Denver Nuggets

Ball Arena (formerly Pepsi Center, because Denver also loves renaming things) is where the Denver Nuggets made history with their 2023 NBA Championship. Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, and the whole squad brought a title to Denver for the first time, and the city celebrated like it had been waiting decades. Because it had. That championship parade through LoDo was pure joy.

Nuggets fans have a quiet intensity that matches the team's style. Jokic doesn't do flashy - he does brilliant, subtle, devastating basketball that makes coaches and analytics nerds weep. And the fans have adopted that same energy. They appreciate a perfect no-look pass the way other fanbases appreciate a poster dunk. It's a different kind of basketball culture, and it's growing rapidly.

Ball Arena is right near downtown, making the pregame and postgame situation easy. Before the game, hit up the breweries in LoDo - Great Divide, Wynkoop, or Breckenridge Brewery are all close. For food, Linger in LoHi has incredible views and globally-inspired small plates. After the game, the bars on Blake Street and Market Street are packed with fans.

The altitude advantage at 5,280 feet is real - visiting teams gas out in the fourth quarter while the Nuggets keep pushing. It's a built-in home-court advantage that Denver has been exploiting for decades. The Nuggets went from a fun team to a championship team, and Ball Arena is the palace where the Joker works his magic. Get yourself some altitude-adjusted seats and watch the best passing center in NBA history do his thing.