Michael Malone out as head coach of the Denver Nuggets. Also gone: general manager Calvin Booth.
Malone went 471-327 in ten seasons as coach. There are three games left in the NBA regular season, and Denver is in fourth place in the Western Conference.
More from ESPN, which is spinning Booth’s termination as “not extending his contract” rather than a firing.
A strange decision, given the team/coach won an NBA championship in 2023, and the NBA West is just absolutely packed with high quality teams (Thunder, Rockets, and the Luka-rejuvenated Lakers are all above the Nuggets, and Clippers, Warriors, Grizzlies and Timberwolves just a game behind).