Photos: Fans Showed Up and Showed Off for the Nuggets Parade

An estimated 750,000 people showed up at the Denver Nuggets parade.

June 16, 2023

Image: Fans got to see the Larry O'Brien trophy and hear the players speak at Civic Center Park.

Fans got to see the Larry O'Brien trophy and hear the players speak at Civic Center Park. Evan Semón Photography

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Most of Denver was out of the office on June 15 to celebrate the Denver Nuggets' first National Basketball Association championship. Fans flooded the city to watch the celebratory parade, where fire trucks full of players greeted the crowd and drank plenty of beer.

The parade traveled from Union Station to Civic Center Park, where GRiZ and Big Gigantic performed beforehand to hype up the crowd. The City and County of Denver estimated that 750,000 people showed up to celebrate the big win. Last year's Avalanche championship parade saw around 500,000 people.

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The Nuggets parade began at Union Station and traveled to Civic Center Park, where fans enjoyed music from GRiZ and Big Gigantic.

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MVP Nikola Jokić spoke after the parade. Fans loved his quote, "You know that I told that I did not want to stay on parade, but I fucking want to stay on parade."

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Jamal Murray brought out the Larry O'Brien trophy to show the city.

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Players and fans were all spotted shotgunning beers throughout the morning.

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An estimated 750,000 people showed up to the Nuggets parade.

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Fans showed up to the parade with flags, signs and Nuggets gear.

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Fans enjoyed confetti and watched MVP Nikola Jokić speak at Civic Center Park after the parade.

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Coach Michael Malone and the team celebrated at Civic Center Park after the parade.

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The parade started at Union Station, then traveled south down Broadway to Civic Center Park.

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Katrina Leibee is the social media editor at Westword where she’s worked since August 2020. In her role, Katrina oversees and creates strategies for all of Westword’s social channels, including Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, X and LinkedIn. During the day, she can often be spotted at community events or at local businesses filming content. At night, she’s a musician singing her original songs at various Denver venues. Katrina graduated with honors from Colorado State University. While attending school, she was editor of the student newspaper, the Rocky Mountain Collegian.

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