Later that year, the NBA absorbed those teams along with the San Antonio Spurs and Indiana Pacers, both of whom made the Finals long before Denver did. The Nuggets were a founding franchise in the old ABA and played for that league’s championship in 1976, falling in six games to Julius Erving’s New York Nets. I’m just so happy for everybody involved, particularly the city, which for 47 years they never had this.” 18, 2023: Hurricanes host the Capitals in a 2023 Stadium Series game, the first outdoor game for the ‘Canes. “It’s like having children: You love them all,” Kroenke said. 3-4, 2023: South Florida hosts the 2023 NHL All-Star Game festivities. Through the champagne spray and cigar smoke choking the Nuggets’ locker room following their rugged 94-89 win over Miami in Game 5, Kroenke reflected on his football, hockey and basketball titles and couldn’t pick one over the other. His Rams beat the Cincinnati Bengals, 23-20, in the Super Bowl in February 2022, and his Colorado Avalanche hoisted the Stanley Cup last summer after dispatching Tampa Bay in six games. His latest title came Monday night when the Denver Nuggets won their first championship 47 years after joining the NBA. DENVER - Stan Kroenke’s sports empire has produced an NFL, NHL and now NBA champion in three consecutive seasons.
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