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Denver Nuggets' Nikola Jokic talks to reporters after the team won the NBA Championship with a victory over the Miami Heat in Game 5 of basketball's NBA Finals, Monday, June 12, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

Nikola Jokic’s hometown in Serbia celebrates Denver Nuggets’ 1st NBA title

By Dusan Stojanovic - Associated Press

10 wounded in Denver mass shooting after Nuggets win and suspect taken into custody, police say

Associated Press

Mike Breen, NBA play-by-play sports commentator for ABC, prepares for Game 1 of basketball's NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers on June 4, 2015, in Oakland, Calif. Breen will hit his 100th NBA Finals broadcast on Monday night, June 12, 2023, during game 5 between the Miami Heat and Denver Nuggets. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) **FILE**

Bang! ABC/ESPN’s Breen enters rarified air in Game 5 of NBA Finals with 100th broadcast

By Joe Reedy - Associated Press

Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro, right, laughs as he watches from the bench during a practice ahead of Game 3 of the NBA Finals, at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Heat’s Tyler Herro available to play in Game 5 of NBA Finals

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, center right, and Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo, center left, compete for a rebound during the second half of Game 2 of basketball's NBA Finals, Monday, June 12, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, Pool)

Denver Nuggets win first NBA title

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone gestures during a news conference before Game 4 of the basketball NBA Finals against the Miami Heat, Friday, June 9, 2023, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) **FILE**

Nuggets try to avoid letdown with one win to go for team’s first title

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

Leeds United's Weston McKennie, right, and Chelsea's Mateo Kovacic, second from left, challenge for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Leeds United at at the Stamford Bridge stadium in London, Saturday, March 4, 2023. The San Francisco 49ers have reached an agreement to take over English soccer club Leeds with NBA players Larry Nance Jr. and T.J. McConnell joining the ownership group as minority investors. (AP Photo/David Cliff, File)

49ers to complete Leeds takeover with NBA players Nance, McConnell as minority investors

Associated Press

Denver Nuggets guard Christian Braun, foreground, shoots the ball against Miami Heat forward Duncan Robinson during the first half of Game 3 of basketball's NBA Finals, Wednesday, June 7, 2023, in Miami. (Kyle Terada/Pool Photo via AP)

Nuggets’ Christian Braun seeking NBA title a year after winning NCAA championship

By Arnie Stapleton - Associated Press

Miami Heat players react as they fall behind the Denver Nuggets during the second half of Game 3 of the NBA Finals basketball game, Wednesday, June 7, 2023, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Heat, following similar script as Game 1, lose to Nuggets in Game 3 with poor shooting

By Alanis Thames - Associated Press

Miami Heat forward Kevin Love shoots during a practice ahead of Game 3 of the NBA Finals, at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. .(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

NBA Finals, Stanley Cup Final set to take over South Florida for 4 nights

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra, left, talks with Miami Heat guard Gabe Vincent during a practice ahead of Game 3 of the NBA Finals, at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Game 3 awaits in the NBA Finals, with Heat loose and Nuggets facing adversity

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Boulogne-Levallois' Victor Wembanyama celebrates after his team won 84-83 during the Betclic Elite basketball match Boulogne-Levallois against Lyon-Villeurbanne at the Marcel Cerdan stadium in Levallois, Monday, Jan. 9, 2023 outside Paris. Wembanyama is set to go No. 1 in the NBA draft to the San Antonio Spurs. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) **FILE**

NBA says it won’t mind if Wembanyama’s debut comes in Sacramento, not Las Vegas

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra speaks to reporters after Game 2 of basketball's NBA Finals against the Denver Nuggets, Sunday, June 4, 2023, in Denver. The Heat won 111-108. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Heat are on a comeback run like few others in this year’s NBA playoffs

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo, right, celebrates with forward Jimmy Butler after scoring against the Denver Nuggets during the second half of Game 2 of basketball's NBA Finals, Sunday, June 4, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Heat dominate Nuggets in 4th quarter of NBA Finals again, and this time get the win

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, center, gestures to fans after the team's 104-93 victory over the Miami Heat in Game 1 of basketball's NBA Finals, Thursday, June 1, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

Jokic, Djokovic place Serbia sports front and center at NBA Finals, French Open

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

Stan Kroenke, left, owner of the Denver Nuggets, and his son Josh Kroenke watch during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game between the Nuggets and the San Antonio Spurs on March 23, 2011, in Denver. Stan Kroenke's deal to purchase the Nuggets, along with the Colorado Avalanche and their home arena for $450 million, included a clause that tethered the NBA franchise to Denver for the ensuing 25 years. These days, the Nuggets are estimated by Forbes to be worth $1.93 billion. And all talk of them relocating no longer exists. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File)

Kroenke bought Nuggets, kept team in Denver, now hoping to deliver an NBA title

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

Inductee Rick Adelman speaks during the 2021 Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement ceremony, Sept. 11, 2021, in Springfield, Mass. Adelman was announced Sunday, June 4, 2023, as the 18th recipient of the Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by the National Basketball Coaches Association. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

Rick Adelman selected as winner of Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray reacts during the second half of Game 1 of the basketball team'ss NBA Finals against the Miami Heat, Thursday, June 1, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

Nuggets get an NBA Finals gem from difference-maker Murray

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

Miami Heat's Gabe Vincent reacts while talking to reporters after Game 1 of the basketball team's NBA Finals against the Denver Nuggets, Thursday, June 1, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

For Heat, the familiar challenge of navigating a rocky road awaits

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Boulogne-Levallois Metropolitans 92's Victor Wembanyama plays against the NBA G League Ignite in an exhibition basketball game, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Henderson, Nev. Wembanyama is set to go No. 1 in the NBA draft to the San Antonio Spurs.(AP Photo/John Locher, File)

NBA mock draft: Wembanyama to Spurs 1st, then Brandon Miller to Hornets

By Brian Mahoney - Associated Press