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08 December 2023

• Nuggets Podcast: Handing out team awards at season’s quarter pole
  In the latest edition of the Nuggets Ink podcast, host Matt Schubert and beat writer Bennett Durando catch up prior to the Nuggets' loss at the Los Angeles Clippers.
• Nikola Jokic has career-worst shooting performance as Nuggets fall to Clippers in Jamal Murray’s return
  Nikola Jokic registered a triple-double, but he 9-for-32 as the Nuggets lost a 15-point early lead in a rematch against the Clippers on Wednesday.
• Jamal Murray ankle injury update: Nuggets point guard questionable for Clippers game
  Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray is dealing with an ankle injury immediately after returning from a right hamstring strain that sidelined him 11 games.
• Challenged by Michael Malone, young Nuggets neighbors talked through struggles and bounced back: “We knew that was on us”
  Late last Friday night after the Nuggets landed in Denver from a bad road trip, three young neighbors got together and talked through their struggles. What followed was a resounding response from Denver's bench.
• Late Nuggets comeback falls short in Sacramento despite Nikola Jokic’s 30-point triple-double
  Denver's bench struggled in the second quarter, and the Kings opened up a 17-point lead while the Nuggets limped to the finish line of another back-to-back.
• Kickin’ It with Kiz: Sportsperson of year? Around here, it’s Joker over Prime. No contest.
  Sorry, Deion Sanders. The Colorado sportsperson on the year? By unanimous vote of the fine staff here's at Kickin' It Headquarters, it's Nuggets center Nikola Jokic.
• Nuggets Journal: NBA in-season tournament is officially a hit. Here are the changes it should make
  The Nuggets are eliminated from the inaugural in-season tournament, but this seems to be an event that's here to stay. It can still improve from its successful debut. Here's how.
• Nuggets survive Jusuf Nurkic’s big night for 119-111 win over Suns
  Nikola Jokic piled up 16 more assists, but Jusuf Nurkic had a massive game in Phoenix while Kevin Durant struggled in the second half.
• Grading the Week: Why Nikola Jokic, Rudy Carey, Jamal Murray deserved Sports Illustrated honors more than Coach Prime
  The Grading The Week team loves them some Coach Prime. But Sanders being named SI's "Sportsperson Of The Year" earlier this week? That was the magazine equivalent of Harold Baines getting strong-armed by Jerry Reinsdorf and Tony La Russa into Cooperstown.
• Nuggets Podcast: Jamal Murray returns, Reggie Jackson and DeAndre Jordan toast Clippers and the definitive NBA center draft
  In the latest edition of the Nuggets Ink podcast, host Matt Schubert and beat writer Bennett Durando catch up with the Nuggets riding a three-game winning streak.