two springs, but few have...
Timberwolves back up talk, blast Nuggets without Aaron Gordon in Game 3 of NBA Playoffs series By Bennett Durando April 24, 2026 at 8:37 a.m. Through three games, Denver's two best offensive players have been defeated by Minnesota's top two...
Christian Braun missed clutch free throw, but Nikola Jokic regrets not shooting floater in Nuggets’ Game 2 loss By Bennett Durando April 21, 2026 at 4:23 p.m. "Gotta take that one on the chin. That's on me," Christian Braun said of his...
Timberwolves’ Jaden McDaniels takes shots at Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray: ‘They’re all bad defenders’ By Bennett Durando April 21, 2026 at 10:35 a.m. Timberwolves wing Jaden McDaniels said Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and the Nuggets are "all bad...
Nuggets defense jolted awake in Game 1 vs. Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves. Is it sustainable throughout NBA playoffs? By Bennett Durando April 19, 2026 at 4:48 p.m. The Nuggets have been waiting for the NBA playoffs to turn up the volume on...
Renck: Timberwolves, Chris Finch cry foul on Nuggets’ Jamal Murray. Try guarding him better. By Troy Renck April 18, 2026 at 9:36 p.m. Jamal Murray gets a fair whistle and now suddenly he is gaming the system? Come...
Nuggets hold off Timberwolves for ‘grimy’ Game 1 win to open NBA playoffs By Bennett Durando April 18, 2026 at 9:35 p.m. Nikola Jokic went for a triple-double, and Denver's defense was as good as its been...
Nuggets will play Mexico City game vs. Pacers next season, NBA announces By Bennett Durando April 16, 2026 at 6:47 p.m. Details on the Nuggets' next international trip, a visit to Mexico City slated for early...
Will Nuggets’ Peyton Watson, Spencer Jones play in Game 1 vs. Timberwolves? By Bennett Durando April 16, 2026 at 6:47 p.m. Defensive reinforcements may be arriving for the Nuggets, and just in time for Ant Man's...
David Adelman on another Nuggets-Timberwolves NBA playoff series: ‘We’re not ducking anybody’ By Bennett Durando April 13, 2026 at 12:21 a.m. After a bizarre final weekend of the regular season filled with plot twists, the Nuggets...
Are Nuggets trying to avoid 3-seed, Timberwolves matchup? Will Nikola Jokic play Game 82? By Bennett Durando April 11, 2026 at 9:05 p.m. Setting the stage for Game 82 between the Nuggets and Spurs, a fascinating regular-season finale...
Nuggets’ Jamal Murray’s All-NBA case ‘obvious and not an argument,’ David Adelman says By Bennett Durando April 10, 2026 at 9:26 p.m. "I'm just chucking them," Murray said recently when asked about his career-best 3-point shooting season.
Nuggets playoff scenarios, explained: Western Conference seeding, tiebreakers, first-round matchups By Bennett Durando April 10, 2026 at 1:16 p.m. Why the Minnesota Timberwolves are the Nuggets' most likely first-round opponent in the 2026 NBA...
Nikola Jokic, Nuggets react to UNC basketball hiring Michael Malone as coach By Bennett Durando April 6, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Coaching college hoops? A little different from the NBA, Nikola Jokic pointed out after UNC...
UNC basketball hires Michael Malone, former Nuggets coach, per report By Bennett Durando April 6, 2026 at 9:09 p.m. Michael Malone is the winningest coach in Nuggets history after a 10-year tenure that included...
Nuggets end Spurs’ 11-game win streak in OT duel between Nikola Jokic, Victor Wembanyama By Bennett Durando April 4, 2026 at 6:32 p.m. Jokic went for 39 points on 13 of 25 shooting, including a pair of difficult...
Nuggets’ Peyton Watson week to week with hamstring injury, David Adelman says By Bennett Durando April 3, 2026 at 5:02 p.m. Peyton Watson will have a little more than two weeks to get well before the...
