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The Denver Nuggets' first NBA championship Monday night gave owner Stan Kroenke another title. His Los Angeles Rams won the Super Bowl two years ago and his Colorado Avalanche won the Stanley Cup last season.
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Confetti flying in Denver. The Nuggets sharing hugs while passing around the NBA championship trophy. Scenes that for decades seemed impossible finally turned into reality for the Nuggets.
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Denver rookie Christian Braun is in rarified air with the Nuggets two wins shy of winning their first NBA championship in franchise history. The rookie from Kansas won a national championship last year and could become just the fifth player to win an NBA title the year after winning a college championship.
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Eric Lewis was not selected as one of the 12 referees who will work the NBA Finals, while the league continues to investigate whether he used a Twitter account to defend himself and other referees from online complaints. Lewis had been chosen to work the finals in each of the last four seasons.
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The Nuggets are in the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history.
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The Denver Nuggets were on their way to potentially a solid postseason run in March. But then, like with many other sports, the coronavirus pandemic put a stop to that. The National Basketball Association was one of the first sports leagues to put their season on hold when cases began to spike in the U.S.
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Commentator Frank Deford marvels at the topsy-turvy nature of the NBA this season; some usually mediocre teams are at the top, and some usually great teams are collectively having an off year.
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Just in time for Thanksgiving, commentator Frank Deford describes his gratitude for everyone's favorite team in any American sport. The Spurs, he says, are gentlemen, do right and are beloved by all.
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Commentator Frank Deford ponders which city has had the worst luck in sports. It's hard to decide whether Cubs fans or Cleveland fans deserve the most sympathy for their years of cheering on futility.
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We're way beyond instant replays. Last year, the NBA began tracking the movements of players in every single game, and this season, new tech gadgetry is popping up on some arena's big screens.