Tag: Michael Malone
Source: Nuggets players grew tired of Michael Malone giving Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray ‘preferential treatment’
Denver Nuggets players grew tired of Michael Malone giving Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray "preferential treatment," an NBA source told Hoops Wire.
The Nuggets fired...
Latest on Nuggets’ stunning decision to fire Michael Malone, Calvin Booth
The abrupt firings of Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth took the NBA by surprise, with ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reporting...
Report: Calvin Booth was ‘dismayed’ Michael Malone played Russell Westbrook over Jalen Pickett down the stretch of games
According to NBA insiders Tony Jones, Sam Amick and Zach Powell of The Athletic, Calvin Booth was "dismayed" that Michael Malone played Russell Westbrook...
Report: ‘Cold War’ between Calvin Booth, Michael Malone led to abrupt dismissal of both
It was an NBA stunner, but the Denver Nuggets had their reasons to abruptly fire general manager Calvin Booth and head coach Michael Malone,...
Report: Calvin Booth, Michael Malone had icy relationship, rarely spoke
The Denver Nuggets pulled an NBA stunner on Tuesday, firing both general manager Calvin Booth and coach Michael Malone just days before the playoffs...
Report: Nuggets, Calvin Booth failed to agree to contract extension
The Denver Nuggets and general manager Calvin Booth failed to reach agreement on a contract extension before the team abruptly fired him on Tuesday,...
Nuggets fire GM Calvin Booth along with coach Michael Malone
The Denver Nuggets didn't stop with their head coach. Along with Michael Malone, they fired general manager Calvin Booth on Tuesday, as first reported...
Nuggets shockingly fire coach Michael Malone just before playoffs
In another NBA stunner, the Denver Nuggets have fired coach Michael Malone with just more than a week remaining in the regular season, per...
Nuggets seeking consistency, particular defensively, as playoffs loom
When it comes to the Denver Nuggets, you never know which team you're going to get.
Are they championship contenders? Or first-round playoff fodder? Well,...
NBA Notes: Nuggets, Michael Malone, Heat, skid, Sixers, Quentin Grimes
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Coach Michael Malone issued a stern warning about the Nuggets' defensive shortcomings, emphasizing that without improvements on that end of the floor, their playoff...
Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic: Maybe We Tricked Ourselves Into Thinking We Were Playing Well
After the Nuggets’ nine-game winning streak came to a halt against the Lakers on Saturday, Nikola Jokic raised some doubts about the legitimacy of...
NBA Notes: Nuggets, Nikola Jokic, Pacers, Jahlil Okafor, Reggie Miller
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Nikola Jokic turned 30 on Wednesday, and while his Nuggets teammates serenaded him with an off-key rendition of “Happy Birthday,” the three-time NBA MVP...
Cavs’ Darius Garland Not At All In Favor Of Changing To 40-Minute Games
Dear NBA commissioner Adam Silver, please throw away any ideas of 40-minute games. That seems to be the sentiment of pro basketball players and...
Under No Circumstance Should League Follow Through On Adam Silver’s Idea Of Shortening Games
Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone called it a "Barnum & Bailey" sort of idea. Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick said it's a bad...
