Nuggets second-round pick Jarred Vanderbilt: Michael Porter Jr. pushed me during rehab

For all of the intrigue that surrounds Nuggets first-round pick Michael Porter Jr., there’s additionally big optimism regarding second-round selection Jarred Vanderbilt. Both have sat out the first 45 games of the season while rehabbing various ailments, but Vanderbilt is getting closer to his debut after being plagued by foot and ankle injuries during his
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Colorado Avalanche suffers black eyes, bruised knuckles and another crushing defeat at the hands of the Predators

Ouch. Black eyes, bruised knuckles and another crushing defeat. This 1 hurt. Going into Monday’s matinee at the Pepsi Center — and as the Avalanche planned to gather a winning series for the first time since Nov. 28 — the Predators looked as good of a matchup as any so as to inject some mojo
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Nikola Jokic on the Denver Nuggets’ All-Star chances: “We’re all supposed to go”

Nikola Jokic Has Got only one thing to say to Kenyon Martin Appropriate now: Back atcha, big guy. “It implies a good deal, to tell the truth, since (Martin) was some thing specific,” Jokic said Monday afternoon when asked about the praise that Martin, the former Nuggets enforcer from 2004-2011, heaped on the current Denver
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Avalanche goaltending remains unsettled nearing All-Star break

Jared Bednar has scraped his normal strategy for discovering who protects the Avalanche web site. As well as such as goaltenders Semyon Varlamov along with Philipp Grubauerthe leash appears particularly brief. “I’m heading game-by-game and choosing a goalie that we think gives us the best opportunity to win,” Bednar said Tuesday, “and then reassess for
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