Best moments from Nuggets' championship parade
The Denver Nuggets won the first championship in the franchise's 47-year history on Monday, and the team and its fans made up for lost time with an epic parade Thursday to celebrate the feat.
The star of the show was head coach Michael Malone. The 51-year-old screamed, cried, and cursed through the streets of Denver, displaying unwavering confidence that it would not be the last championship parade of his Nuggets tenure.
Warning: Some videos contain coarse language
"Life's about moments...we have people that have been supporting this team for 47 years."
— NBA (@NBA) June 15, 2023
Coach Malone expresses his gratitude to Nuggets fans 🔊
Watch Denver's championship parade live on NBA TV and on the NBA App!
📲https://t.co/Y9eOWIeBoi pic.twitter.com/sWuje3Spwi
Michael Malone; "I got a crazy idea... Let's do this shit again" pic.twitter.com/UGoDF80BGV
— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) June 15, 2023
"Is Brucey B going anywhere? Hell no! We're running this sh*t back! ... Get loud!"
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) June 15, 2023
Nuggets coach Michael Malone is on one as he talks about Bruce Brown 😂 pic.twitter.com/lgSgJrh7P4
Confirmed: Parade ready 😤 pic.twitter.com/Iho6GBFSiu
— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) June 15, 2023
The star duo of Finals MVP Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray were inevitably going to get special attention. But given the difficulty of navigating the parade route, the duo arrived in a SWAT vehicle.
NBAs best duo pulling up in a SWAT car #bRINGItIn pic.twitter.com/XDqezMIuX2
— Nuggets Lead 🏆 (@NuggetsLead) June 15, 2023
Just as he's done countless times, Murray teed up Jokic, flawlessly introducing his teammate's speech. Hopefully, Jokic's daughter didn't hear some of the colorful language her father used to describe his excitement.
Jamal Murray intros Nikola Jokic: "I'm going to bring out the two-time MVP, Finals MVP, Western Conference MVP, the league MVP, Nikola Jokic." pic.twitter.com/Xi25LusARi
— Harrison Wind (@HarrisonWind) June 15, 2023
Nikola Jokic: "You know that I told you I didn't want to stay for the parade. But I fucking want to stay for the parade." pic.twitter.com/THI3W58PKa
— Harrison Wind (@HarrisonWind) June 15, 2023
Jokic and his daughter celebrating at the Nuggets championship parade ❤️ pic.twitter.com/JqL4Vupmwi
— ESPN (@espn) June 15, 2023
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was the only Nuggets player who had previously won a championship, but he didn't get to celebrate his 2020 title with the Los Angeles Lakers properly due to COVID-19. So he made his second chance count.
KCP might be even better at chugging beers than playing basketball, and that's saying something. 😂
— theScore (@theScore) June 15, 2023
(🎥: @nick_rothschild)pic.twitter.com/VAI7LCF7WR
.@CaldwellPope broke out his championship parade reporting skills 🤣🎤 pic.twitter.com/EiWjIYQYfq
— NBA TV (@NBATV) June 15, 2023
And lastly, it's not a perfect parade without the fans. Here are some of the best moments from the rambunctious Denver crowd.
Reporter: "Why do you love the Denver Nuggets?"
— Ball Don’t Lie (@Balldontlie) June 15, 2023
Young fan: "Umm, I don't know."
Little man is just happy to be there 😂
(via @HoHighlights)pic.twitter.com/Q144PsxCKa
The shirtless Nuggets fan who caught a beer from Christian Braun at the Nuggets parade...Amazing TV pic.twitter.com/ipGvpL9bh3
— Gifdsports (@gifdsports) June 15, 2023
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