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As Nuggets begin mandatory coronavirus testing, there’s a good chance team looks for insurance

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Tuesday marks the formal activity that the NBA has seen since the coronavirus abruptly pushed a stoppage in play. All of Nuggets players and staffers will experience compulsory coronavirus testing beginning Tuesday, which contains a high-sensitivity PCR (polymerase chain reaction) and a high-sensitivity serology/antibody test. Players, staff staffers as well as Nuggets officials who aren’t
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Nuggets Mailbag: Will Nikola Jokic’s weight loss negatively affect his game?

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Denver Post sports writer Mike Singer and his latest Nuggets Mailbag. Pose a Nuggets — or NBA — related question for the Nuggets Mailbag. I’ve been reading about Nikola Jokic is slimming down and is in great form. His burden was an actual asset for him because they could not simply push him and he
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Coronavirus and sports: What Colorado fans can expect from their new “normal”

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The joint ticks every box. A 55-inch TV is visible from almost every angle. A collection of game-worn hockey sweaters and baseball jerseys hangs with pride along one wall, with special dispensation for the No. 92 of Avalanche center Gabe Landeskog and the No. 31 worn by former University of Denver goalie Evan Cowley. If
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Amid coronavirus crisis, Nuggets legend Dikembe Mutombo can’t stop playing defense

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Dikembe Mutombo’s reach was always destined to be global, canvassing far more of the world than the paint he patrolled for 18 seasons in the NBA. From the moment he was drafted by the Denver Nuggets with the fourth overall pick in June of 1991, Mutombo had designs on something greater. Somehow, he’d give back
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Keeler: The Avalanche and Nuggets get to finish what they started? Hallelujah!

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It was forced by us into Memorial Day with our sanity intact. Mostly. The New York Jets simply threw a cone filled with money in the stagnant husk that was Joe Flacco, the surest sign yet that matters are creeping back into normal again. “That’s the story of existence. It’s a matter of when,” Bill
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Three Nuggets return for individual workouts, according to league source

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The Denver Nuggets are taking a cautious approach now that the NBA has slowly started its resumption of basketball activities. Three Nuggets showed up for voluntary individual workouts Monday, the first day the Pepsi Center’s practice facility was re-opened, according to a league source. Since only a handful of players are currently in Denver and
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Nuggets practice facility to open Friday for individual workouts, source confirms

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Since Denver begins to unwind its order, so also may the Denver Nuggets. Starting Friday, the Nuggets’ clinic centre will be accessible to players for voluntary workoutsa league source verified, but it s uncertain how many players will reap the benefits. A part of the players aren’t currently in Denver. If they do choose to make
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Nuggets Journal: NBA’s return – and postseason – hinges on these four factors

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A little more than fourteen days into the coronavirus hiatus and NBA heads are becoming restless. Players whose bodies have been conditioned to ramp up their performance are currently stewing. Trainers who would ordinarily be scouting playoff competitions are left with an void. Media, typically tasked with figuring tiebreak scenarios out are forced to speculate.
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Nuggets rewind: From embarrassing to stunning, the 8 moments that defined Denver’s season

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Whichever way the time went, it was definitely going to be memorable. The Nuggets would capitalize on year &rsquo effort and establish that their staying power or discriminated beneath the stress of expectations. Though the Nuggets skidded into the hiatus with six losses in their past 11 matches, theyrsquo;t experienced a season up to now.
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Nuggets/Avalanche ticket holders in limbo amid postponed seasons for coronavirus pandemic

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Martin Letain is a lifelong Colorado Avalanche fan. The Canadian proposed to attend his first game at Pepsi Center at mid-March when he bought two tickets months in advance of puck fall against the Vancouver Canucks. The game date was a sign Friday the 13th. “It was really poor timing,” Letain stated. “I was dreaming
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