Tag: Nikola Jokic
LeBron James: Things Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic can do on court ‘not normal’
LeBron James has seen every kind of superstar across 20-plus seasons, so when he lights up over an opponent, people listen.
On the latest Mind...
Cavs’ Donovan Mitchell, Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander named NBA players of week
Donovan Mitchell is back in the spotlight, and the Cavaliers will happily take it.
The Cavs’ All-Star guard has been named the NBA’s Eastern Conference...
NBA Notes: Nuggets, Aaron Gordon, Pistons, Jaden Ivey, draft prospects
Nuggets
Denver got the news it didn’t want. The team announced that Aaron Gordon has been diagnosed with a Grade 2 right hamstring strain and...
NBA Notes: Clippers, James Harden, Suns, Collin Gillespie, Wizards
Clippers
James Harden turned Saturday into his own personal fireworks show.
The veteran guard buried 10 threes and poured in 55 points, a new Clippers record,...
NBA Notes: Nuggets, Jamal Murray, Lakers, Luka Doncic, Heat
Nuggets
Jamal Murray has a reputation for easing into seasons, but he may be rewriting that narrative.
As Tim Bontemps of ESPN noted, Murray is averaging...
NBA Notes: Knicks, Jalen Brunson, Pelicans, Zion Williamson, Warriors
Knicks
Jalen Brunson didn’t ease his way back. He showed up and went right to work.
The Knicks’ star guard returned Wednesday after a week on...
NBA Notes: Blazers, Scoot Henderson, Nuggets, Tim Hardaway Jr, Pelicans, rumors
Trail Blazers
It has been nearly eight weeks since the Trail Blazers announced Scoot Henderson tore his left hamstring in a preseason workout.
The early timeline...
NBA Notes: Clippers, Derrick Jones Jr, Players of Week, Nikola Jokic, Nets
Clippers
The Clippers are going to be without Derrick Jones Jr. for a while.
He suffered a right MCL sprain in Sunday’s loss at Boston and...
NBA Notes: Hornets, Kon Knueppel, Pelicans, Nets, Michael Porter Jr
Hornets
Kon Knueppel has officially entered the Rookie of the Year conversation.
As Roderick Boone of the Charlotte Observer noted, the former Duke standout is leading...
NBA Notes: Nuggets, Christian Braun, Bulls, Coby White, Jazz, Georges Niang
Nuggets
Denver took a hit to its depth on the wing, with Christian Braun expected to miss at least six weeks due to a left...
NBA Notes: Jazz, Ace Bailey, Timberwolves, Jaden McDaniels, Nuggets
Jazz
Ace Bailey isn’t lighting up the box score yet — 8.7 points on .415/.324/.824 shooting — but the Jazz like everything else they’re seeing.
The...
NBA Notes: Nuggets, Nikola Jokic, Knicks, Bucks, Taurean Prince, Knicks
Nuggets
Nikola Jokic had scored 50 before, but never in a win. That changed Wednesday. The three-time MVP dropped a ridiculous 55 on the Clippers...
NBA Notes: Nuggets, Nikola Jokic, Pacers, Andrew Nembhard, Celtics
Nuggets
Nikola Jokic isn’t scoring quite as much and that’s not bothering Denver one bit.
He’s averaging 24.4 points on 15.1 shots a night, down from...
NBA Notes: Nuggets, Jonas Valanciunas, Pistons, Isaac Jones, Mavericks
Nuggets
Jonas Valanciunas and Denver have agreed to restructure the final year of his contract, per Jake Fischer of The Stein Line.
His deal runs through...
