Celebrities on the NBA Finals is nothing new.
However to see them at a Denver Nuggets recreation? That’s a bit totally different.
Because the Nuggets hosted the Miami Warmth in Recreation 1 at Ball Area on Thursday evening, a number of sports activities stars and even a film star have been noticed among the many crowd. Listed below are just a few people that made their option to the largest basketball recreation ever performed in Denver.
Ken Jeong is right here and he says “that is the Nuggets second.”
He was out in LA at a Nuggets-Lakers WCF recreation too pic.twitter.com/sZDvP4vJR2
— Jake Shapiro (@Shapalicious) June 1, 2023
We acquired a message from the one and solely @kenjeong 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/ignoZXOGuw
— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) June 2, 2023
Pregame right here in Denver – Shaq greeting Pat Riley & Alonzo Mourning, his coach and teammate from the 2006 Warmth title squad pic.twitter.com/Oq2uf3b84g
— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) June 1, 2023
Charles Barkley and Grant Hill put oxygen masks on to take care of the altitude earlier than Recreation 1 of the NBA Finals 😭😂
(by way of @TomerAzarly) pic.twitter.com/ygSS3GCm0R
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) June 1, 2023
Legendary NBA tremendous fan James Goldstein has made his approach again to Denver! Nearly all of the gamers pay homage when passing by. Newsbreaker Shams Charania appears to be like on. It’s a who’s who at Ball Area. pic.twitter.com/YPL7MQCxlL
— Zach Bye (@byesline) June 1, 2023
Shaq 🤝 Peyton pic.twitter.com/PhTNeMoH9L
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) June 2, 2023
I acquired gifted a seat within the 2nd row beneath the ring & I’m now sitting subsequent to Shaq & Peyton Manning. Not kidding! 🤣🤣
Don’t ask! pic.twitter.com/UyZpkSNaCA
— Zach Bye (@byesline) June 2, 2023
Russell Wilson is in the home ! pic.twitter.com/O0gV2UiXoX
— Nuggets France (@NuggetsFra) June 2, 2023
Broncos coach Sean Payton, sitting 4 seats down from me, involves say howdy to 18 🤝 pic.twitter.com/wDRYmQejvv
— Zach Bye (@byesline) June 2, 2023
It’s superior to see the sports activities world targeted on the Mile Excessive Metropolis. Native celebrities confirmed up for an superior Recreation 5 towards the Suns in Spherical 2, however that is now past that scope.
With the sequence shifting again to Miami subsequent week, that ought to draw a crowd of well-known folks as effectively. It’s South Seashore, in any case.
However we’re now not just a few dusty cow city nestled within the Rocky Mountains. Denver’s arrived on the NBA map — and the Nuggets really feel like they’re right here to remain.
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