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His mothers married in New Jersey in 2007. "Nobody can ever tell me I can't have two mothers, because I really do," Faried says. When Colorado passed a bill allowing gay couples to form civil unions on Wednesday, Faried expressed his hopes for more. “A lot of people [are] saying civil union,” he told KDVR. “I don’t like it being called that because I can get married to a female and it can be called a marriage. Why can’t a female be married to a female and male be married to a male and it be called a marriage? You still have the same thing, same love and happiness.” Huffington Post

Denver Nuggets, Kenneth Faried 

Same-sex marriage is legal in nine of the 50 United States and recognized in two more; civil unions are legal in eight states. None of them is Colorado. The Centennial State does acknowledge domestic partnerships in a limited framework, but not the right of same-sex partners to fully, officially and legally participate in married life. Colorado is where Kenneth Faried plies his trade as a double-double machine for the 26-18 Denver Nuggets, and as you can see in the video above — produced by One Colorado, an advocacy organization that works to achieve and protect equality and opportunity for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Colorado residents and their families — the state's present position on civil union strikes the 23-year-old power forward as kind of odd. See, he's long since made his peace with the notion of the LGBT community having the same rights as heterosexuals because he's come of age in a loving environment with two mothers. It's clearly worked out pretty well for him; he's not sure why other folks mind it so much. Yahoo! Sports

Denver Nuggets, Kenneth Faried, Colorado 

The proclamation was a perfect prelude. Prior to Kenneth Faried's fourth double-double in six games — 21 points and 11 rebounds against the Portland Trail blazers on Tuesday — Greg Anthony said on NBA-TV that the Nuggets power forward should be an all-star reserve. "I think Faried has had an all-star caliber year," Anthony said on air. "When you play with the passion and fire that he plays with, it wills his teammates to compete just as hard." Denver Post

Denver Nuggets, Kenneth Faried, Greg Anthony, All Star Game 

Before Wednesday's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Nuggets coach George Karl said, "We could have a very good record" at the all-star break, "but I haven't heard one name mentioned (for all-star consideration). Anywhere." To be fair, Karl might not have caught what Anthony said. "Kenneth has probably been the most consistent of our starters," Karl said, "but he's an energy guy, so he's not going to get much love." Denver Post

Denver Nuggets, George Karl, Kenneth Faried, All Star Game 

Dwight Howard leveled Kenneth Faried midway through the third quarter Wednesday night at the Pepsi Center, and it was the Lakers who eventually staggered off the court. Sure, some will call the flagrant 2 foul an honest mistake for the easygoing, fun-loving Lakers center who actually stopped to pat an official on the rear before walking off the court after his ejection. Other descriptors seem more fitting. Needless. Foolish. Dangerous. "I thought he went intentionally to endanger him," Denver Coach George Karl said. "Kenneth, it looked like he was pretty stunned after that." Los Angeles Times

Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Lakers, George Karl, Dwight Howard, Kenneth Faried 

"My intention was not to hurt anybody," he said. "It was just a hard foul. I've been fouled hard and nothing has happened. You can't put me on a different scale because I'm a strong guy. A foul is a foul." Los Angeles Times

Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Lakers, Dwight Howard, Kenneth Faried 

"I was getting in his head and he couldn't get the rebounds," said Faried, who finished with 21 points and 15 rebounds. "He wanted to, but I kept getting every rebound. It's not like I said anything or talked to him. I just play." Los Angeles Times

Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Lakers, George Karl, Dwight Howard, Kenneth Faried 

How does Faried feel about the Blazers? “I ain’t going to lie to you: I don’t like them,’’ Faried told The Oregonian this week in Denver. “I think it’s disrespectful what they did, got my hopes up for nothing. Every time we play them, it’s a little extra motivation for me to come out and show them what they missed.’’ Oregonian

Denver Nuggets, Portland Trail Blazers, Kenneth Faried 

Scott Howard-Cooper: Kings have shown Thomas Robinson clips of #Nuggets Kenneth Faried as PF to emulate. Nice compliment for No. 22 pick with 70 games as a pro. Twitter @SHowardCooper

Denver Nuggets, Sacramento Kings, Kenneth Faried, Thomas Robinson 

But Hollins — bless him — wasted no time getting to the central reason: The Grizzlies were outworked. "That's a recipe for getting beat and we got beat," he said. Witness, the rebounding numbers. Those usually tell the tale. The Grizzlies had 33 rebounds. The Nuggets had 47. "The kid Faried tore us a new one," said Hollins. Memphis Commercial Appeal

