DENVER — The Denver Nuggets received their 2023 NBA Championship rings before the season opener Tuesday at Ball Arena.
Created by Jason of Beverly Hills, the championship ring features two never-before-seen design elements.
First, the ring features a hidden retractable compartment that unveils the team's championship banner.
Then, a lever at the top of the ring changes "1967" to "2023" and switches the color of the ring top background from blue to white.
The ring design includes over 16 carats of diamonds, rubies, and blue sapphires. The colors represent the team's colors, while the 16 carats are for the Nuggets 16 postseason wins on the way to this year's championship.
"I really wanted to make the ring for the Nuggets; challenging my team to come up with features we knew others just wouldn't think of that would help set our design apart. We got player feedback during summer league and were able to include two new design elements that make this ring stand out from anything ever seen before in Championship jewelry," said Jason Arasheben, CEO Jason of Beverly Hills.
Nuggets championship rings
The face of the ring features the Larry O'Brien trophy and the center has "Nuggets" written in yellow diamonds along with the iconic pickaxes that are featured on the teams secondary logo.
Both sides of the ring feature a Golden nugget texture. With one side displaying the words "World Champions" with the Denver Nuggets retro logo and the regular season record. The other side has the player's name and number with the team's mantra "bring it in."
"5280" is written on the top and bottom of the face of the ring and the playoff series records are written on the inside of the ring.
A single row of 15 stones above "world champions" signifies the 15 playoff games played at Ball Arena last season. With 24 points of yellow diamonds set on "Nuggets" to represent the 24 years at Ball Arena.
Jason of Beverly Hills said there are 89 points of red rubies around the perimeter of the ring that honor the 89 points the Nuggets defense held their opponent to in the championship clinching final game.
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