Nikola Jokic was crushed when Nuggets traded for Aaron Gordon. Here’s why it’s been ‘a perfect match.’ By Bennett Durando April 9, 2026 at 2:51 p.m. "Who can defend the monsters of the league?" The Nuggets asked themselves that question in...
Nuggets begin battle for seeding in Utah after clinching 8th straight playoff berth By Bennett Durando April 2, 2026 at 5:05 p.m. Jamal Murray scored 37 points on a 10-for-16 performance outside the arc as the Nuggets...
Nikola Jokic responds to being Caitlin Clark’s favorite player to watch: ‘We have the same agent’ By Bennett Durando March 30, 2026 at 7:39 p.m. Caitlin Clark heaped praise on Jokic during a guest appearance on NBC last Sunday. His...
Nikola Jokic isn’t into predicting Nuggets’ playoff ceiling: ‘I don’t like to look in the future’ By Bennett Durando March 28, 2026 at 9:08 p.m. Friday provided yet another game that amplified the league-wide confusion about what exactly this Nuggets...
Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic evaluates his season as ‘inconsistent’ as MVP hopes fade By Bennett Durando May 8, 2026 at 12:49 p.m. "Watching people through their ascension and getting to where they want to go, that's when...
Jamal Murray, Nikola Jokic dominate to win 400th game together as ‘best tandem in the NBA’ By Bennett Durando March 26, 2026 at 3:06 p.m. Rarely do Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic both put together career nights at the same...
Nuggets’ Peyton Watson returns from injury with unshaken confidence By Bennett Durando March 23, 2026 at 1:39 p.m. Nikola Jokic thinks it can take three to four weeks to regain a rhythm after...
Will Jonas Valanciunas be in Nuggets’ playoff rotation? It could depend on the matchup By Bennett Durando March 20, 2026 at 9:18 p.m. "There are too many talented small-ball lineups that abuse pick-and-roll coverage, and if you can...
Nikola Jokic commits 10 turnovers as Nuggets suffer costly loss to Grizzlies By Bennett Durando March 19, 2026 at 3:19 p.m. Jokic's 10 turnovers matched a career-high, as impressive efforts from Christian Braun and Cam Johnson...
Nuggets hoping Peyton Watson returns by end of week from hamstring injury By Bennett Durando March 16, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. Nuggets coach David Adelman reacts to the Last Two Minute report that admitted Los Angeles...
Nuggets made same mistake on Luka Doncic, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander game-winners. Here’s how. By Bennett Durando March 15, 2026 at 7:08 p.m. Denver’s attempts to corral two MVP candidates were unsuccessful on game-deciding possessions this week.
How Lakers’ Austin Reaves got his own rebound, stunned Nuggets on wildest play of NBA season: ‘1 in 100’ By Bennett Durando March 15, 2026 at 3:43 p.m. Inside Austin Reaves’ intentional free throw miss that handed the Nuggets one of their most...
Did Shai Gilgeous-Alexander clinch MVP over Nikola Jokic again with game-winner? By Bennett Durando March 11, 2026 at 9:35 p.m. Nikola Jokic didn’t make a case against the 65-game rule when asked about it Monday...
Thunder’s Lu Dort toes the line again, but Nikola Jokic says he didn’t cross it with flagrant foul By Bennett Durando March 11, 2026 at 10:49 a.m. Why the Nuggets didn't double-team Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on the last play, why Jamal Murray played...
Nuggets’ Jamal Murray exits with left ankle injury against Knicks By Bennett Durando March 8, 2026 at 12:10 p.m. Murray backpedaled into Nikola Jokic's foot then limped to the locker room Friday night as...
Nuggets thrilled as Aaron Gordon returns from hamstring injury By Bennett Durando March 6, 2026 at 6:46 p.m. Friday vs. the New York Knicks marked the first time in 53 games the Nuggets...
Nuggets sign former Colorado State wing David Roddy to 2-way, waive Tamar Bates By Bennett Durando March 4, 2026 at 3:01 p.m. Roddy, 24, played three seasons at Colorado State and was drafted 23rd overall in 2022.
