Denver Nuggets Rumors & News

Denver Post "The beauty of social media is the ability to reach anyone anywhere in the world. Ty Lawson is taking advantage of that as he takes a lead role in "recruiting" teammate Andre Iguodala to stay with the Nuggets. Lawson's midday tweet to Iguodala on Wednesday was in good fun, but continued to..." May 18

Denver Post "The beauty of social media is the ability to reach anyone anywhere in the world. Ty Lawson is taking advantage of that as he takes a lead role in "recruiting" teammate Andre Iguodala to stay with the Nuggets. Lawson's midday tweet to Iguodala on Wednesday was in good fun, but continued to..." May 17

Denver Post "When coach George Karl asked the question, the answer seemed obvious: The Nuggets have fallen too deeply in love with the talent on their roster. And that would be a dangerous mistake. "You think Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph are as good as Kenneth Faried and JaVale McGee?" Karl asked me last..." May 16

Denver Post "His NBA coach of the year trophy sat on a folding chair, the reward for his 1,131 league victories looking lonely in a nearly deserted hallway. Nattily dressed in a suit, George Karl walked through the Nuggets' home arena, itching to start his summer vacation while trying to stay one step ahead of..." May 09

Denver Post "Watch Masai Ujiri watch. To know the Nuggets executive, all one needs to do is watch him in front of the tunnel at the Pepsi Center. First, one sees a sharply dressed man stoically standing. The boss. But then, when there's a bad call or something, he'll briefly erupt, arms in the air. He has a..." May 09

NBA.com "Denver's George Karl is the recipient of the Red Auerbach Trophy as the 2012-13 NBA Coach of the Year, the NBA announced Wednesday. Under Karl's stewardship, the Nuggets finished with a league-best 38-3 (.927) mark at home and the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference Playoffs. In earning his..." May 08

Denver Post "The travel plan for early May was San Antonio. But with the Nuggets season prematurely over, Andre Iguodala is now heading to Los Angeles for some free time — and to mull his future. See, the Denver guard can make $16 million next season, but he has the choice to opt out of his contract and..." May 05

Denver Post "In staff meetings down there, one can imagine the devil suggesting torture for his residents by simulating airport security. One is thus reminded of this scenario, from late last Thursday, in the drab back hallway of Oracle Arena. See, some NBA teams go through a form of TSA checks when leaving..." May 05

Denver Post "Across the Denver area Friday, opinions were fired off like Stephen Curry jump shots. Should the Nuggets keep coach George Karl, who won a franchise NBA-best 57 games, or let him go after a first-round playoff flameout? "George is under contract for next year. At this point in time, we haven't..." May 04

Denver Post "Unlike last offseason, the Nuggets don't have multiple huge contracts to take care of, but the team faces arguably more significant roster decisions. The get-to-know-you aspect of the team's rebuilding plan is over. That was a big chunk of what this past season was all about, learning who could..." May 03

San Francisco Chronicle "David Lee provided the inspiration, and Stephen Curry provided the much-needed separation. The sixth-seeded Warriors followed the two players who have led them all season and turned Oracle Arena into a place of hysteric celebration with a 92-88, series-clinching victory over third-seeded Denver..." May 03

Denver Post "One cheap shot can change everything. The mojo in this NBA playoff series turned decidedly back in the favor of the Nuggets when Golden State center Andrew Bogut turned into a coward and went for the throat of Kenneth Faried. Any guise of good sportsmanship is gone. This is a brawl. Oh, it's on..." May 02

Denver Post "Nuggets guard Ty Lawson left the Pepsi Center on Wednesday afternoon ready to take the team charter to Oakland, Calif., for Game 6 against Golden State. He was not in any way worried about retaliation. Warriors coach Mark Jackson accused the Nuggets of dirty play in Denver's Game 5 victory...." May 02

Denver Post "The same week NBA free agent Jason Collins announced he is gay, Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried received an NBA award for his work in the community, notably for prompting gay acceptance. Faried, raised by two mothers, won the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award on Wednesday for his work in the..." May 02

Denver Post "The boss is not a boss. Nuggets coach George Karl denied allegations Wednesday that his players were "hit men" in Denver's Game 5 victory Tuesday night against the Golden State Warriors. In the aftermath of Warriors coach Mark Jackson accusing the Nuggets of playing "dirty" and putting "hit..." May 02

