Nuggets' Michael Porter Jr credits teammates with helping him as his brothers deal with 'bad and sad stuff'

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Denver Nuggets star Michael Porter Jr. credited his teammates with helping him as his siblings faced some "bad and sad stuff" over the last week.

Porter’s brothers Jontay and Coban were both in the spotlight during the week ahead of the team’s opening-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers.

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Michael Porter Jr. of the Nuggets plays the Memphis Grizzlies at Ball Arena on March 25, 2024, in Denver. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

Jontay Porter received a lifetime ban from the NBA after it was revealed he bet on basketball games, including on his own team, the Toronto Raptors. Coban Porter was sentenced to six years in prison over a fatal DUI crash.

"Some bad and sad stuff happened to a couple of my brothers," Michael Porter Jr. said after the Nuggets beat the Lakers on Saturday night, 114-103 to take a 1-0 series lead. "But I've got 15, 16 more brothers in here. So I knew I had to be here for them, come in here and do my job and try to prepare to do it at a high level."

Porter scored 19 points, grabbed eight rebounds and had two blocks in the game.

Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. goes up to shoot against Los Angeles Lakers guard D'Angelo Russell during the first-round playoff series, April 20, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

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He added that it was still difficult to put his mind at ease and focus on basketball with everything else going on.

Two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic praised Porter’s performance amid the tough week.

"That’s why basketball is such a beautiful game,