Denver Nuggets

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic reportedly is the lowest draft pick in NBA history to take home the league’s MVP award.

Carmelo Anthony’s life story includes a great deal besides basketball.

Nikola Jokic had 17 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds for his 15th triple-double of the season to lead the Denver Nuggets over the Miami Heat 123-106

In 2013, Indiana Pacers head coach Frank Vogel had his team one win away from reaching the NBA Finals. Instead, he was thwarted by then-Miami Heat forward LeBron James and never reached his dream of coaching in the Finals. Seven years later, Vogel is now the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, and instead of staying up all night…

The Denver Nuggets might not want this road trip to end

Jimmy Butler had 16 points on 3-of-12 shooting as Kelly Olynyk added 13 points for Miami, which was outshot from the floor by the Nuggets 52.3 percent to 36.4 percent.

Practice is over and Boston Celtics assistant coach Kara Lawson is still working. She stands under the basket rebounding, giving feedback to rookie guard Carsen Edwards as he shoots from different spots on the court. After swishing his final three attempts, he jogs over to her. “Thanks coach,” Edwards says before exchanging a high-five with Lawson.

When James surpassed Jordan’s career points total Wednesday night, he did it in a pair of Nikes with “Thank You M.J.” written neatly on the side.

The Heat, who were led by Justise Winslow’s 15 points, did indeed go cold from long range, finishing 9 of 23 for a 27-percent clip.

Dion Waiters returned to the lineup and scored 15 points for Miami, which got 13 apiece from Bam Adebayo and Kelly Olynyk, and 12 each from Hassan Whiteside, Josh Richardson and Justise Winslow.

The mystery of a mummified monkey found during the renovation of an old department store in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, may lie with Robbinsdale Mayor Regan Murphy.

The mummified carcass of a monkey found in the air ducts of a century-old downtown Minneapolis department store has triggered a mystery. The monkey quickly had his own Twitter account, the state’s governor steadfastly denied any involvement, and at least one Twitter user credited the animal’s recent discovery with breaking a curse that kept the Minnesota Timberwolves out of the...

James Johnson scored a career-high 31 points, Kelly Olynyk added 30 off the bench and Miami set a franchise single-game scoring record by beating the Nuggets 149-141.

The Heat used their first round pick to select Bam Adebayo in the 2017 NBA draft on Thursday

The Heat are clinging to the eighth seed in the East after their 116-113 loss to Denver on Sunday

The Heat were beaten by the shorthanded New York Knicks 98-94 in Miami on Friday

Following Tuesday night’s Lakers’ win, forward Luol Deng spoke about his experiences as a refugee in the wake of Donald Trump’s executive order restricting refugees from entering the United States

Dikembe Mutombo may have an easy smile and famous gravelly laugh, but the NBA Hall of Famer does not mess around. “That African boy does not know how to play basketball,” Mutombo recalls naysayers claiming when he was drafted by the Denver Nuggets fourth overall in 1991, according to NBC News. The Georgetown graduate proved them wrong and went on...

The Heat began a road trip with a 106-98 win over the Nuggets in Denver on Wednesday

The Heat were hampered by injuries in their 112-104 loss to the Celtics on Monday