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Nuggets’ Christian Braun makes convincing case for playing time: “He actually played really good.”

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The first message that got through to Christian Braun came from DeAndre Jordan, who, until Sunday afternoon, sat alongside Denver’s versatile rookie on the bench. “They just say, ‘Change the game, change the energy,’” Braun said of what he was told before being utilized in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 122-120 loss to Brooklyn, the Nuggets’ third consecutive defeat.

Oklahoma State tabbed as No. 1 overall seed in NIT, won’t host first round

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Mar. 12—Oklahoma State men’s basketball knew it needed help on Selection Sunday. In the moments following the Cowboys’ loss to No. 7 Texas in the Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals on Thursday, senior guard John-Michael Wright said he hoped the selection committee “shows us grace.”