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Kenyon Martin Out A Couple Of Weeks? | Thu 11 Mar

Asked how his first platelet rich plasma therapy session felt on his left knee, Kenyon Martin used an expletive in quite a descriptive way. The therapy takes place at Vail’s Steadman Hawkins Clinic, and it’s possible Martin could be out for a couple of weeks.

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Mark Warkentien An Option For Clippers? | Wed 10 Mar

Mark Warkentien was the 2009 NBA Executive of the Year, and here’s a most absurd fact: He still hasn’t been offered a contract extension. Sources say his agent Steve Kauffman was told that talks would start over the summer and never did.

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Denver Nuggets Look To Sign Brian Cook | Tue 9 Mar

The Nuggets will be offering a contract to free agent power forward Brian Cook, according to Travis Heath at Hoopsworld. Cook started his career in Los Angeles but he was most recently on the roster in Houston, but was waived in February of this year.

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Kenyon Martin Likely Out Until The Playoffs | Tue 9 Mar

The pain in Kenyon Martin’s left knee has persisted, and now Martin will miss an undetermined amount of time while undergoing platelet rich plasma (PRP) therapy. He plans to return this season, although perhaps not until the NBA playoffs, the team said.

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Kenyon Martin Will Be Back This Season | Mon 8 Mar

Kenyon Martin will miss some time due to his knee injury, but the forward plans to return at some point either in the regular season or the postseason, a league source said. It is unclear yet whether or not Martin will undergo some sort of surgery.

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Nuggets Await Word On Martin’s Injury | Mon 8 Mar

Nuggets forward Kenyon Martin had an MRI on Friday on a knee that had become just too painful for him to play on “If they tell me that it’s something more serious than I think it is and I’ve got to get surgery, then I’ll have to do that,” Martin said.

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Johan Petro Gives Big Minutes To Nuggets | Mon 8 Mar

With Martin out, Karl rolled the dice Sunday, giving Johan Petro the start at power forward, and Petro didn’t play poorly. He was all over the boards. “Johan was great. He played smart and made jumpers when we needed them,” guard Arron Afflalo said.

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George Karl Adjusts The Practice Intensity | Sat 6 Mar

At a time when on-court adjustments and practice time are becoming crucial, the Nuggets are just trying to stay healthy. As a result, practices have been scaled back to glorified shootarounds as the emphasis has been on getting players’ bodies healed.

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The Nuggets Inquired About Free-Agents | Sat 6 Mar

The Nuggets, who had previously been looking for a big man, will spend this weekend discussing what they might do. Agent Mark Bartelstein told FanHouse they have inquired about five big men: Mark Blount, Mikki Moore, Brian Cook, Jake Voskuhl and Rob Kurz.

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A Knee Injury Sidelines Kenyon Martin | Sat 6 Mar

Denver Nuggets forward Kenyon Martin has a partial tear of his left patella tendon, and surgery is among the treatment options being considered, NBA sources told Yahoo! Sports. On Friday evening, the team listed his playing status as day-to-day.

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Carmelo Anthony Tries To Re-Find Energy | Thu 4 Mar

Carmelo Anthony couldn’t even get out of bed. “I’ve felt no energy at all,” he said Wednesday, where he received IV fluids for hydration. “My body has started shutting down on me that last week. It’s fatigue and having no energy — trying to find energy.”

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Nuggets Have Inquired About Mark Blount | Tue 2 Mar

Mark Bartelstein, confirmed to FanHouse that Denver has called about Mark Blount. But right now it’s just preliminary conversations. Nuggets are looking for a big man. They’ve also talked about Mikki Moore. But everything still in preliminary stages.

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George Karl Hasn’t Given Up On Ilgauskas | Mon 1 Mar

George Karl spoke to Zydrunas Ilgauskas on the phone, trying to inspire the available big man to sign with Denver, even though it sounds that the big guy is headed back to Cleveland. “I’m not giving up on that, man!” Karl said about wooing Ilgauskas.

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The Nuggets Pursue Zydrunas Ilgauskas | Thu 25 Feb

The Nuggets are making a strong push to acquire coveted Zydrunas Ilgauskas, who likely will soon be bought out by the Washington Wizards. “There hasn’t been a day go by that I haven’t heard from Mark (Warkentien),” Herb Rudoy, Ilgauskas’ agent, said.

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Nuggets To Show Interest In Mikki Moore? | Wed 24 Feb

If they don’t get a big man who gets bought out, the Denver Nuggets are expected to show interest in Moore. The Nuggets, who are looking for addition size for a possible playoff battle with the Lakers, came close to getting Moore last February.

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Karl Sees Nuggets Winning 53, 54 Games | Tue 23 Feb

With 37 wins under his belt, George Karl peered into a hopeful future and sees “53, 54″ wins as a realistic finish for his team. “The thing is to finish off this month, be as close to 40 as you can,” Karl said. “Then try to get close to 50 in the month of March.

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Carmelo Anthony “Still Feel Disrespected” | Mon 22 Feb

“We still feel disrespected,” Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony said after the latest dispatching of an NBA heavyweight, 114-105 Sunday over Boston at the Pepsi Center. “We still go out there with a chip on our shoulder. That chip is not going anywhere.”

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George Karl Sees The Celtics As Contender | Mon 22 Feb

Nuggets coach George Karl had a told-you-so look on his face before yesterday’s game. Just days before, he had told a Celtics reporter that people shouldn’t be writing off the team. According to Karl, it’s all about the postseason for these Boston Celtics.

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Nuggets Has Made Late Push For Thomas | Fri 19 Feb

A source said the Nuggets made a push for Tyrus Thomas, trying to swap a future first-rounder in return. But the Bulls ultimately opted for a deal with Charlotte. The Nuggets do have a million biannual exception but there aren’t many viable options.