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Keeler: LeBron’s worried about home-court advantage in 2020 NBA Playoffs. That’s good news for the Nuggets.

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At least they can hear you. Kind of. Thanks to web cams and the sharp knives in the NBA marketing drawer who made virtual fandom cool, they can even see a 2-D feed of you. Or your dog. But they can’t feel you. They can’t feel you in the final five minutes, when the Nuggets
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Former Denver head coach George Karl joins 104.3 The Fan as Nuggets analyst

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Former Nuggets head coach George Karl has joined KKFN 104.3 The Fan as an analyst, the radio station announced Monday. Related Articles Elijah McClain’s father on Nuggets’ T-shirt tribute: “He would’ve been thrilled” Nuggets star Jamal Murray shatters minutes restriction, makes triumphant Orlando debut Kiszla: The Avs. The Nuggets. Two games. Three overtimes. One afternoon
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Avalanche’s third-line, J.T. Compher thriving with Coyotes playoff series ahead

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Avalanche forward J.T. Compher skates to an opposing goaltender’s crease on a mission to create havoc on the forecheck, and even if it’s ugly, to put in the puck. “That’s how you score goals,” Compher said. “Getting to the net.” Colorado’s third-line center is more than just talk. Remember Saturday? In the Avs’ 4-3 overtime
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Rockies’ Tim Collins opts out of 2020 season; Michael Toglia joins Colorado’s player pool

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The Rockies added first base prospect Michael Toglia, their first-round pick in the 2019 draft, to their 2020 player pool. The addition brings the Rockies’ total player pool to 56 players, with 30 of them on the active big-league roster. Related Articles Bryan Shaw blames Coors Field and Denver’s mile-high altitude for poor Rockies run
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Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. en route to Orlando, source says

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Nuggets ahead Michael Porter Jr. is en route to Orlando, according to a source, over fourteen days after the rest of the team came inside the NBA’s bubble. Related Articles Nuggets center Nikola Jokic “can’t restrain ” the way COVID-19 impacts him Nuggets’ Jamal Murray on chemistry using Nikola Jokic: It’s definitely going to take
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Avalanche’s Tyson Jost enters NHL restart with confidence: “I want to be in the lineup”

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Avalanche ahead Tyson Jost will restart the NHL season in Edmonton just a brief drive. However, his family was canceled by the coronavirus pandemic. “I’ll be about 15 minutes down the road from them, but I won’t see them for two and a half a year,” Jost said. “That’will be bizarre. It s bothersome. …
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Cale Makar progressing toward return to Avalanche training camp

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Cale Makar performed individual on-ice drills Thursday before Avalanche practice in a signal that Colorado’s standout rookie defenseman is nearing a return to training camp. Makar, one of three finalists for NHL rookie of the year, has not skated with the team since Saturday after being listed “unfit” to play; with league policy prohibiting teams
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Jim Hilliard, battling ALS, will get to watch son, Sam, play for Rockies Friday night

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COVID-19 will keep most fans out of Globe Life Field this season. Most fans. But thanks to the efforts of Rangers general manager Jon Daniels and his staff, one very special family was in attendance Tuesday night in a comfy, safe place. Jim and Tamara Hilliard, the parents of Rockies rookie outfielder Sam Hilliard, were
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A whole new look, for a whole new NBA game experience

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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — There’s no bench. The courtside broadcasters will not be courtside. And the stat crew will be doing their work inside what loosely can be described as an oversized hockey penalty box. The NBA comes back Wednesday with a very different look. The league’s marketing motto for the restart of the
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Cale Makar absence spotlights Avalanche’s defensive depth in training camp

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Day 3 of “Cale Makar Watch” concluded at Pepsi Center on Wednesday with still no indication of Colorado’s NHL rookie-of-the-year finalist in Avalanche training camp. The Avs designated Makar as simply “unfit” to play — under a new NHL policy made to safeguard player’s medical privacy amid the coronavirus pandemic — following a Saturday practice
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