The jersey reads "Nuggets" across the chest, but apparently that is only because "knuckleheads" would have been too snug a fit.
Just when you thought the circus in Denver couldn't get any worse than what the Heat experienced during last season's visit, Dan Issel's crew has put together an encore.
To refresh: The Heat arrived in Denver last December to learn the Nuggets had boycotted practice the day before the teams were to meet. The protest over Issel's in-your-face approach reached the point where there was concern about a potential forfeit. Eventually, the game went on, the Nuggets lost, but shortly thereafter their season was salvaged by a brief run of prosperity on the way to a 40-42 finish.
To its credit, Nuggets ownership recognized all was not perfect. Kiki Vandeweghe was brought in during the offseason to establish a layer of management between Issel and final approval on personnel moves.
Yet here they are again, stumbling on the court and bumbling away from it.
To wit:
They went ahead and signed Isaiah Rider.