Charles Barkley couldn’t hide his bewilderment on live television when he found out TNT wasn’t carrying a Nuggets vs. Clippers game.

Long before the twists and turns and brushes with basketball mortality, before this journey pitted Russell Westbrook against his home, this Los Angeles story began with a few simple words.

In the latest Nuggets Ink podcast, Bennett Durando and Matt Schubert talk Denver’s playoff series against the Los Angeles Clippers.

A gut punch like this brings reflection. And it is uncomfortable. The Nuggets are in bad shape moving forward if Jokic is only good.

Denver police have said Strahinja Jokic, 42, was seen punching Los Angeles Lakers fan Nicholas Meyer after the April 22, 2024, game at Ball Arena in a now-viral video.

And why was Nikola Jokic suddenly wearing a shooting sleeve in the middle of the game?

There is little the 33-year-old Kawhi Leonard hasn’t seen and little the world hasn’t seen from Leonard, this the two-time Finals MVP’s 12th playoff run. But Monday night’s Game Two shredding of the Nuggets was as perfect a shotmaking clinic as he’s ever put on, a tightly-knotted handle and line-drive jumper on full display in a stunning 15-of-19 night.