The Nuggets celebrated winning the NBA championship with a parade through the streets of Denver on Thursday. According to media reports, about 750,000 people accompanied the team through the city
The Denver Nuggets have been celebrated by a sea of people in their hometown after winning their first NBA title. The team around Finals MVP Nikola Jokic rode through downtown on an old fire truck on Thursday (local time) and was then cheered by what appeared to be tens of thousands more people in front of a stage. According to the local TV station “KDVR”, a total of about 750,000 fans spread out in the streets of Denver to celebrate the Nuggets.
According to US media reports, the star of the celebration was Jokic’s little daughter Ognjena, who sat on top of the truck with her daddy’s champion cap on her head and was protected by him from the many champagne showers.
The Nuggets had clinched the championship in the world’s best basketball league for the first time with a 4-1 win over the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals, clinching the title on Tuesday night.
“I’m really realising that now,” head coach Michael Malone said following the parade. “It’s an unbelievable experience. I want to experience that again. I want to have another parade and do it all over again.” Right after winning the championship, guard Jamal Murray had also emphasised: “This is the first title of many. “