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Nikola Jokić is by far the lowest draft pick to win finals MVP

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:30 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Nikola Jokić is a huge part of the Denver Nuggets team, and was absolutely integral to their first-ever NBA championship win. This was made very clear when he was awarded the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award at the end of Monday's game. Nuggets’ championship parade will be Thursday: Here are all the details But Jokić hasn't always been awarded or recognized. In fact, his NBA career actually started with a very low draft pick, considering how far he's come.Jokić is the lowest draft pick to win MVP?In 2014, Jokić was selected by the Nuggets in round 2 of the draft as the 41st overall pick.With this Jokić is, by far, the lowest draft pick chosen as the NBA Finals MVP.The award has been given out 54 times since 1969. Are the champion hats given to the Denver Nuggets misspelled? The runner-up for the lowest draft pick, Dennis Johnson, was chosen 29th overall in 1976. He won the finals MVP award in 1979 while playing for the Seattle SuperSonics.A dec...

Denver city leaders make safety plan for Nuggets parade

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:30 GMT

Denver (KDVR) -- After 11 people were shot — 10 shot in LoDo — following the Denver Nuggets championship game Monday night, city leaders want fans to know there is a safety plan in place for the Nuggets championship parade and rally.The parade will start at 10 a.m. at Union Station and end with a rally at Civic Center Park. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to attend."Families should feel safe. I think that we are well prepared for this," said Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas.He said he understands that families may be concerned about their safety after the LoDo violence, but leaders are confident they are prepared for the parade. 10 people shot in LoDo after Denver Nuggets win NBA Finals "We'll continue to take a close look at our plan and see if there are ways to pivot and adjust and apply additional resources where we feel that they may be necessary," Chief Thomas said.Armando Saldate, the executive director of the Denver Department of Safety, said officers will be ver...

What are the odds the Nuggets win again next year?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:30 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Denver Nuggets' 2023 NBA championship win is so fresh that the celebration parade hasn't even happened yet, but what about next year? Nuggets’ championship parade will be Thursday: Here are all the details Well, as one might expect, the season won't start until October, but still the question arises where do the Nuggets stack up when it comes to going back-to-back.What are the odds that the Nuggets win next season?Early betting odds favor the Nuggets for a double-championship win. Every betting site has slightly different odds, but the Nuggets have around +500 odds, according to BetMGM. DraftKings Sportsbook has the Nuggets at a slightly better +475.With how odds work, $100 in a +500 bet would take home $500 in addition to getting your $100 back if it came true.Other sites have fairly similar odds for the Nuggets. Only 1 city has Denver beat in this category over the last decade Even with any slight changes from site to site, the Nuggets boast the best odds ...

Denver weather: Storm chances to dry up soon

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:30 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather will stay stormy for a few more days before dry weather moves in by Sunday and into next week.Storms will be more isolated for the next few days than lately, meaning several areas will get missed by the rain.Weather tonight: Drying out Scattered rain showers will push through the Front Range Tuesday afternoon with drier conditions by the evening. Denver will see partly cloudy skies overnight with temperatures in the low 50s.Weather tomorrow: Warming upSunshine will return on Wednesday with temperatures heating up to the mid-70s. There will be a 10% chance for a few isolated storms on Wednesday afternoon. Denver has already exceeded the average rainfall for June Storms are not expected to turn severe on Wednesday but could bring small hail, moderate rainfall and lightning. Looking ahead: Dry SundayStorm chances will continue Thursday through Saturday with temperatures in the low to upper 70s.After a wet few weeks, dry weather will finally retur...

Vice President Kamala Harris to visit Denver on Friday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:30 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Vice President Kamala Harris will be back in Denver on Friday.Harris is once again set to tout the Biden-Harris administration's action on climate and clean energy, as she did back in March. This time, she will also speak at a "finance event" for the Democratic National Committee, according to her office. What’s getting cheaper or more expensive in Denver? No details were immediately released about where Harris will be and when. Credentialed media will cover both events, as well as the vice president's arrival at Denver International Airport.It will be the vice president's third visit to Denver during her time in the administration.Harris last visited the metro area in March. She addressed the same topics that will be the focus of her next visit: "investment in combatting the climate crisis and creating a clean energy economy that works for all," according to her office. That talk happened at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities.She was also here in March ...

