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Nuggets stuck on team plane for nearly 9 hours before flight to Philadelphia

Denver's plane was delayed after the engines were frozen by cold weather.

Two-time Kia NBA MVP Nikola Jokic warms up prior to Tuesday’s game against the 76ers.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Nuggets were stuck on a plane for more than eight hours because of cold weather that froze the engines in Denver ahead of a flight to Philadelphia.

The Nuggets’ flight was scheduled to leave around noon Mountain time on Monday and land in Philadelphia around 5:15 EST. The Nuggets instead left Denver around 5 p.m. local time and landed in Philadelphia around 10 p.m.

“We sung some songs, held hands,” coach Michael Malone joked. “We made the most of the moment.”

The Nuggets play at Boston, Washington, Indiana and New York on the rest of their trip.

“Most important thing is we made it, got here safely,” Malone said.

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