Michael Malone has been fired from his position as head coach of the Denver Nuggets: reasons and consequences
9 april 2025 в 07:13
Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone was fired after working with the team for the past 10 years. Not only was Malone fired, but also general manager Calvin Booth was also fired in April 2025. So why were they fired from the Nuggets?
Below, we will break down everything we know at the moment about Malone’s dismissal.
Malone is originally from Queens, New York, and has been a basketball coach since the 1990s. He started as an assistant coach at Friends School of Baltimore, then moved on to coach at Oakland Golden Grizzlies, Providence Friars, Manhattan Jaspers, New York Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers, New Orleans Hornets, Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings, and Denver Nuggets.
The Denver Nuggets explained their decision to fire Malone. In April 2025, in a statement from the Denver team, team owner Josh Kroenke explained that the decision to let go of Malone «was not taken lightly and was carefully evaluated, and we are doing this only to give our group the best chance to compete for the NBA 2025 championship and bring another title to Denver and our fans everywhere», - according to CBS Sports.
«Although the timing of this decision is unfortunate, as coach Malone helped build the foundation of our program, which is now at championship level, it is a necessary step to allow us to compete at the highest level right now», - Kroenke added in his statement. «The championship level standards and expectations remain in place for the current season, and as we look to the future, we look forward to continuing the foundation laid by coach Malone during his record-breaking 10-year career in Denver».
By the end of the announcement, Kroenke insisted that «there is no amount of gratitude that we can properly express for his contribution since joining our franchise in 2015».
«With our utmost respect, we would like to thank coach Malone for the most successful decade in Nuggets history, setting a record for the number of wins and helping deliver our first championship to Denver», - Kroenke concluded.
At the time of publication, the Nuggets had not announced a new permanent coach to replace Malone. However, assistant coach David Adelman is currently serving as the interim head coach of the Denver Nuggets, according to CBS Sports
Below, we will break down everything we know at the moment about Malone’s dismissal.
Malone is originally from Queens, New York, and has been a basketball coach since the 1990s. He started as an assistant coach at Friends School of Baltimore, then moved on to coach at Oakland Golden Grizzlies, Providence Friars, Manhattan Jaspers, New York Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers, New Orleans Hornets, Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings, and Denver Nuggets.
The Denver Nuggets explained their decision to fire Malone. In April 2025, in a statement from the Denver team, team owner Josh Kroenke explained that the decision to let go of Malone «was not taken lightly and was carefully evaluated, and we are doing this only to give our group the best chance to compete for the NBA 2025 championship and bring another title to Denver and our fans everywhere», - according to CBS Sports.
«Although the timing of this decision is unfortunate, as coach Malone helped build the foundation of our program, which is now at championship level, it is a necessary step to allow us to compete at the highest level right now», - Kroenke added in his statement. «The championship level standards and expectations remain in place for the current season, and as we look to the future, we look forward to continuing the foundation laid by coach Malone during his record-breaking 10-year career in Denver».
By the end of the announcement, Kroenke insisted that «there is no amount of gratitude that we can properly express for his contribution since joining our franchise in 2015».
«With our utmost respect, we would like to thank coach Malone for the most successful decade in Nuggets history, setting a record for the number of wins and helping deliver our first championship to Denver», - Kroenke concluded.
At the time of publication, the Nuggets had not announced a new permanent coach to replace Malone. However, assistant coach David Adelman is currently serving as the interim head coach of the Denver Nuggets, according to CBS Sports
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