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Keeler: Shooting scares? Bloody sidewalks? Broken stoplights? Nuggets’ first NBA title deserved better.

Aaron Gordon danced shirtless with the people. His Nuggets are a team of the people, for the people. But after a LoDo shooting during NBA Finals celebrations injured 10, it’s clear some people need to chill out.

A man is tossed into the air as a crowd of Denver Nugget fans celebrate a win over the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the NBA Finals the clinch the championship on June 12, 2023. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
A man is tossed into the air as a crowd of Denver Nugget fans celebrate a win over the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the NBA Finals the clinch the championship on June 12, 2023. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 8: Sean Keeler - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
By | skeeler@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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