Leave it to Vince McMahon to clear things up. Until the World Wrestling Entertainment chairman’s little dust-up with Nuggets owner Stan Kroenke, I couldn’t explain why I picked the Los Angeles Lakers to beat the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference finals.
Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers scores as he drives to the basket against the Denver Nuggets at Staples Center April 9, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.
A year ago, when the Denver Nuggets arrived at Staples Center for a playoff series, the top-seeded Lakers quickly pushed eighth-seeded Denver out the door with an opening-round sweep.
I talked this week with Tim Grgurich and Mark Warkentien, two of my former assistants who are working in Denver, and both of them told me how much the Nuggets resemble our old Rebels teams.
A year ago, with the Denver Nuggets underachieving in the eyes of some, a website cropped up dubbed FireGeorgeKarl.com. Looking back at that, all Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony could do was laugh.
One of Chauncey Billups’ ex-teammates — and there are about a hundred of them — has his nose pressed against a TV set.
A) Kobe. The clear favorite. LA’s the No. 2 TV market, Kobe’s No. 1 in jersey sales, and it is widely thought that Kobe and LeBron are the two best players in the game.
This is the peek behind the curtain, the fly on the wall moment. Nuggets coach George Karl is leaning back on a stool a few feet away from the court in the team’s Pepsi Center practice facility.
The story of LeBron James bringing the Cleveland Cavaliers up from the depths and winning his first MVP award is a heartwarming tale about a homegrown athlete.
Mark Warkentien, the Denver Nuggets’ vice president of basketball operations, has been named the NBA’s executive of the year.
Elway led the Denver Broncos to back-to-back Super Bowl championships before retiring a decade ago.
DENVER - If not for Nene’s breakout first half, Carmelo Anthony’s fourth-quarter fireworks and Anthony Carter’s defensive deftness wouldn’t have mattered much.
Nuggets vice president of basketball operations Mark Warkentien has been named the NBA’s executive of the year.
The NBA is a world of sizzle and glamour and bling. And yet, the Mavericks’ Western Conference semifinals match with Denver will feature two point guards who couldn’t care less about behind-the-back glitz.
It has been 15 years since the Denver Nuggets won a playoff series on May 7th 1994 against the Soncis to be exact.