Rocky, the Nuggets’ mascot, gets the crowd pumped up during a pep rally at McGregor Square on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. The defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets will meet the Los Angeles Lakers for Game 1 of the first-round playoff series on Saturday at Ball Arena at 6:30 p.m. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
The Skyline Drumline, the Nuggets’ percussion group, winds through the crowd during a pep rally at McGregor Square on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. The defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets will meet the Los Angeles Lakers for Game 1 of the first-round playoff series on Saturday at Ball Arena at 6:30 p.m. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
Nuggets’ fan Lela Smith bobbles the head of a giant Jamal Murray bobblehead while having her photo taken with her brother, DJ Smith, during a playoff pep rally for the Nuggets at McGregor Square on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. The defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets will meet the Los Angeles Lakers for Game 1 of the first-round playoff series on Saturday at Ball Arena at 6:30 p.m. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
A Nuggets fan is excited to have her photo taken with a giant Jamal Murray bobblehead during a playoff pep rally for the Nuggets at McGregor Square on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. The defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets will meet the Los Angeles Lakers for Game 1 of the first-round playoff series on Saturday at Ball Arena at 6:30 p.m. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
Megan Engel and other Nuggets employees hand out free Nuggets playoff t-shirts at McGregor Square during a playoff pep rally on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. The defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets will meet the Los Angeles Lakers for Game 1 of the first-round playoff series on Saturday at Ball Arena at 6:30 p.m. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
The Average Joes entertained the crowds at the All-Star game this year and are also a favorite of Nuggets fans at the playoff pep rally at McGregor Square on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
The Average Joes entertained the crowds at the All-Star game this year and are also a favorite of Nuggets fans at the playoff pep rally at McGregor Square on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
What kid doesn’t love bubbles? Young fans enjoy a bubble machine at the playoff pep rally for the Nuggets at McGregor Square on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
Fans cheer from a balcony during a playoff pep rally for the Nuggets at McGregor Square on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
A fan uses a selfie stick to take his photo with the Nuggets Dancers during a playoff pep rally for the Nuggets at McGregor Square on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
Average Joe Kyle Jost entertains a youngster with a goal helmet at the playoff pep rally at McGregor Square on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
Rocky, the Nuggets’ mascot, gets the crowd pumped up during a pep rally at McGregor Square on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. The defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets will meet the Los Angeles Lakers for Game 1 of the first-round playoff series on Saturday at Ball Arena at 6:30 p.m. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
The Skyline Drumline, the Nuggets’ percussion group, winds through the crowd during a pep rally at McGregor Square on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. The defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets will meet the Los Angeles Lakers for Game 1 of the first-round playoff series on Saturday at Ball Arena at 6:30 p.m. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
Nuggets’ fan Lela Smith bobbles the head of a giant Jamal Murray bobblehead while having her photo taken with her brother, DJ Smith, during a playoff pep rally for the Nuggets at McGregor Square on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. The defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets will meet the Los Angeles Lakers for Game 1 of the first-round playoff series on Saturday at Ball Arena at 6:30 p.m. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
A Nuggets fan is excited to have her photo taken with a giant Jamal Murray bobblehead during a playoff pep rally for the Nuggets at McGregor Square on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. The defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets will meet the Los Angeles Lakers for Game 1 of the first-round playoff series on Saturday at Ball Arena at 6:30 p.m. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
Megan Engel and other Nuggets employees hand out free Nuggets playoff t-shirts at McGregor Square during a playoff pep rally on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. The defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets will meet the Los Angeles Lakers for Game 1 of the first-round playoff series on Saturday at Ball Arena at 6:30 p.m. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
The Average Joes entertained the crowds at the All-Star game this year and are also a favorite of Nuggets fans at the playoff pep rally at McGregor Square on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
The Average Joes entertained the crowds at the All-Star game this year and are also a favorite of Nuggets fans at the playoff pep rally at McGregor Square on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
What kid doesn’t love bubbles? Young fans enjoy a bubble machine at the playoff pep rally for the Nuggets at McGregor Square on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
Fans cheer from a balcony during a playoff pep rally for the Nuggets at McGregor Square on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
A fan uses a selfie stick to take his photo with the Nuggets Dancers during a playoff pep rally for the Nuggets at McGregor Square on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
Average Joe Kyle Jost entertains a youngster with a goal helmet at the playoff pep rally at McGregor Square on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
A couple of future Nuggets? (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
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