Denver Post "Golden State coach Mark Jackson has a problem. His team has lost its cool. In Game 5, Andrew “Bogus” Bogut took a cheap shot at the neck of Denver’s Kenneth Faried. Stephen Curry jawed with a fan at the Pepsi Center. Warriors forward Draymond Green confused playing defense with kung fu fighting..." May 01

NBA.com "The 80s and 90s had Siskel & Ebert, two cantankerous film critics who rarely shared the same opinion on popular movies. The 2013 NBA postseason has Karl & Jackson, two competitive coaches who have opposing views when it comes to the physical tactics being employed in the first round of their..." May 01

CBSSports.com "Mark Jackson said what he said, and there's no taking it back now. Whether you agree or disagree, the goal has been accomplished: All eyes will be on Stephen Curry in Game 6 between the Warriors and Nuggets on Thursday night. Jackson had a point in that Curry was a marked man in Game 5, as he..." May 01

Denver Post "Danilo Gallinari is recovering from arthroscopic surgery to repair the meniscus damage in his left knee. The team announced that after a short-term rehabilitation, a date will be scheduled for Gallo to undergo surgery to repair the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. The first..." May 01

Denver Post "The Nuggets are the Nuggets again, playing their brand of basketball. The result was a 107-100 win in Game 5 Tuesday night, making the first-round Western Conference playoff series against Golden State 3-2, with the Warriors up. Game 6 is at Oracle Arena on Thursday night. If the Nuggets win,..." May 01

San Francisco Chronicle "Denver guard Andre Miller just completed his 14th NBA regular season and is participating in his ninth postseason. He's seen just about anything and everything the game has to offer. Or so he thought. "I didn't think that happened in the playoffs, but it did," Miller said. "Curry got into a..." April 30

Denver Post "Kenneth Faried knows how much fun the NBA playoffs are supposed to be. He experienced that joy as a rookie last year, playing against the Los Angeles Lakers. But now his left ankle is siphoning the joy from his game. Faried hasn't returned to full health since suffering a sprained ankle April 14..." April 29

San Francisco Chronicle "Stephen Curry had better swing by a barbershop Monday morning. He's about to get a lot more attention. "I talked to my team before the playoffs, and my message to them was simple: 'Keep a fresh cut,' " Warriors head coach Mark Jackson said. "You want to make sure your haircut looks good, because..." April 29

Denver Post "The Nuggets did not pay center JaVale McGee a $10 million salary so coach George Karl could let him rot on the bench in the playoffs. After being good enough to be in the starting lineup 81 times for a 57-win team during the regular season, center Kosta Koufos lost his job after one loss to..." April 28

Denver Post "In his first postseason with Denver, Wilson Chandler had foot issues — and shooting issues. In his second postseason with Denver, the injured Chandler didn't even play. And now in his third postseason, he's finally healthy, but the shooting by "Ill Wil" has been sickening. Yes, yes, he hit the big..." April 28

Pro Basketball Talk "The Warriors have momentum on their side. They have won two straight games, are finding ways to hit the key shots that turn the tide of the game, and nearly every adjustment head coach Mark Jackson has made has worked out in their favor. The Nuggets, meanwhile, are still searching for something..." April 28

Denver Post "The challenge for the Nuggets? Get back to collecting turnovers, and turning those miscues into instant points. For one half Friday night in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series against the Golden State Warriors, Denver did what it needed by influencing the path of the ball. When Golden..." April 27

San Jose Mercury News "It wasn't how coach Mark Jackson drew it up, and it certainly wasn't as pretty as the Game 2 victory in Denver. But despite the multitude of errors, despite allowing the Nuggets to finally play their game, despite trying to give it away down the stretch, the Warriors took control of the series...." April 27

CBSSports.com "The founder and managing director of the National Basketball Players Association's former financial firm has been charged with attempting to defraud the union of $3 million by forging the signature of a dead man, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Joseph Lombardo, 72, the founder and director..." April 26

NBA.com "By a conservative estimate, 10,000 players have appeared in an NBA game since the league came into existence in 1946. Eight of those players have scored at least 15,000 points and handed out 7,500 assists. Five of the eight – Magic Johnson, Gary Payton, Oscar Robertson, John Stockton and Isiah..." April 25

