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The Nuggets tackled their awkwardly long gap in the schedule this week by traveling back in time. How far? Depends on who you ask. Michael Malone felt the team’s recent rebounding woes warranted a rewind to the preseason. But Julian Strawther was thinking in years, not months. “It was like a little throwback to middle school,” Strawther said after Denver’s 120-98 win over the Clippers.

There’s only one hard-and-fast rule about rooting interests up in the Grading The Week offices: Cheer for good narratives. Cheer for good stories. Don’t cheer for teams. But when it comes to individual players around the Front Range, full disclosure, the powers that be have been known to make … um, exceptions. Cards on the table?

Obesity rate among US adults fell in 2023 for first time in over a decade: Study The HillWeight-Loss Drug Craze Appears to Be Curbing US Obesity Epidemic BloombergStudy: Obesity rates dipped in 2023 The Dallas Morning NewsUS obesity rates drop for 1st time in a decade, with possible help from weight loss medications ABC News

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