Denver Nuggets, Memphis Grizzlies, Lionel Hollins, Kenneth Faried 

Word is there was some early worry in Denver that Kenneth Faried returned for his second season with the strut of someone who bought into all of the positive press he got as a Cinderella rookie and expected to be treated differently in Year 2. That was October. The Nuggets' last three games have quickly hushed those concerns. In a mere 94 minutes in those games, Faried reverted to vintage Manimal form, amassing a heady 53 points and 36 boards. ESPN.com

Denver Nuggets, Kenneth Faried 

The Denver Nuggets have exercised the third-year options on F Kenneth Faried and G/F Jordan Hamilton for 2013-14, Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Masai Ujiri announced today. Faried, the 22nd overall pick of the 2011 NBA Draft, averaged 10.2 points and 7.7 rebounds as a rookie in 2011-12 and earned a spot on the NBA All-Rookie First Team. Faried also was named Western Conference Rookie of the Month for April. NBA.com

Denver Nuggets, Masai Ujiri, Kenneth Faried, Jordan Hamilton 

Every decade, it seems, an oddball baller emerges from the NBA ranks to colorize and polarize an otherwise homogenized league. In the 1990s, it was Dennis Rodman. In the 2000s, it was the Artest Formerly Known as Ron. In the 2010s, it's JaVale McGee. Like the Worm and MWP before him, McGee is accused of being a bit off, when the reality may be that he's a misunderstood genius. "People portray him as a goofball," says teammate Kenneth Faried, "but he's actually a really intelligent guy." ESPN.com

Denver Nuggets, Javale McGee, Dennis Rodman, Kenneth Faried 

Faried: What about Ty Lawson, being a leader of the team this year? Karl: He's a little bit like Faried — he goofs off a little too much for me. Denver Post

Denver Nuggets, George Karl, Ty Lawson, Kenneth Faried 

Q: You'll likely start Ty Lawson at point guard, Iguodala at shooting guard, Gallinari at small forward and Kenneth Faried at power forward. What about center? George Karl: Training camp is going to tell me who plays. My idea right now is Mozgov would start with Faried and JaVale would stay with (reserve point guard) Andre Miller. But again, I don't (care) about starting lineups, and you guys are already stirring the pot. It's all about how many minutes you play, who you play with, how well you play and how we play (when you're on the court). Kosta Koufos is in the mix, too. Let's make sure you understand that. In the last 15-20 games of the season, when Timo got hurt, Kosta not only played well but good enough to get us to the playoffs. Denver Post

Denver Nuggets, George Karl, Javale McGee, Andre Miller, Kosta Koufos, Ty Lawson, Kenneth Faried, Training Camp 

Business aside, Faried feels confident the addition of Iguodala will provide immediate dividends for the Nuggets this season. “It’s very healthy for us,” Faried said. He’s going to fit in fine with the team because he likes to run, slash, and eventually get out and play defense. That’s what we’re trying to do. We’re getting young. We just got younger with this trade for Iguodala. We just have to stay focused and have everyone get better this summer. We got younger but he is very experienced. He was on a playoff team and he got past the first round so that’s going to help us.” HoopsWorld

Denver Nuggets, Andre Iguodala, Kenneth Faried 

Add Denver forward Kenneth Faried to list of players who will work out with Hakeem Olajuwon in August. Olajuwon representatives said Tuesday that Faried, Nuggets center JaVale McGee and New York forward Amar'e Stoudemire will all start workouts with Olajuwon at his ranch in Katy, Texas next Monday. Faried might just work out for one week while McGee and Stoudemire could work out for multiple weeks. All of that is not completely determined. Olajuwon, a Hall of Fame center who has worked successfully with the likes of Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Dwight Howard, also is expected to bring in some other players in late August after the Olympics end. One Olajuwon has said he expects to work with at that time is Knicks forward Tyson Chandler, currently playing for Team USA. Sulia

Denver Nuggets, New York Knicks, Amare Stoudemire, Tyson Chandler, Hakeem Olajuwon, Kenneth Faried 

Word began to come in early Friday. Kenneth Faried, one of the best and most popular Nuggets, learned of the unfolding events via Twitter and went online to find more information. “Is it true?” he remembers wondering. “Is it really happening?” It was, and it did. “A scary feeling,” assistant coach Chad Iske called it. NBA.com

Denver Nuggets, Summer League, Kenneth Faried 

Kenneth Faried: Ok being in another country alone w/ no way to understand what people are saying is not cool. Where is my Chinese woman at need help? Ni Hao Twitter

Denver Nuggets, Kenneth Faried 

Kenneth Faried: So if I ever wanted to fly someone to China they need a visa not just a passport.. Bahaha yall really now about that life Twitter

Denver Nuggets, Kenneth Faried