Nuggets Slapped With Lawsuit By Their Own Mascot

The Denver Nuggets are having a full-fledged war with their … mascot?

Rocky, who is the official team mascot of the NBA franchise, has slapped the organization’s owner with a lawsuit as an individual named Drake Solomon is claiming that he was fired from the inside-a-suit job following time off as he recovered from a hip injury. It’s alleged by Solomon that him being fired is a disability protection law violation. (RELATED: Utah Mammoth Finds Themselves In Thoroughbred Legal Battle Over Franchise Name)

Solomon, 31, is looking for damages that are unspecified from franchise owner Kroenke Sports & Entertainment. The group also owns other teams such as the Colorado Avalanche, Los Angeles Rams, Arsenal and others.

A second-generation mascot, Solomon is the son of the original Rocky, taking over the position in 2021. In the 2022-23 campaign, he was diagnosed with avascular necrosis, which sees bone tissue die because of blood vessel damage and a shortage of blood.

Rocky the mascot sues owner of the Denver Nuggets over firing https://t.co/WSRg3saNWM

— The Colorado Sun (@ColoradoSun) August 13, 2025

Per the Colorado Sun, Solomon had surgery prior to making a comeback to his job a week and a half later. In the 2023-24 season, it was advised by doctors that he have surgery for a hip replacement, and that’s when Solomon alleges that things turned “hostile.”

After Solomon made his supervisors aware that he needed surgery, they allegedly stated that they would “be holding tryouts for his position due to his record of impairment and their lack of confidence in his health.”

Following the Aug. 2024 tryouts, Solomon was allegedly fired by the Nuggets. The lawsuit claims the firing is in violation of his rights when it comes to the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act.