Bruce Brown wasn’t part of that stirring second-round playoff series last year — the one that left Oklahoma City breathing a collective sigh of relief and Denver wondering “what if” about a million different little moments.
But he was a former Nugget and a future Nugget. The manner in which their season ended without him nonetheless applied to him.
Especially now that he’s trying to set a precedent similar to the Thunder’s.
“Later in the season,” Brown said Monday, “(referees will) let things go just because they know you’re a physical defender.