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From Tim Duncan to Kevin Garnett and Steph Curry, LeBron James’ 21-year NBA career has featured postseason matchups against some of the best to ever do it. For the Lakers forward, Nikola Jokic is right there among them. “He’s one of the best players to ever play this game. It’s that simple,” James said after practice on Friday at Ball Arena. James said he feels healthier than last year when Los Angeles got swept by the Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals.

Colorado’s spring housing season started quickly in March as the single-family listings statewide increased by nearly 18%. The Colorado Association of Realtors’ latest housing trends report shows that statewide median sales prices and pending/under-contract listings climbed while the average number of days on the market dropped from 63 to 56. “We have entered the spring buying and selling frenzy.

Nathan MacKinnon did not become one of five players to ever record 100 assists in an NHL season. He did not score the most goals in the league in nearly 30 years. He is still going to win the Hart Trophy or the Ted Lindsay Award (or both) as the NHL’s most valuable player for the first time in his career, and will do so despite going up against one of the greatest fields of candidates the league has ever seen. There are four candidates — MacKinnon, Auston Matthews, Connor McDavid and Nikita Kucherov — who had extraordinary seasons, and all would be worthy winners.

Lakewood police arrested a 31-year-old former Brady Exploration High School paraprofessional on suspicion of child sex assault by a person in a position of trust, sexual exploitation of a child and other charges. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | 25 years later, a Columbine teacher reflects on why she stayed: “We take care of each other” Crime and Public Safety | Over 1,000 customers still without power after Xcel Energy resolves 95% of weekend outages Crime and Public Safety | Five metro Denver schools remain closed due to power outages following windstorm Crime and Public Safety | Lakewood middle school staffer arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting students Crime and Public Safety | This wrestler left Denver’s East High because of gun violence.

One day after Columbia University called on law enforcement to arrest more than 100 pro-Palestinian protesters, students continued to occupy part of the campus lawn. Dozens of police stood outside the university gates on Friday. Inside, it looks like a massive picnic. Chants from the loudspeaker go between “Free Palestine” and reminders to clean up and get food if protesters get hungry. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Marie Adele Grosso, a 19-year-old Barnard College student was among those arrested Thursday.

One person was killed and two people injured in a head-on crash on Berthoud Pass, closing U. S. 40 in both directions with no estimated time of reopening, according to the Colorado State Patrol. Related Articles Transportation | Blue Mesa Reservoir bridge cracking closes U. S. 50 indefinitely between Montrose, Gunnison Transportation | Colorado lawmakers will drop plans to remake RTD’s board — for now — after facing blowback Transportation | Editorial: Beware and be aware, in August motorcycles will be passing inside your lane Transportation | I-70 westbound reopens near Eagle after 20-foot sinkhole repaired Transportation | Interstate 70 eastbound reopens near Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnel after closing for crash The highway is closed between Winter Park and Interstate 70, according to a Colorado Department of Transportation alert. The two-vehicle crash at mile point 251 was reported at 3:20 p.m., said Trooper Gabriel Moltrer.