What, so they’re supposed be scared of LeBron now?
These guys?
They’ve danced with the devil for so long, their souls have blisters. They sent Kawhi Leonard packing after he had ‘em in a 3-1 chokehold. They survived Donovan Mitchell turning Disney World into his own personal Pop-A-Shot.
They put up with Charles Barkley kicking them when they were down. They endured Shaquille O’Neal butchering their names (M-U-R-R-A-Y, my man) while they were up.
“We’re not afraid of anybody,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone declared after his Nuggets cudgeled the Los Angeles Clippers, 104-89, punching their ticket to the NBA’s Western Conference Finals for the first time since 2009.