Comment on Nikola Jokic on Nuggets potentially mixing up lineups: “I like it, just to play with somebody else”

Broncos safety P. J. Locke is dealing with a thumb injury that has put his status for Sunday’s game against Carolina in question. Locke appeared to drop out of practice Wednesday with the injury. He was doing normal work during the open portion of practice Wednesday but was not seen coming off the field when the Broncos finished their work day.

Broncos wide receiver Josh Reynolds was injured in a shooting last week in Denver, the team announced Thursday. Reynolds, 29, is in his first season with the Broncos and is currently not playing due to a finger injury. “Josh Reynolds was a victim of a shooting on Friday in Denver and received treatment for minor injuries,” the Broncos said in a statement.

If the Nuggets have nine “real guys” good enough to play in any team’s rotation in the NBA, as general manager Calvin Booth claimed this preseason, then is the 10th guy a starter or a reserve? That’s the puzzle for Michael Malone to solve on a nightly basis. Regardless of who starts, the Nuggets enter the 2024-25 season on Thursday with five starters and four bench players likely to stick in their everyday rotation.

Denver Post Broncos beat reporters Parker Gabriel and Ryan McFadden breaking down what to take out of the Broncos’ 33-10 beatdown of New Orleans last week and how much the team can rely on its defense and running game going forward. Rookie QB Bo Nix continues to make plays with his legs, but what needs to happen to create more efficiency in the passing game and just how realistic is it to expect Nix to make progress over the team’s upcoming games? Sean Payton’s team rolls into Week 8 a somewhat surprising 4-3 and as big favorites at home against Carolina.

The Colorado Avalanche, a team with Stanley Cup aspirations, dressed five rookies in a game on Sunday night. Its opponent, the San Jose Sharks, which just made the No. 1 selection in the 2024 NHL draft and might be years from such expectations, dressed only three. It’s been a weird start to the season for the Avs, but the youth movement at the NHL level is also backed by an infusion of more prospects throughout the system. For years, the Avs have traded away draft picks and prospects to support a quest for the Cup.