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Jusuf Nurkic

Ex-Nugget Jusuf Nurkic backs Arturas Karnisovas for Bulls job

Arturas Karnisovas is reportedly a leading candidate for the Chicago Bulls front office job, and a former Nuggets player is backing him for the position. Karnisovas has been the Denver Nuggets’ general manager since 2017. Jusuf Nurkic spent his …

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Jusuf Nurkic has returned to full practice for Blazers

A fringe playoff spot is still very attainable for the Portland Trail Blazers, and they may be receiving a welcome lift at some point as well. Blazers star Damian Lillard said on Wednesday that injured center Jusuf Nurkic has returned to full …

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Blazers GM says Jusuf Nurkic could be out until February

As he continues to recover from a broken left leg, Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic might not be back until after the All-Star break next season. Addressing the media on Saturday, Blazers GM Neil Olshey said that the seven-footer could be …

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Jusuf Nurkic does Lillard wave to Nuggets after Game 7 win

Jusuf Nurkić did his best Damian Lillard impression following the Portland Trail Blazers’ win over the Denver Nuggets in Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals. The Nuggets and Blazers met on Sunday with a spot in the Western Conference …

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Jusuf Nurkic wears Bosnian War shirt for game against Serbian Jokic

Jusuf Nurkic displayed a powerful message with the shirt he wore during Game 6 between the Portland Trail Blazers and Denver Nuggets on Thursday night, and many believe the wardrobe selection was not a coincidence given the opponent. Nurkic’s …

Jusuf Nurkic leg injury

Jusuf Nurkic suffers broken leg in gruesome injury

Jusuf Nurkic suffered a brutal injury during double overtime of the Portland Trail Blazers’ game against the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night. Nurkic was going up for a rebound and got his leg bent backwards underneath him. It went so far in the …

Russell Westbrook gets flagrant foul for incident with Jusuf Nurkic

Russell Westbrook was called for a flagrant-1 foul and Jusuf Nurkic got a technical for an incident between the two in the second quarter of Thursday’s Oklahoma City Thunder-Portland Trail Blazers game. Westbrook and Nurkic got mixed up on a …

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Jusuf Nurkic fires back at Ben Simmons over trash talk

Things got a bit heated Sunday between Portland’s Jusuf Nurkic and Philadelphia’s Ben Simmons. Simmons was overheard telling Nurkic “you talk a lot of s–t for being ass” after shooting a free throw during …

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Jusuf Nurkic ‏hilariously mocks Russell Westbrook on Twitter

Russell Westbrook may have left with a win on Tuesday night, but he also got some hard feelings from his opponents. After Oklahoma City’s 123-114 win over Portland, Westbrook was asked about fighting some screens from Jusuf Nurkic. He …

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10 big-name NBA players who could change teams this summer

The NBA is on fire right now, and it’s been undefeated since a for-the-ages 2017 offseason. In addition to a flurry of open-market transactions, a number of stars changed teams via trade, fundamentally shifting the league’s power dynamics. Indiana …

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Portland’s Nurkic throws major shade at DeMarcus Cousins

Jusuf Nurkic was not in the best mood after a loss to New Orleans on Friday. Speaking after the 119-113 defeat, the Portland Trail Blazers center had major shade for Pelicans counterpart DeMarcus Cousins, apparently peeved that Boogie kept talking …

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Portland’s Nurkic throws shade at Joel Embiid

Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic doesn’t seem to care too much for his Philadelphia 76ers counterpart. After the Blazers beat the Sixers on Thursday by the final of 114-110, Nurkic threw some shade at Joel Embiid with a bit of a …

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Jusuf Nurkic speaks out on losing starting job to Nikola Jokic in Denver

Less than two months after being traded by the Nuggets, Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic is opening up about the end of his Denver days. In an interview with NBA.com’s David Aldridge that ran on Monday, Nurkic spoke on a variety of …

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Jusuf Nurkic takes funny parting shot at Nuggets

Jusuf Nurkic had revenge on his mind during Tuesday night’s game against the Denver Nuggets. He also had it on his mind after it ended. Nurkic was traded by the Denver Nuggets to the Portland Trail Blazers in February for Mason Plumlee, and he …

Jusuf Nurkic on trade rumblings: ‘If it happens, it’s going to be best for me’

Jusuf Nurkic would apparently welcome a move out of Denver. ESPN’s Marc Stein reported on Saturday that the Nuggets are “openly shopping” the 22-year-old Bosnian big man ahead of the trade deadline. Chris Dempsey of the Denver Post …

Jusuf Nurkic throws shade at Kevin Durant for joining Warriors

Kevin Durant’s decision to team up with the Golden State Warriors is rubbing many the wrong way, fellow members of the NBA fraternity included. In the aftermath of Durant’s shocking announcement on Monday that he was leaving Oklahoma City …

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