Who is Jason of Beverly Hills, maker of Denver Nuggets' 2023 NBA championship ring? Finding out more
The Denver Nuggets just received their 2023 NBA championship rings on opening night against the LA Lakers. As the players boast the rings to the whole world, the person behind the crafty designs of the rings is Jason Arasheben, CEO of the Los Angeles jewelry house, Jason of Beverly Hills.
Arasheben, known for designing championship rings, was tasked to reflect the Nuggets' victory through the innovative piece.
The NBA championship ring boasts two new features: A lever that shifts the design from 1967 to 2023 with the backgrounds changing from white diamonds to blue sapphires. plus a retractable compartment revealing the 2023 championship banner.
"This one is definitely one of my favorites, if not my favorite. We're the first ones to come up with the concept of the twist-off top to reveal, whether it be the inner bowl or the retired jerseys with (the Lakers' 2020 title ring)," said Arasheben to ESPN. "But (the Nuggets' ring features) have never ever been done before on jewelry or championship rings."
Jason Arasheben also designed championship rings for the LA Lakers, Milwaukee Bucks, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Vegas Golden Knights and Las Vegas Aces.
Nikola Jokic entertains a suggestion on where to put his NBA championship ring
The Denver Nuggets just received their NBA championship rings as they opened up their title defense on Tuesday night against their 2023 NBA Western Conference finals foe, the LA Lakers.
With Nikola Jokic getting his first NBA championship ring, he entertained the idea of a reporter that he may want to tie the jewelry to his basketball shoe.
"I like your idea, my friend, but it's kind of too big," Jokic said.
Jokic enters his ninth year in the NBA this season. Last season, he averaged 24.5 points, 11.8 rebounds, 9.8 assists and 1.3 steals per game in 69 regular season games. During the playoffs, the 27-year-old center ramped up his stats to 30.0 ppg, 13.5 rpg, 9.5 apg, 1.1 spg and 1.0 bpg in 20 games.