Nuggets' forward Carmelo Anthony returned to action on Friday night against the Bobcats, scoring 19 points.
It was his first game back since suffering a broken bone in his shooting hand against the Pacers earlier this month.
"It felt pretty good," Anthony said. "It's still a little tender. That's going to be something that I have to fight through."
Anthony played with his two middle fingers wrapped in athletic tape.
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Chauncey Billups was thrilled to be named to the All-Star team on Thursday night, but he believes that teammate Carmelo Anthony should have made the team as well.
"I'm disappointed in that," Billups said. "Because you look at our record and what it is right now, and he has the most, probably, to do with that of anybody on the team, with him being our best player. So it's kind of unfortunate, but the only reason why is because of the injury."
Anthony, who is set to return from a wrist injury on Friday night, was an All-Star last season.
Denver is 29-13 since acquiring Billups from Detroit.
"It's a great feeling every single time," Billups said. "This is something that you can never take for granted. There were times in my career that I didn't think I was going to make one. I appreciate every single one of them."
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Jan 29, 2009 11:08 PM EST
Carmelo Anthony should be back in uniform for the Nuggets on Friday after he was cleared to come back from a fractured right hand suffered on January 5, the Denver Post is reporting.
"I think it was the best news I could have received so far," said Anthony. "Just to be able to get back out there on the court, go back to war with my teammates and try to win some more games."
Nuggets assistant coaches put Anthony through a tough on-court workout this afternoon, lasting around an hour, after he ran on the treadmill. Anthony will play with tape holding together the middle and ring fingers.
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Nuggets Jan 2009 Archive
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RealGM Staff Report | Jan 28, 2009
The Cavaliers remained perfect at home on Tuesday night with a tougher-than-expected win over the Kings at Quicken Loans Arena.
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Rocky Mountain News | Jan 27, 2009
Denver forward Carmelo Anthony is on track to make his return from a broken wrist on Friday against Charlotte.
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Denver Post | Jan 26, 2009
Nuggets' coach George Karl doesn't believe that the Lakers are a lock to win the Western Conference.
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Denver Post | Jan 24, 2009
Nuggets' coach George Karl says that injured guard Dahntay Jones is "going to try to play" Sunday against the Jazz.
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RealGM Staff Report | Jan 21, 2009
Tuesday's schedule was a light one, and the action wasn't overly exciting, but there were still some highlight performances and eight teams in action.
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Daily Camera | Jan 20, 2009
Kenyon Martin missed a pair of free throws that could have forced overtime in Denver's loss to Houston on Monday night, but the Nuggets feel they had the game-winning bucket taken away.
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Yahoo! | Jan 19, 2009
The presence of Chauncey Billups in Denver has allowed the Nuggets to enter the season's midpoint with a great deal of optimism even with Carmelo Anthony on the sideline.
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BlogMaverick | Jan 16, 2009
Mark Cuban wrote a letter to J.R. Smith of the Denver Nuggets that appeared on his blog on Friday.
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Rocky Mountain News | Jan 16, 2009
Denver forward Carmelo Anthony has targeted Jan. 30's game against Charlotte for when he hopes to return from a fractured right hand.
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RealGM Staff Report | Jan 16, 2009
There were only three games on the schedule in the NBA on Thursday night, but each one was decided by nine points or fewer and two went into overtime.
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Arizona Republic | Jan 16, 2009
With the game on the line Thursday night in Denver, Grant Hill believes he was fouled multiple times on the last play of regulation.
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ESPN | Jan 16, 2009
J.R. Smith will not be suspended for allegedly throwing an elbow at Maverick Antoine Wright, but the league is still looking at Mark Cuban.
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ESPN | Jan 15, 2009
The NBA is looking into an incident on Tuesday night when Dallas owner Mark Cuban exchanged words with Denver guard J.R. Smith at halftime of a game.
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Denver Post | Jan 15, 2009
The Nuggets are unhappy that Mark Cuban came onto the court during Denver's game against Dallas on Tuesday night to argue with Nuggets' guard J.R. Smith.
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Rocky Mountain News | Jan 14, 2009
Dallas owner Mark Cuban says that he will file a complaint to the NBA about an elbow thrown Tuesday night by Denver's J.R. Smith, and he expects Smith to be suspended.
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RealGM Staff Report | Jan 14, 2009
Raymond Felton, who has heard his name in numerous trade rumors recently, hit a jumper in the final seconds to lead the Bobcats past the Pistons on Tuesday night.
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Denver Post | Jan 14, 2009
J.R. Smith was supposed to be in court in New Jersey on Tuesday but instead was playing against the Dallas Mavericks.
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Rocky Mountain News | Jan 11, 2009
The Nuggets are down to two point guards and have two open roster spots, which leads coach George Karl to believe that they could sign his son Coby Karl by the end of the season.
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ESPN | Jan 10, 2009
Allen Iverson overcome Chauncey Billups to help Detroit beat Denver.
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Detroit News | Jan 9, 2009
Denver point guard Chauncey Billups, who has helped evaluate the Nuggets dramatically since being traded from Detroit, doesn't have any hard feelings against his old team.
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ESPN | Jan 9, 2009
Allen Iverson will be back in Denver going against his former team for the first time on Friday night.
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Denver Post | Jan 7, 2009
Chucky Atkins and the Nuggets' 2009 first round pick were sent to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for Johan Petro and a second round pick.
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Rocky Mountain News | Jan 7, 2009
The Nuggets are expected to swing a trade by February's deadline, but a trade isn't imminent in the wake of Carmelo Anthony's serious hand injury.
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ESPN | Jan 7, 2009
J.R. Smith will make an appearance in court next week stemming from a car accident in 2007 which took the life of his friend.
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ESPN | Jan 6, 2009
Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony will miss at least three weeks with a fracture in his shooting hand.
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ESPN | Jan 6, 2009
Carmelo Anthony will miss at least the next three weeks after fracturing his shooting hand on Monday night.
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Daily Press | Jan 6, 2009
Nuggets' guard J.R. Smith is set to appear in a New Jersey municipal court next week to face traffic offenses stemming from a car crash that killed a friend in 2007.
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AP | Jan 6, 2009
The Nuggets' Carmelo Anthony is headed to a specialist on Tuesday after injuring his right hand during Monday night's win over the Pacers.
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RealGM Staff Report | Jan 6, 2009
The Nets used a huge fourth quarter to surge back and defeat the Kings in New Jersey on Monday night thanks to huge efforts from Vince Carter and the ageless Yi Jianlian.
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Press Release | Jan 5, 2009
The Clippers acquired center Cheikh Samb from Denver.
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Press Release | Jan 5, 2009
The Los Angeles Clippers today acquired center Cheikh Samb and cash considerations from the Denver Nuggets in exchange for a future conditional second draft pick.
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Daily Camera | Jan 4, 2009
Nuggets' coach George Karl believes that the play of Nene and Kenyon Martin is the reason for the team's hot start to the season.
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Denver Post | Jan 2, 2009
Carmelo Anthony is third among Western Conference forwards in All-Star voting, behind Amare Stoudemire and Tim Duncan.
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ESPN | Jan 1, 2009
The Nuggets held a 30-minute team meeting on Tuesday after their frustrating loss on Monday night.
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RealGM Staff Report | Jan 1, 2009
The Thunder earned just their fourth win of the season with a strong performance against the Warriors in Oklahoma City on New Year's Eve.