Denver Post "Kenneth Faried doesn't want to let his hair down. It was a peculiar sight Tuesday for those familiar with the Nuggets — Faried with his hair down during a game. That's how he wore it on the bench in Game 2 of the Golden State playoff series before being called to check in. Then he put his..." April 25

Denver Post "Golden State doesn't care much for opponents running. In fact the Warriors hate it so much, they're out to make sure it's extinct. They're succeeding. The most dramatic development of the first two games of this playoff series has been the Warriors' ability to basically snuff out the..." April 24

San Francisco Chronicle "Ninety minutes before his team took the court for Game 2 against the Nuggets, Warriors head coach Mark Jackson wanted to clarify some things. "I didn't say that they were better, and I didn't say George (Karl) was a better coach," Jackson said. "I said 'I'd give (them) the check mark if I was..." April 24

Denver Post "There will be six Warriors on the court in Game 2. Kenneth Faried is a Denver Nugget but also a Denver Warrior, a ravenous rebounder who changes games by dieting on Spaldings. The power forward missed Denver's Game 1 win because of an ankle injury, but is playing Tuesday. "There's no 'Will he?'..." April 23

San Francisco Chronicle "The highly anticipated matchup between the All-Star and the All-Star snub will not happen in this best-of-seven series. Denver power forward Kenneth Faried on Sunday promised that he will return from a sprained left ankle for Tuesday's Game 2. The Warriors announced that their power forward,..." April 22

Denver Post "Nuggets coach George Karl has a stance on adjustments a coach makes between games during a playoff series. It's probably not what you think it is, however. "I know you want to talk about the adjustments that's going to be made," Karl said. "And there will be some adjustments. Early in a series..." April 22

Denver Post "The before. That's what this was — the before, the calm, the prelude to the pressure and press conferences and prestige. Ty Lawson, as relaxed as his saggy shorts, casually standing after the final practice before the playoffs, speaking to a lone reporter. "I'm ready," the Nuggets point guard..." April 20

Denver Post ""Furious George" only shows up occasionally now, as when George Karl had his famous ref rampage in a game this spring. So it's hard to believe he was once perceived forever furious. That's when the mid-30s Karl coached Golden State, Denver's first-round playoff opponent, in 1986-87 and most of..." April 20

Denver Post "Six. Five. Do something! Four. Three ... And then, whoosh! Denver's Andre Miller attacked the basket from the right elbow, worked his way to the left side of the lane, then scooped a shot under his defender for a right-handed layup on the right side of the rim. Game-winner. Nuggets win Game..." April 20

San Francisco Chronicle "Nuggets coach George Karl said Kenneth Faried won't start in Saturday's Game 1 against the Warriors, and it sounds as though a sprained left ankle might keep the power forward out of the game, altogether. "Hopefully, I can bounce back, but I don't know about" Saturday, Faried said after Friday's..." April 20

Denver Post "Untimely aberration. That's what the Nuggets are hoping Andre Miller's performances in the previous three big games were. Yeah, it happened in Games 79, 80 and 81 (leading up to the NBA playoffs), but the optimist says it's just a blip — instead of a harbinger. Miller has played pretty well..." April 18

Denver Post "Back in October, when the Los Angeles Lakers were the greatest show on paper, the brains at Basketball Prospectus surprised folks by projecting the starless Nuggets to win 58 games. Some might have called it Basketball Preposterous. Now? Basketball Nostradamus. The prediction was just one game..." April 18

Denver Post "It's unclear whether they'll be having huevos rancheros in Houston, smoked meat in Memphis or otoro maki in Oakland, but the Nuggets do know their first playoff meals will actually be in Denver. For the past two seasons, Denver has opened up at Oklahoma City and Los Angeles, but the Nuggets..." April 17

Yahoo! Sports "Brazilian 7-footer Lucas Nogueira, a serious candidate to be a first-round draft pick, has decided to enter the NBA draft, sources told Yahoo! Sports. Nogueira, 20, possesses a 7-foot-6 wingspan and has been an intriguing prospect to NBA executives for several years. The center initially..." April 17

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "Monta Ellis put the Milwaukee Bucks on the verge of victory with a spectacular play late in Monday night's home finale against the Denver Nuggets. But again the Bucks could not finish the job, falling to the Nuggets when Denver point guard Ty Lawson hit an 11-foot jumper with 9.3 seconds left..." April 16