Nuggets get a morale boost from season-best defensive effort: ‘When we play like that, we’re the best in the league’ By Bennett Durando February 26, 2026 at 7:20 p.m. Nikola Jokic kept launching 3s even as his right wrist and soft touch betrayed him....
The Nuggets are somehow worse in clutch time with Nikola Jokic back. David Adelman has some theories. By Bennett Durando February 25, 2026 at 2:43 p.m. "We're trying to maintain who we are, playing the two-man game without the things that...
Nuggets injury update: Aaron Gordon, Peyton Watson inch closer as Denver nears full strength By Bennett Durando February 24, 2026 at 8:32 p.m. An occasion Nuggets fans have waited almost four months to celebrate might finally be near.
Why David Adelman, Nuggets decided it was time to pay attention to standings after All-Star break By Bennett Durando February 23, 2026 at 4:39 p.m. "I'm definitely concerned, because we are losing the games," Nikola Jokic said of Denver's clutch...
KJ Simpson was in the crowd for NBA championship parade in Denver. Now former CU Buffs star is a Nugget. By Bennett Durando February 21, 2026 at 10:01 a.m. "We say 'chip on your shoulder.' I don't even know how much more my shoulder...
Nuggets to sign former CU Buffs star KJ Simpson to 2-way contract By Bennett Durando February 19, 2026 at 2:47 p.m. The Nuggets are planning to sign KJ Simpson to a two-way contract after converting Spencer...
Nuggets sign Spencer Jones to standard contract, converting 2-way deal By Bennett Durando February 19, 2026 at 11:18 a.m. It took longer than expected after a concussion got in the way, but the Nuggets...
Doug Moe, Nuggets coach who pioneered fast-paced, high-scoring offense, dies at 87 By Bennett Durando February 17, 2026 at 7:43 p.m. Doug Moe, who won 432 games as head coach of the Denver Nuggets in the...
Nuggets welcome All-Star break, but Nikola Jokic’s vacation time is thwarted again By Bennett Durando February 12, 2026 at 7:07 p.m. How the Nuggets will spend the All-Star break, from Cabo to the 3-point contest to...
Nuggets’ Cam Johnson returns at fortuitous time for Denver roster ravaged by injuries By Bennett Durando February 11, 2026 at 8:24 p.m. "You don't want to peak too early and hit kind of the downslope of it,"...
Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic not worried by skid after costly last-minute turnover against Cavs By Bennett Durando February 10, 2026 at 9:06 p.m. "Are we happy with the losses? No," Nikola Jokic said. "But I think we can...
Christian Braun on failed initial return from ankle injury: ‘I wasn’t ready’ By Bennett Durando February 9, 2026 at 8:38 p.m. White men can't jump if their ankles aren't fully healed, Christian Braun learned recently.
Nuggets trade Hunter Tyson, second-round pick to Brooklyn. Here’s what it means. By Bennett Durando February 5, 2026 at 9:17 p.m. The Nuggets traded Hunter Tyson and a second-round pick to the Nets for a pick....
Nuggets blow past Nikola Jokic minutes restriction, but Jalen Brunson makes them pay in 2OT thriller By Bennett Durando February 5, 2026 at 12:21 p.m. On the eve of the NBA trade deadline, the Denver Nuggets played a thriller with...
Nuggets’ Jamal Murray plans to play hard at NBA All-Star Game, even if Nikola Jokic doesn’t By Bennett Durando February 3, 2026 at 1:40 p.m. Murray soaked in the moment Sunday after earning his first All-Star nod, then he set...
Nikola Jokic on his month off with knee injury: ‘I was so emotionally empty after the games’ By Bennett Durando February 1, 2026 at 1:05 a.m. Nikola Jokic scored 31 points in 24 minutes Friday for the Nuggets in his return...
Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic returns Friday against Clippers after missing a month By Bennett Durando January 30, 2026 at 9:22 p.m. Nikola Jokic is preparing to play Friday night against the Clippers after missing the last...
Nuggets’ Aaron Gordon to miss another 4-6 weeks with hamstring injury By Bennett Durando January 29, 2026 at 8:33 p.m. Aaron Gordon will miss another four to six weeks with the same hamstring injury that...
Jamal Murray takes blame after missing game-tying free throws twice in Nuggets loss By Bennett Durando January 28, 2026 at 7:07 p.m. Among the finite number of ways a basketball game can end, this one was about...
Should Nuggets take extra precautions with Nikola Jokic after what happened to Aaron Gordon? By Troy Renck January 26, 2026 at 3:01 p.m. While no one will forget Payton going for it on fourth down, no one will...
Nuggets’ Spencer Jones is prepared to sit out games as 2-way contract clock dwindles By Bennett Durando January 26, 2026 at 2:14 p.m. "I know (the Nuggets) want to wait for some things. See how it pans out,"...
Denver Nuggets hold off Wizards as Peyton Watson goes off for career-high 35 points By Bennett Durando January 22, 2026 at 9:04 p.m. Jonas Valanciunas returned from a calf injury in the win, while Nikola Jokic went through...
LeBron James on his hug with Nikola Jokic: ‘One of the greatest players to ever play’ By Bennett Durando January 21, 2026 at 6:58 p.m. "He's been playing exceptionally well," LeBron James said of Jamal Murray's season. "Shooting the ball...
How Nikola Jokic has helped Nuggets survive without him: ‘Memorized this league’s playbook’ By Bennett Durando January 21, 2026 at 12:53 p.m. Nikola Jokic has assumed the responsibilities of a volunteer assistant coach while recovering from a...
Nuggets overtake Spurs for second place at season’s halfway point: ‘We’ve got a squad’ By Bennett Durando January 15, 2026 at 8:14 p.m. The Nuggets were in third place when Nikola Jokic got hurt. Nine games later, as...
Nuggets’ Tim Hardaway Jr. emerges as hot shot, leader and cheerleader By Patrick Saunders January 13, 2026 at 6:39 p.m. Now, at 33, Tim Hardaway Jr. has embraced a new role with the Nuggets.
Why Nuggets are bringing Aaron Gordon off the bench as he returns from hamstring injury By Bennett Durando January 10, 2026 at 8:54 p.m. "I'm just trying to figure out the flow of my minutes, you know?" Gordon said...
Zeke Nnaji reverses trend of poor play at center on ‘timely’ Nuggets road trip By Bennett Durando January 8, 2026 at 8:43 p.m. Without Zeke Nnaji, the Nuggets might have finished their marathon road trip two games worse.
Inside the Nuggets’ most improbable win in years: ‘I was giving MVPs buckets out there’ By Bennett Durando January 6, 2026 at 9:09 p.m. These are the stories nine Nuggets bench players and their coach will tell decades from...
Aaron Gordon, Christian Braun return from injuries, but Nuggets lose to MPJ’s Nets By Bennett Durando January 4, 2026 at 8:21 p.m. Jamal Murray went for 27 points and 16 assists as Aaron Gordon and Christian Braun...
Nuggets journal: Jamal Murray on being Denver’s last starter standing amid injuries By Bennett Durando January 3, 2026 at 8:22 p.m. TORONTO -- Jamal Murray was the last starter standing.
Jonas Valanciunas out 4 weeks in latest injury blow to Nuggets By Bennett Durando January 1, 2026 at 8:40 p.m. Valanciunas was thriving in his first game replacing Nikola Jokic in the starting lineup. Then,...
David Adelman turns to DaRon Holmes II as Nuggets’ third center with Nikola Jokic, Jonas Valanciunas hurt By Bennett Durando January 1, 2026 at 8:41 p.m. Is DaRon Holmes II suddenly the Nuggets' best bet at center? With Nikola Jokic and...
