WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nuggets center Jonas Valanciunas will return from a right calf strain and play in Denver’s game Thursday against the Wizards. Valanciunas, 33, missed 11 games.…
Read more Nuggets’ Jonas Valanciunas returns from calf injury for 3-game road tripAs two Nuggets starters inch closer to a return, another will replace them in street clothes on the sideline. Cam Johnson is expected to miss at least four…
Read more Cam Johnson injury: Nuggets say forward out 4 to 6 weeks with hyperextended kneeThe Nuggets might’ve been guilty of coasting Monday, but they could afford to coast. Scoring the first 19 points of the game and leading by 25 after the…
Read more Nuggets start game on 19-0 run, hold off Utah Jazz in bounce-back winFor his latest trick, Nikola Jokic dribbled into oncoming traffic and escaped unscathed. Sometimes after he reels in a defensive rebound, the Nuggets center prefers to launch an…
Read more Nikola Jokic passes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for most assists by center in NBA history as Nuggets beat MagicThat shadow over the court was Aaron Gordon’s. Suddenly, the Nuggets felt his absence as painfully as their opponents usually feel his presence. He would have been perfect…
Read more As Aaron Gordon seeks second opinions on hamstring injury, Nuggets brace for impactSAN FRANCISCO — Aaron Gordon gets hyphy when he’s near his hometown. His string of exceptional scoring performances at Golden State might seem to defy explanation, but it…
Read more Aaron Gordon didn’t want game ball after Nuggets lost season opener despite his 50-pieceInstant observations as the Nuggets defeated the Raptors 112-108 in their second preseason game Monday night at Rogers Arena in Vancouver. More like it Denver’s starters looked a…
Read more Nuggets vs. Raptors preseason takeaways: Beating pressure needs to be Denver’s prioritySAN DIEGO — Aaron Gordon telegraphed the prevailing ethos of Nuggets training camp the day before it began. Prompted about balancing his focus between offense and defense after…
Read more Nuggets begin training camp with emphasis on defensive intensity: ‘Blow teams out a little more’Kevin Durant, now in his first full season with the Phoenix Suns, explicitly stated that he did not want a tribute video in his return to Brooklyn. He…
Read more Kevin Durant returns to Brooklyn and leaves with a victory as Suns top NetsOn the eve of Thanksgiving, the Nets’ Mikal Bridges and the Hawks’ Trae Young both feasted in an instant-classic, back-and-forth overtime battle. In the end, Young emerged as…
Read more Trae Young and Mikal Bridges’ epic overtime battle ends with Hawks’ 147-145 win over NetsThe Nets’ current core hasn’t been together long, but there’s already history between them and the division-rival 76ers. Sunday afternoon’s game at Barclays Center marks the Nets’ first…
Read more Nets to face another litmus test in playoff rematch with 76ers, breakout star Tyrese MaxeyJulius Randle and Ben Simmons are “star” players under the criteria set by the NBA’s new Player Participation Policy. Jalen Brunson and Mikal Bridges are not — though…
Read more How the NBA’s new player participation policy affects the Knicks and Nets
