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Nuggets point guard Reggie Jackson is picking up his $5.25 million player option for the 2024-25 season as expected, a league source confirmed to The Denver Post. Jackson, 34, will return for the second and final year of his contract. He came to Denver in February 2023 after reaching a contract buyout with the Charlotte Hornets and won his first career NBA championship five months later as a reserve for his hometown team.

During the Colorado Rapids’ 4-1 win over CF Montréal on Saturday, multiple signs and tifos backing defender Moïse Bombito were scattered around the stands, particularly behind the south goal, where the Centennial 38 supporters group is located. The show of support for Bombito, who is Black and also plays for the Canadian men’s national team, came after he became the target of racist harassment on social media last week following a Copa America match last Thursday against Argentina. Bombito tackled Inter Miami star and World Cup champion Lionel Messi during that match while tracking back to stop an Argentinian attack on goal.

Sean Keeler: The joke’s on Joker. And us. Trust the basketball gods to give Denver one of the most watered-down draft classes in modern NBA history in a summer when the Nuggets absolutely need to find some diamonds among all that rough. The upside? We’re losing sleep over tweaks, nips and tucks.

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Young gay Latinos see a rising share of new HIV cases, leading to a call for targeted funding The Associated PressView Full Coverage on Google News