Nikola Jokic out 4 weeks with left knee hyperextension but avoids ACL injury By Bennett Durando December 30, 2025 at 7:17 p.m. Jokic is leading the league in rebounds and assists while averaging a career-high 29.6 points...
Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic suffers knee injury, leaves game in Miami By Bennett Durando December 30, 2025 at 10:03 a.m. Jokic limped to the locker room with a knee injury as the Nuggets finished a...
Nuggets Journal: Anthony Edwards asked Peyton Watson if Nuggets planned to foul before game-tying 3 By Bennett Durando December 28, 2025 at 10:49 a.m. Kobe Bryant? "I can use that name with Anthony Edwards," Nuggets coach David Adelman says.
Cam Johnson injury: Nuggets forward out 4 to 6 weeks, David Adelman says ‘we’ll just reinvent ourselves’ By Bennett Durando December 25, 2025 at 9:25 p.m. Cam Johnson averted a more disastrous injury, but he'll still miss a sizable chunk of...
Cam Johnson’s knee injury turns out to be bone bruise, but Nuggets lose another starter for Christmas By Bennett Durando December 24, 2025 at 7:24 p.m. Johnson was sidelined by knee injury with Suns in 2022 when he watched Aaron Gordon's...
Nuggets’ Bruce Brown, Rockets’ Kevin Durant are former teammates. Now they have beef. By Bennett Durando December 21, 2025 at 9:18 p.m. "As a man, there's certain things you don't say to another man," Bruce Brown said...
David Adelman gets first career ejection as NBA head coach, Rockets beat Nuggets in revenge win By Bennett Durando December 20, 2025 at 7:45 p.m. David Adelman's coaching rite of passage wasn't enough to spark the Nuggets to an improbable...
Nuggets’ second-quarter blitz of Magic was ‘one of best’ of entire season By Patrick Saunders December 19, 2025 at 7:55 p.m. For 6 minutes and 26 seconds on Thursday night, the Nuggets were a dream team....
Nuggets prepare to host Rockets twice in crucial games toward eventual NBA playoff seeding By Bennett Durando December 14, 2025 at 9:33 p.m. The Nuggets benefitted from one of their replacement games after the NBA Cup last season....
Even as first-year NBA head coach, Nuggets’ David Adelman finds time to watch games ‘as a fan’ By Bennett Durando December 11, 2025 at 9:20 p.m. "Sometimes you pick things up when you're less technical and you're more watching the flow...
Aaron Gordon, Christian Braun injury updates: Nuggets starters likely out through Christmas By Bennett Durando December 10, 2025 at 7:20 p.m. For a possible return date for Aaron Gordon or Christian Braun, circle that marathon seven-game...
Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray lead Nuggets to franchise-record 10th consecutive road win By Bennett Durando December 7, 2025 at 7:17 p.m. Jamal Murray scored 34 points and didn't commit a single turnover Sunday. It wasn't even...
Nuggets Journal: For first time in Nikola Jokic’s prime, Denver doesn’t look convincing in clutch By Bennett Durando December 6, 2025 at 8:06 p.m. The Nuggets are this close to being closer to a tier with Oklahoma City. But...
Nikola Jokic on mission to draw 3-shot continuation foul: ‘I’m in a shooting motion’ By Bennett Durando December 4, 2025 at 6:52 p.m. David Adelman and Nikola Jokic seek clarity on why fouls are getting called on the...
Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic named NBA Western Conference Player of the Month By Bennett Durando December 2, 2025 at 7:16 p.m. Jokic has 11 triple-doubles in 20 games so far.
Nuggets, Nikola Jokic in unfamiliar territory with 4-game home losing streak By Bennett Durando December 3, 2025 at 3:51 p.m. The last time the Nuggets lost four consecutive games in Denver, Barack Obama was the...
Nuggets journal: MPJ having a ball in Brooklyn, trade rumors and other NBA topics By Bennett Durando December 1, 2025 at 12:18 p.m. Nuggets beat writer Bennett Durando takes a look around the NBA at the one-month mark...