Attorneys for Drake Solomon, who succeeded his father as Rocky, the Denver Nuggets' beloved mountain lion mascot , have filed a lawsuit against the Nuggets' ownership group, Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, as well as two team supervisors for illegal disability discrimination and retaliation after Drake was fired in August 2024 following hip-replacement surgery.

Kenn Solomon first suited up as Rocky, the mountain lion with the lightning bolt tail, on December 15, 1990; he soon became the most popular mascot in Colorado sports , known for his backwards half-court shots at the hoop. In 2012, Drake went to work for the Nuggets as a trampoline dunk artist and member of the "Promo Squad," and when his father retired in 2021, Drake was the only candidate to succeed Kenn as Rocky. Westwor

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