Paul Klee: Nikola Jokic did it his way in leading Denver Nuggets to first NBA title

PLUS l 10th Circuit says no refunds for Vail Resorts customers after curtailed 2020 ski season; Volunteers needed to help improve Colorado Springs and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs AM Update [News]( [Sports]( [Opinion]( [Life]( Welcome to Tuesday. It’s June 13, 2023. Take 5 minutes to catch up on what's happening in Colorado. In today’s edition: - [Paul Klee: Nikola Jokic did it his way in leading Denver Nuggets to first NBA title]( - [10th Circuit says no refunds for Vail Resorts customers after curtailed 2020 ski season]( - [Volunteers needed to help improve Colorado Springs]( [Paul Klee: Nikola Jokic did it his way in leading Denver Nuggets to first NBA title]( With his wedding ring tied to his shoelaces, Nikola Jokic carried the Nuggets and their long-suffering fans to Denver’s first NBA championship Monday night. With his adorable 1.5-year-old daughter Ognjena cradled in his tree-trunk arms, Jokic accepted the gold trophy as NBA Finals MVP. [Read More]( The Denver Nuggets won their first NBA Championship in Game 5 🏀 Here's 5 stories to relive the win: [Woody Paige: At last, the Nuggets are NBA champions]( [Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. overcomes shooting struggles during the Finals to come big when needed in Game 5]( [Bruce Brown delivers game-winning bucket as Denver Nuggets capture first NBA championship]( [Denver Nuggets claim first world title, beat Heat in 5 games]( [PHOTOS: Game 5 of the NBA finals]( [Broncos' Nigerian defensive lineman Haggai Ndubuisi making strides after not long ago 'football was foreign to me']( Five years ago, Haggai Ndubuisi didn’t know what a first down was. And he certainly didn’t know what a blitz was. Ndubuisi at the time was playing soccer and basketball in his native Nigeria. He had heard about football but knew next to nothing about it. [Read More]( [Hope hops: Cheyenne Mountain Zoo helps in long-running effort to save imperiled toad]( One morning last week, a team of scientists and conservationists in long, rubber boots embarked into a wetland of southern Wyoming, armed with containers of toads. [Read More]( [10th Circuit says no refunds for Vail Resorts customers after curtailed 2020 ski season]( Three years after the COVID-19 pandemic forced Vail Resorts to halt operations for the 2019-2020 season, the federal appeals court based in Denver has ruled passholders cannot sue the ski conglomerate for refunds. [Read More]( MORE TOP STORIES A [Cripple Creek detective accused of having an inappropriate sexual relationship]( with an alleged victim in a sex trafficking case pleaded guilty Monday to public indecency, a petty offense, and attempt to influence a public servant, a felony. An El Paso County jury on Monday found Luke Herndon, 34, [not guilty of second-degree murder in the strangulation death of Kelty Marron](, 41, court records show. On the first day of summer, philanthropically minded residents of Colorado Springs will take up brushes and [paint exteriors of homes of low-income seniors and people with disabilities.]( Before you go... [This morning's weather from American Furniture Warehouse:]( Scattered thunderstorms in the morning becoming more widespread in the afternoon. High 61F. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80%. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [YouTube]( Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up [here](. Engage in the conversation in [today's eEdition]( Interested in podcasts? Check out ours [here.]( Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe [here.]( 30 East Pikes Peak Avenue, Suite 100 Colorado Springs, CO 80903