Jake Shapiro

Denver Sports Analyst

Jake Shapiro

Jake Shapiro is a sports analyst for DenverSports.com. Shap also works as an adjunct sports media professor at his alma mater, the University of Colorado-Boulder. Previously, Jake worked at the Denver Post in breaking news and has covered the Colorado Buffaloes, Rapids and Rockies for years. You can follow Shap on Twitter at @Shapalicious.

‘I failed them’: Josh Kroenke opens up on Nuggets’ internal turmoil

When Josh Kroenke walked into the Denver Nuggets locker room on April 6 after a loss to the Indiana Pacers, it confirmed what he already knew: Change was needed in the Mile High City
1 day ago

Oddsmakers still give the Nuggets a decent chance at a title

The Denver Nuggets may not be the favorites they have been the last few seasons, but they still have a pretty good shot of winning another championship as the postseason begins
2 days ago

Nuggets clinch NBA playoff spot on season’s final day

Less than a week after firing their head coach and general manager, the Denver Nuggets clinched an NBA playoff spot on Sunday
2 days ago

Nuggets aren’t gonna get any help in Game 82

The Denver Nuggets need one more result to go their way on the NBA season's final day, and they're into the playoffs for a seventh-straight year
3 days ago

‘It looked like who we’ve been:’ Nuggets score key win against Grizzlies

On the back of a big fourth-quarter run where Denver's defense swarmed Memphis, the Nuggets picked up a huge 117-109 win against the Grizzlies, getting the Mile High City crew one step closer to a playoff berth
4 days ago

Nikola Jokic took over. Then the Nuggets finally started communicating again.

The Denver Nuggets collapse has always been about communication and against the Kings we saw a team that finally sent a clear message
6 days ago

‘Maybe He Woke Up The Beast’: Jokic reacts to Malone’s firing with a warning

The Denver Nuggets have nothing to lose and there's nothing more dangerous in pro sports than somebody in that position — at least, that's Nikola Jokic's take
6 days ago

The five most iconic moments of Michael Malone’s time in Denver

From turning back the Los Angeles Lakers to having Nikola Jokic's back, these are the most memorable moments during Michael Malone's 10 years leading the Denver Nuggets
6 days ago

The five brutal moves Calvin Booth made that resulted in Nuggets firing

Here are the five major moves Calvin Booth made while leading the Denver Nuggets that were mistakes and led to his firing
7 days ago

Booth vs. Malone: Inside the cold war that broke the Nuggets

Calvin Booth battled Michael Malone, and both lost the fight — but it's the Denver Nuggets and Nikola Jokic who lost the war
7 days ago

Report: Nikola Jokic did not request changes of Nuggets brass

Nikola Jokic's first game in the NBA playing for a coach other than Micheal Malone will be on Wednesday when the Denver Nuggets meet the Sacramento Kings
7 days ago

What you should know about new Nuggets interim coach David Adelman

The Denver Nuggets bench has a new leader after the shocking Tuesday firing of Michael Malone and that man is David Adelman
7 days ago

Post Malone: Nuggets shock NBA, fire Denver’s winningest coach

The Denver Nuggets have fired the winningest coach in their franchise history Michael Malone, according to a report from ESPN
7 days ago

A Nuggets fan rooting guide for the NBA season’s final days

Thanks to a four-game win streak and some wild nights around the NBA's Western Conference, the Denver Nuggets can now finish anywhere between the No. 3 seed and out of playoffs depending on the next 10 days go
8 days ago

It’s very dark in Denver: Nuggets lose fourth-straight, Murray’s injury situation gets murky

The collapse is underway in Denver as the Nuggets dropped a fourth-straight game on Sunday night and are now toying with the Play-In Tournament
9 days ago

Rockies call-up Spring Training MVP, former second-best prospect in baseball

The Colorado Rockies first-round selection from the 2020 MLB Draft will join the team's first-rounder from 2023 in getting called up to the big leagues this week
9 days ago

Report: Plan for possible Broncos stadium in Lone Tree becomes a bit more clear

New stadium talk is all the rage around the Denver metro and Lone Tree is solidifying their case to be the future home of the Broncos
11 days ago

Rockies top pitching prospect to make MLB debut Sunday

Top Colorado Rockies prospect Chase Dollander will make his Major League debut on Sunday
11 days ago

Colorado kid becomes highest-paid tight end in NFL history

Colorado State star and Fort Morgan native Trey McBride became the highest-paid tight end in NFL history on Thursday when he signed a giant contract extension
12 days ago

Russell Westbrook gets in the way of Russell Westbrook’s redemption game

Russell Westbrook down-the-stretch cost the Denver Nuggets for a second straight night
13 days ago

Rockies new City Connect jerseys leak, they’re very colorful

The Colorado Rockies will debut a new alternate jersey this season as part of Nike and Major League Baseball's City Connect program and the 2025 duds are extremely colorful if this jersey leak is right
13 days ago

NBA admits huge officiating error in chaotic end to Nuggets-Wolves

The wild sequence at the end of Tuesday's Nuggets-Wolves game, where Russell Westbrook bricked a layup and committed a game-losing call never happens if the referees get a call right just a few seconds before.
13 days ago

Carmelo Anthony’s greatness immortal, Hall of Fame welcomes a scoring icon

Controversial former Denver Nuggets star Carmelo Anthony is now a Hall of Famer—ESPN reports that Melo was notified that he's been elected into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on Wednesday
13 days ago

Nightmare Fuel: Nuggets lose sixth straight to Wolves despite Jokic’s heroics

For the second time this season, the Denver Nuggets blew a double-digit fourth-quarter lead to the Minnesota Timberwolves, and this time, it spoiled an epic Nikola Jokic game.
14 days ago