Denver, CO
Victor Wembanyama Makes NBA History vs. Denver Nuggets
The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Denver Nuggets on Friday night behind another monster performance from Victor Wembanyama. Finishing with 34 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 blocks, Wembanyama joined Kevin Durant, Michael Jordan, Shaquille O’Neale, and David Robinson as just the 5th rookie in NBA history to post this line in a game, per Basketball Reference’s StatHead.
When adding in his five made threes in this game, Wembanyama stands alone as the only rookie in NBA history with at least 34 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocks, and 5 made threes in a game. Letting out a lot of emotion after the game, Wembanyama clearly wanted this one. While the Spurs will not be heading to the postseason, it’s clear that Wembanyama and his teammates care a lot about building positive momentum entering next season.
This was a very bad loss for Denver, as they no longer have sole possession of the first seed. With the OKC Thunder having the tiebreaker over Denver, they currently sit in first place and can clinch the top seed with a win in the season finale. Denver had a one game lead over OKC entering play on Friday, and controlled their own path to the first seed. They will now need an OKC loss in the season finale to regain that spot, which puts Denver in a tough spot.
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Denver, CO
Bills hiring Broncos offensive assistant Pete Carmichael as OC, source says
The Broncos are losing a top offensive assistant coach to Buffalo.
Not Davis Webb, however.
The Bills and new head coach Joe Brady are hiring Denver senior offensive assistant Pete Carmichael as offensive coordinator, a source confirmed to The Denver Post on Friday morning.
Carmichael was head coach Sean Payton’s offensive coordinator for nearly his entire tenure in New Orleans and has spent the past two seasons as a senior offensive assistant in Denver.
Brady, who was promoted to head coach Tuesday, spent 2017-18 working as an offensive assistant under Payton and Carmichael in New Orleans before going to LSU for one prolific year and then jumping back to the NFL.
Carmichael is the fourth assistant coach to depart the Broncos’ staff this offseason, following Payton’s decision to fire offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi, receivers coach Keary Colbert and cornerbacks coach Addison Lynch earlier this week.
Perhaps more important, there is an apparent changing of the guard underway on the offensive side of the coaching staff.
Carmichael and Lombardi have a combined 30-plus years of experience working for Payton and have been stalwart presences on his coaching staffs.
Payton’s 20th year as a head coach in 2026 sets up to be the first he’s ever had without either Carmichael or Lombardi on his staff and the sixth without both. Payton has not coached a season with somebody other than Carmichael or Lombardi as his offensive coordinator since 2008.
The veteran head coach could hire familiar people in their places still, but regardless of who ends up in what positions, Payton is going to have a different set of voices around him in the Broncos’ offensive meeting room going forward.
He seemed to be interested or at least willing to entertain that idea after the season as he lamented some of the issues that unit, for which he leads the game planning and calls the plays, had over the course of the 2025 season.
Webb remains a central figure in the picture. He withdrew Thursday from the Las Vegas head coaching process and now will be a popular figure for offensive coordinator openings across football.
As jobs begin to fill — particularly in Buffalo, perhaps, which Webb has called his favorite place he played and where he has a very close relationship with quarterback Josh Allen — the possibility that he returns to Denver and is promoted to offensive coordinator appears to be growing.
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Denver, CO
Aaron Gordon out long-term again for Denver Nuggets with hamstring injury
Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon is now expected to be out 4 to 6 weeks with a hamstring injury, according to NBA.com and a team announcement Thursday. The Nuggets star had already missed a number of recent games after leaving a contest early against the Milwaukee Bucks Jan. 23.
This is the second time Gordon will be out long-term this season after reinjuring the same hamstring, according to CBS Sports.
Aaron Gordon has enjoyed success this season when he has been healthy, averaging a career high 17.7 points per game.
Denver, CO
Mild and dry in Denver, with more snow for the Colorado high country
DENVER — A weak storm is rolling into Colorado Thursday morning! We’re seeing some light snow in the northern and central mountains Thursday morning, with mostly sunny skies across the plains. The snow will linger through early afternoon, with around 1 to 4 inches possible above 10,000 feet.
It’ll be a dry and mostly sunny Thursday across most of eastern Colorado. Daytime high temperatures will be slightly cooler in the mid to upper 40s along the urban corridor Thursday.
A weak backdoor cold front moves into northeast Colorado Friday, bringing a chance of light snow showers to the plains near Sterling and Fort Morgan. The cooler air is shallow but could seep into the Denver area. We’ll see highs in the mid to upper 40s under a mix of sun and clouds.
A ridge of high pressure builds back in for the weekend. This brings daytime highs into the mid to upper 50s as we head into February! Sunday will be the warmer of the two days, with highs near 60 degrees!
Another storm could potentially move into the Denver metro next Tuesday, bringing a chance for a few snow showers. Cross your fingers, and stay tuned as it gets closer!
Mild and dry in Denver, with more snow for the Colorado high country
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