Google celebrates Nuggets' win with fireworks

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:30 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado is rejoicing in the first NBA championship win for the Denver Nuggets, and it seems locals aren't the only ones celebrating.Google is throwing a cyber-party for the new champions, setting off virtual fireworks for all to see.When "Denver Nuggets" or even the lone word "Nuggets" is entered into the search engine, moving firework animations shoot across the screen over the search results, which of course yield that the Denver team won 94-89 against the Miami Heat Monday evening. Which celebrities cheered on the Nuggets after their NBA championship win? A parade in honor of the Nuggets' big win will take place Thursday, kicking off at Union Station at 10 a.m. FOX31 will broadcast the parade live on air and stream the event on KDVR.com.

Broward County School Board votes to dismiss clear backpack policy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:30 GMT

Clear bags and backpacks were going to be mandatory at all Broward public schools. But now, officials decided to change course. Broward County’s clear backpack initiative will no longer move forward or be enforced in the fall. In a 5-4 vote at Tuesday’s school board meeting, the board voted to stop the rule making process, which was mandatory in order to make the clear backpacks policy. “As someone who has lost someone in a school shooting, I will say, 100%, it wasn’t about clear backpacks, it was about staff following the rules,” Debra A. Hixon said. “We have policies, we have procedures in place, they were not followed that day, and that’s why there are 17 people not walking the Earth today. The clear backpack would not have changed that day for us.” This comes after a contentious townhall that took place Monday night in Plantation. More than 150 parents and students came to the meeting to voice their concerns for the clear backpacks...

In court, Trump faced charges with no cameras present. Outside, he counterprogramed for TV

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:30 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Former President Donald Trump gave a wave and a signature thumbs up to crowds outside the federal courthouse in downtown Miami after pleading not guilty to criminal charges. He then headed to a local Cuban restaurant where he warmly greeted waiting supporters in a camera-ready scene that resembled a campaign stop.In the largely unseen moments on Tuesday — his attorney entering his plea, Trump sitting grim-faced with arms folded across his chest — the gravity of being the first former president charged with a federal crime was apparent.In the seen moments, broadcast around the world in real-time, there was a long motorcade, flag-waving supporters, and a smaller number of anti-Trump protesters outside the courthouse.Then the former president had a detour in mind, to a popular Cuban restaurant where he was all smiles, greeted by supporters, prayed over by a rabbi, and shadowed by his personal aide, who also has been charged in the case.Trump has long been adroit at creatin...

Judge lets columnist amend defamation claim with over $10 million demand for damages from Trump

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:30 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — A columnist who recently won a $5 million sexual abuse and defamation jury award against Donald Trump can update a similar lawsuit with his more recent public comments in a bid for over $10 million more in damages from the ex-president, a federal judge ruled Tuesday in another legal loss for Trump.The ruling by Judge Lewis A. Kaplan gave new life to a defamation lawsuit by writer E. Jean Carroll that was stalled by appeals after the U.S. Justice Department supported a request by Trump’s attorneys to substitute the United States for him as the defendant on the grounds that he cannot be held personally liable for comments made while carrying out presidential duties.The 2020 defamation lawsuit was originally filed after Carroll wrote in a 2019 book that Trump raped her in a midtown Manhattan Bergdorf Goodman store after he turned a friendly and flirtatious chance encounter between the pair into a violent encounter once behind a closed dressing ...

In court, Trump faced charges with no cameras present. Outside, he counterprogrammed for TV

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:30 GMT

By JOSHUA GOODMAN and SARA BURNETT (Associated Press)MIAMI (AP) — Former President Donald Trump gave a wave and a signature thumbs up to crowds outside the federal courthouse in downtown Miami after pleading not guilty to criminal charges. He then headed to a local Cuban restaurant where he warmly greeted waiting supporters in a camera-ready scene that resembled a campaign stop. In the largely unseen moments on Tuesday — his attorney entering his plea, Trump sitting grim-faced with arms folded across his chest — the gravity of being the first former president charged with a federal crime was apparent.In the seen moments, broadcast around the world in real time, there was a long motorcade, flag-waving supporters and a smaller number of anti-Trump protesters outside the courthouse. Then the former president had a detour in mind, to a popular Cuban restaurant where he was all smiles, greeted by supporters, prayed over by a rabbi and shadowed by his personal aide, who ...