Highest-Paid NBA Mascot Sues Team
Rocky, the beloved Denver Nuggets mascot and the highest-paid mascot in the NBA, is suing the team's owner, per Jennifer Brown of The Colorado Sun. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Denver District…
Nuggets Facing Lawsuit From Their Mascot Rocky
The Denver Nuggets are the subject of what might be the most bizarre sports lawsuit of the year. The Nuggets are being sued by Drake Solomon, the man formerly inside…
Denver Nuggets Dealing With Unexpected Lawsuit
The NBA is deep into the offseason, and while most contracts are signed, the NBA world never stops turning. But it's turning in a way the Denver Nuggets likely wouldn't have preferred…
Former Denver Nuggets Mascot Sues Ownership Group for Alleged Disability Discrimination
A former Denver Nuggets mascot is speaking out after filing a lawsuit against the team's ownership group, Kroenke Sports & Entertainment (KSE), alleging disability discrimination and an unlawful severance offer…
Man Who Once Was Rocky Sues Nuggets Ownership For Firing Him
Denver Nuggets mascot Rocky is known for his high-flying acrobatics on the court during games at Ball Arena. Now, he — or at least the man who used to wear the suit…
Fired Nuggets Mascot Claims Wrongful Termination Amid Health Recovery
DENVER — Mascots usually don’t have many words, but this former mascot does. Drake Solomon, who played the Denver Nuggets’ mascot Rocky from 2021 to 2024, is suing his former employer, claiming…
Former Denver Nuggets Mascot Suing, Alleges Wrongful Firing After Taking Medical Leave
The man who wore that costume for three seasons, Drake Solomon, says he went on medical leave for a double hip replacement and was fired after returning to work. “When…
Denver Nuggets Being Sued By Their Own Second-Generation Mascot
The Denver Nuggets are being sued by someone, or you could argue something, within their own franchise. Rocky, the team mascot, has officially filed a lawsuit against the Nuggets' owner, with the…
Former Rocky Mascot Sues Nuggets for Discrimination, Wrongful Termination After Hip Replacement
Drake Solomon, who performed as Rocky, the Denver Nuggets mascot, is suing the franchise’s parent company for alleged wrongful termination and disability-based discrimination. Solomon took over as Rocky when his…
Rocky the Mascot Sues Owner of the Denver Nuggets Over Firing
Rocky, the beloved mascot of the Denver Nuggets, is suing the team’s owner. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Denver District Court, the man inside the mountain lion suit, Drake…