Friday vs. the New York Knicks marked the first time in 53 games the Nuggets had their opening day starting lineup fully healthy.

Before the Dunk Contest began, key moments took place. Minnesota’s Karl-Anthony Towns won the Skills Challenge, highlighting the evolving big man, while Golde ...

As Aaron Gordon awaits final clearance to return from his hamstring injury, the Nuggets aren’t hiding their excitement.

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The Oklahoma City Thunder will host the Denver Nuggets on Monday. This will be the third matchup of the season between the ...

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The NBA All-Star slam dunk and 3-point contests again offered clear winners and losers. Here are the best and worst from ...

The NBA Dunk Contest used to be a special showcase of the pinnacles of basketball athleticism: Michael Jordan’s free-throw line dunk in 1987 and Aaron Gordon and Zach LaVine’s legendary duel in 2016 ...

Arizona men’s basketball alum and current Miami Heat Keshad Johnson outlasted fellow former Wildcat and current San Antonio ...

Me and NBA Champion Aaron Gordon have something in common. Ten years ago to this day, on February 13th, 2016, the high-flying Magic forward and I got robbed. How did we both get robbed, you ask? This ...

Dig into Bam Adebayo's historic 83-point game, how he got there and what it means. Plus, a look at everything else from Tuesday.

All-Star Saturday from the Intuit Dome is in the books. Keshad Johnson of the Miami Heat edged out Carter Bryant of the San Antonio Spurs to win the Slam Dunk Contest. But the highlight of the night ...