Denver Nuggets

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Denver Nuggets coach Brian Shaw calls out from the bench during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Portland Trail Blazers in Portland, Ore., Saturday, March 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)

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Denver Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried, left, defends against Portland Trail Blazers center Robin Lopez during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore., Saturday, March 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)

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Fan holds up a sign in support of Brooklyn Nets center Jason Collins as he plays against the Denver Nuggets late in the fourth quarter of the Nets' 112-89 victory in an NBA basketball game in Denver on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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Brooklyn Nets center Jason Collins acknowledges the cheers from his teammates after Collins hit a basket against the Denver Nuggets late in the fourth quarter of the Nets' 112-89 victory in an NBA basketball game in Denver on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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Brooklyn Nets center Jason Collins heads off the court after the Nets' 112-89 victory over the Denver Nuggets in an NBA basketball game in Denver on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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Brooklyn Nets center Jason Collins leaves a dressing room where he met with the parents of Matthew Shepard, who was killed as part of an anti-gay hate crime in Laramie, Wyo., in 1998, after the Nets' 112-89 victory over the Denver Nuggets in an NBA basketball game in Denver on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)