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Shooting Following Nuggets’ NBA Finals Win Leaves Several People Injured

The Denver Nuggets celebrated their first NBA championship inside Ball Arena, and according to reports, there was a shooting that happened outside the arena that left several people injured.
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Shooting Following Nuggets’ NBA Finals Win Leaves Several People Injured
Shooting Following Nuggets’ NBA Finals Win Leaves Several People Injured

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The Denver Nuggets won their first NBA championship in franchise history on Monday night. Jubilation flooded the inside of Ball Arena, as the home fans celebrated their Finals MVP Nikola Jokic delivering their city a title. However, the celebration outside the arena was unfortunately dampened by a shooting that took place.

“Nine people were injured, including three critically, in a shooting in Denver near the arena where the Nuggets won their first NBA title on Monday night, police said,” ABC News wrote.

“A suspect, who was also shot, was in custody, the Denver Police Department said in a statement. The suspect's injuries were believed to have been non-life threatening, police said.”

Although it’s great to hear that there have currently been no casualties from this situation, it’s a shame that unnecessary gun violence had to take away some of the Nuggets’ post-Finals spotlight. Denver is expected to have its championship parade on Thursday, and after this incident, it would be safe to say that security will be even more alert than usual.

With the Finals ending, the NBA as a whole will now shift all focus to the offseason with the draft commencing on June 22 and free agency opening on June 30. Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks have a lot to do in order to reach the level that Jokic’s Nuggets have displayed throughout the postseason, and DallasBasketball.com will be here to keep you updated on everything that happens throughout the summer.

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DALTON TRIGG

Dalton Trigg is the Editor-In-Chief for Dallas Basketball, as well as the Executive Editor overseeing Inside The Rockets, Inside The Spurs, All Knicks, and The Magic Insider. He is the founder and host for the Mavs Step Back Podcast, which is a proud part of the Blue Wire podcast network. Trigg graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi’s College of Business and Economic Development with a bachelor’s degree in entrepreneurship in 2016. After spending a few years with multiple Dallas Mavericks-related blogs, including SB Nation’s Mavs Moneyball, Trigg joined DallasBasketball.com as a staff writer in 2018 and never looked back. At the start of 2022, he was promoted to the EIC title he holds now. Through the years, Trigg has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, Mavs GM Nico Harrison, now-retired legend Dirk Nowitzki and many other current/former players and team staffers. Many of those interviews and other articles by Trigg have been aggregated by other well-known sports media websites, such as Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report and others. You can find Trigg on all major social media channels, but his most prevalent platform is on Twitter. Whether it’s posting links to his DBcom work, live-tweeting Mavs games or merely giving his opinions on things going on with Dallas and the rest of the NBA, the daily content never stops rolling. For any inquiries, please email Dalton@MavsStepBack.com.

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