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Denver Nuggets guard PJ Dozier shoots next to Brooklyn Nets forward Joe Harris during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Durant scores 34, Nets charge back from 18 down, top Nuggets

By Brian Mahoney Jan. 12, 2021 10:10 PM EST

FILE - Sky Brown, 11, celebrates after maxing out her time on her first run during the women's skateboard park qualifier round at the X Games in Minneapolis, in this Friday, Aug, 2, 2019, file photo. It’s understandable if names such as skateboarder Sky Brown, Denver Nuggets center Bol Bol or French Open champion Iga Swiatek don’t ring an instant bell. Just wait, though. By the time 2021 ends, they could be making an even bigger name for themselves. (Nicole Neri/Star Tribune via AP, File)
The name game: A few athletes primed for breakouts in '21

By Pat Graham Dec. 30, 2020 02:32 PM EST

FILE - A Feb. 4, 2020, file photo, Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, left, drives past Portland Trail Blazers forward Caleb Swanigan in the second half of an NBA basketball game in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Leaner version of Jokic ready to carry load for Nuggets

By Pat Graham Jul. 23, 2020 05:52 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2020, file photo, Houston Rockets guard Russell Westbrook, left, dribbles next to Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Portland, Ore. Westbrook said Monday, July 13, 2020, that he has tested positive for coronavirus, and that he plans to eventually join his team at the restart of the NBA season. Westbrook made the revelation on social media. As recently as Sunday, the Rockets believed that Westbrook and James Harden — neither of whom traveled with the team to Walt Disney World near Orlando last week — would be with the team in the next few days. In Westbrook's case, that now seems most unlikely. (AP Photo/Steve Dykes, File)
Pandemic Basketball begins, with some comforts of home

By Tim Reynolds Jul. 22, 2020 04:09 PM EDT