Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke stands on the brink of success with the Denver Nuggets after a stunning Western Conference finals win in the National Basketball Association.
Kroenke and his son, Arsenal co-chairman Josh, watched the Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 113-111 in LA to sweep the series 4-0 and claim a first Western Conference championship and with it a debut appearance in the NBA finals. The Lakers, part-owned by Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly, were no match for an inspired Nuggets side led by Nikola Jokic, who put up 30 points and claimed 14 rebounds and 14 assists to register his fifth triple-double in the past six games.
Kroenke will now watch his side go head-to-head with either the Miami Heat or Boston Celtics, with the former 3-0 up in the series and expected to book their place in the NBA finals overnight. Key to the Nuggets' run to the finals has been the form of star player Jokic, who now has the record for the most triple-doubles ever in a play-off run having notched his eighth against the Lakers.
