The Broncos are losing one of their key defenders for a while, and he personally will be losing more than half a million dollars. Safety Kareem Jackson has been suspended 4 games by the NFL, after his latest ejection from a game due to unnecessary roughness. That included helmet-to-helmet hits on opposing players. So he won’t appear in a Denver game until early December, and Jackson will forfeit about 560 thousand dollars in salary.
The NBA regular season starts tonight for the defending world champion Nuggets. Many observers are expecting Denver to join 4 other franchises, in winning their first 2 titles back-to-back. Those teams included the Lakers of 1949 and 50, in Minnesota before moving to Los Angeles… The Pistons of 1989 & 90… Jordan’s Bulls of ’91 and ’92… and the Rockets of ’94 and ’95. Coach Michael Malone…
231024 M Malone- get the best games :11 Q:…a defending champion…
Coach Malone also quotes the legendary UCLA coach John Wooden, who said “to win, you have to have talent— to repeat, you need character.” Tonight, the Nuggets open by hosting LeBron James and the Lakers.