Denver Nuggets

The Denver Nuggets are an American professional basketball team in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in Denver, Colorado. They play their home games at Ball Arena, formerly known as Pepsi Center. Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, Dikembe Mutombo, Allen Iverson, J.R. Smith, Kenyon Martin, Juwan Howard, Nick Van Exel, and Nenê used to play for them. Led by current stars Nikola Jokić, Jamal Murray, and Aaron Gordon, the Nuggets made their first Finals appearance in 2023 facing the Miami Heat, winning 4 games to 1 to win their first NBA championship. ^[9]

Denver Nuggets
2022–23 Denver Nuggets season
Conference	Western
Division	Northwest
Founded	1967
History	Denver Rockets 1967–1974 (ABA) Denver Nuggets 1974–1976 (ABA) 1976–present (NBA)[1][2]
Arena	Ball Arena
Location	Denver, Colorado
Team colors	Midnight blue, sunshine yellow, Flatirons red, skyline blue[3][4][5]
Main sponsor	Western Union[6]
President	Tim Connelly
General manager	Artūras Karnišovas[7]
Head coach	Michael Malone
Ownership	Ann Walton Kroenke[8]
Affiliation(s)	None
Championships	1 (2023)
Conference titles	1 (2023)
Division titles	12 ABA: 2 (1970, 1975) NBA: 10 (1977, 1978, 1985, 1988, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2019, 2020, 2023)
Retired numbers	8 (2, 6, 12, 33, 40, 44, 55, 432)
Website	www.nba.com/nuggets
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