Jaden McDaniels Absorbs Boos, Chants in Denver
McDaniels drew sustained boos and chants after five fouls as Denver turned Game 5 into a 125-113 win, officials said.
- On Monday, April 27, 2026, the Denver Nuggets defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 125-113 in Game 5 at Ball Arena, where fans chanted "Jaden sucks" at McDaniels throughout the fourth quarter.
- McDaniels established himself as a villain in Colorado after shoving Nikola Jokic in Game 1 and calling Denver's rotation players "bad defenders" following Game 2, escalating tensions.
- Foul trouble limited McDaniels to 27 minutes while the Nuggets forced 25 turnovers through physical defense; Wolves guard Mike Conley called the early fouls a "worst-case scenario."
- Despite the hostility, McDaniels said he feeds on the hate, while Conley told reporters it will be "about 100 times more love for you when we go back to Minnesota."
- Game 6 at Target Center represents Minnesota's best chance to close the series out as the Timberwolves look to eliminate the Nuggets from the first-round playoff matchup.
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Jaden McDaniels absorbs boos, chants in Denver
DENVER — It’s perhaps the loudest Ball Arena has been for the many recent postseason matchups with Minnesota. No, it wasn’t a crowd pop resulting from a big shot or monumental Nuggets run. It was a verbal attack on an enemy. “Jaden sucks, Jaden sucks, Jaden sucks,” the Ball Arena faithful chanted in the fourth quarter of Denver’s Game 5 victory on Monday. And that was after the Nuggets’ faithful started booing the 25-year-old every time he touch…
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DENVER (AP) — Jaden McDaniels got more pushback from the Denver Nuggets and their fans as he heard constant boos from the crowd all evening. All it did was embolden McDaniels, the antagonistic Minnesota Timberwolves forward who’s worked his way under the skin of Nuggets Nation through his words and his actions. Following a 125-113 loss to Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series on Monday night, McDaniels insist…
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