KC’s Tamar Bates brings passion for Chiefs, winning basketball to Denver

Tamar Bates (2) of the Missouri Tigers shoots a three-point basket against Felix Okpara of the Tennessee Volunteers during a Feb. 5 game in Knoxville, Tennessee. Bates, a Kansas City area native, signed a two-way deal with the Denver Nuggets, but said he would remain true to hos roots as a Chiefs fan even though he will be playing for Denver in the NBA Summer League starting Thursday. Photo Credit: Johnnie Izquierdo/Getty Images/TNS

By Vinny Benedetto The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.) Denver fans don’t like Tamar Bates’s favorite football team, but his game might quickly win them over.…