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Nuggets Reportedly Concerned on How Nikola Jokic Is Being Defended

After starting their 2025-26 season with plenty of optimism, the Denver Nuggets have not been as impressive recently. Since the start of February, the Nuggets are just 11-12 through 23 games, and three-time MVP Nikola Jokic has not been as dominant as usual.

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Nuggets' Peyton Watson Gets Injury Status for Suns Game

Denver Nuggets guard Peyton Watson returned from a hamstring injury on Sunday against the Portland Trail Blazers. Watson contributed in a 128-112 win, as he scored 14 points and added six rebounds and three assists.

Nikola Jokic News / NBA on ClutchPoints / March 23

Nuggets ‘concerned’ over how Nikola Jokic is being defended

ESPN’s Marc Spears revealed that the Denver Nuggets have growing concerns about how opposing teams are defending All-Star Nikola Jokic after returning from a left knee injury.

David Adelman News / Denver Nuggets on SI / March 23

David Adelman Sends Message to Nuggets Players Facing Reduced Roles

For the first time since the start of November, the Denver Nuggets were finally able to send out a fully healthy rotation from top to bottom against the Portland Trail Blazers amid the return of Peyton Watson from his weeks-long hamstring injury, and came away with a strong 128-112 victory to show for it.

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The 'Most 5-three-pointer NBA games' quiz

How many of the players to make at least five three-pointers in at least 60 NBA games can you name in six minutes?

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The 'NBA yearly three-point leaders' quiz

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Every NBA franchise's most infamous villain

Heroes run the NBA, but every story also needs a villain. For some franchises, it's a particularly hated opponent, but every now and then, it's one of their own.

NBA News / Yardbarker / March 24

Why Lakers' Luka Doncic merits MVP in a crowded field

The 2025-2026 MVP race in the NBA is heating up as the season enters its final stretch. Nikola Jokic (Denver Nuggets), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City Thunder) and Victor Wembanyama (San Antonio Spurs) have delivered impressive seasons.

NBA makes decision on potential suspension for Lakers' Luka Doncic

Daniss Jenkins' career game leads Pistons to big win over Lakers

Jazz rookie Ace Bailey joins elite company after career-high game

The 'NBA 20-point triple-doubles' quiz

Denver Nuggets News / BasketballNews.com / March 23

Healthy at last, Nuggets ready to chase another NBA title run

The Denver Nuggets have spent most of the season chasing something that once felt routine. Not wins, not rhythm, not momentum. What they have been chasing is availability.

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The 'NBA 20-point triple-doubles' quiz

How many of the 40 players in NBA history with at least 10 20-point triple-doubles to their name can you name in six minutes?

Denver Nuggets News / Denver Nuggets on SI / March 23

Nuggets Veteran Is Quietly Being Phased Out of the Lineup

The Denver Nuggets had one of the most impactful 2025 offseasons of any team in the NBA, headlined by key additions of Tim Hardaway Jr., Cam Johnson, Bruce Brown, and Jonas Valanciunas.

Denver Nuggets News / Denver Nuggets on SI / March 23

Nuggets' Nikola Jokic Urges Patience on Peyton Watson's Return

After a long six-plus-wait, the Denver Nuggets were finally able to see Peyton Waston back out on the floor from his extended hamstring injury absence, and thus allowed this rotation to get back to full health for the first time since early November.

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20 NBA players who changed how the game is played

Basketball has changed so, so much since it was first played in the late 1800s. The NBA has a lot to do with this, and there are even a handful of players who can be credited with influencing significant shifts on their own.

Nikola Jokic News / Hoops Wire / March 23

West Notes: Nuggets, Nikola Jokic, Timberwolves, Bones Hyland, Suns

Nikola Jokic recorded his 35th triple-double of the season and finished with 22 points, 14 rebounds and 14 assists, while Jamal Murray also scored 22 as the Nuggets beat the Trail Blazers, 128-112.

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The 'Most 5-three-pointer NBA games' quiz

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The 'Oldest 30-point game by NBA team' quiz

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Nikola Jokic News / EssentiallySports / March 23

Nikola Jokic Sends Warning Over Title Challenge in Assessment of Nuggets Locker Room

Nikola Jokic knows exactly what the Denver Nuggets are capable of, and he’s making sure the rest of the NBA doesn’t forget it. Despite an inconsistent stretch, the former Finals MVP sent a clear warning to opposing teams: if Denver finds its rhythm, stopping them will be a completely different challenge.

Peyton Watson News / Denver Nuggets on SI / March 22