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When it comes to George Floyd, Fat …

When it comes to George Floyd, Fat Lever is rooting for justice. When it comes to Michael Porter Jr., the Nuggets legend is rooting for cooler heads. And for the Denver locker room to rally around its young forward. “I think everyone is coming at it differently, especially when you don’t know a person,” Lever, the former Nuggets point guard, said of MPJ, whose tweets last regarding the Minneapolis policemen who had Floyd in custody when he was killed drew the ire of current and former NBA players. “And to criticize (MPJ) from a distance, fair enough,” said Lever, 59, a fixture of the Nuggets’ backcourt from 1984-90. “(You need) to be understanding of his comments, though, once you get to know him and to get to know him better and understand where he’s coming from.”

“I don’t think it’s going to get to the …

“I don’t think it’s going to get to the point of hashing out his comments on the court,” Lever said. “I don’t think so. Everyone has said something they may regret and have a different opinion on. And everyone is entitled to their opinion. “I was surprised (to see) a young player of his stature say something like that. But I think it’s a step, as far as growth for him, to be able to now carry forward with things and to get a better understanding of the past.”