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2 weeks ago | 
basketball.realgm.com | Tony Jones |Sam Amick |Zach Powell
All of the assistant coaches on the Denver Nuggets staff are on expiring contracts, sources told The Athletic. Michael Malone, who was fired on Tuesday, was the only coach on the staff who had a contract that ran past this season. David Adelman was named the interim coach of the team following Malone's dismissal. General manager Calvin Booth, who was also on an expiring contract, was fired on Tuesday.
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2 weeks ago | 
basketball.realgm.com | Tony Jones |Sam Amick |Zach Powell
The tension between Michael Malone and Calvin Booth arose from Booth wanting Malone to play younger players he drafted instead of the veterans on the roster. Booth was reportedly "dismayed" that Malone played Russell Westbrook over Jalen Pickett down the stretch of recent games. Malone and Booth were both fired by the Nuggets on Tuesday. It was reported that the growing tension between the coach and general manager had turned into a "cold war."
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2 weeks ago | 
basketball.realgm.com | Tony Jones |Sam Amick |Zach Powell
The tension between Michael Malone and Calvin Booth arose from Booth wanting Malone to play younger players he drafted instead of the veterans on the roster. Booth was reportedly "dismayed" that Malone played Russell Westbrook over Jalen Pickett down the stretch of recent games. Malone and Booth were both fired by the Nuggets on Tuesday. It was reported that the growing tension between the coach and general manager had turned into a "cold war."
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2 weeks ago | 
basketball.realgm.com | Tony Jones |Sam Amick |Zach Powell
There was frustration within the Denver Nuggets' locker room over the team's commitment to the defensive end of the court, sources told The Athletic. In particular, Nikola Jokic had been frustrated over the team's approach to defense. The Nuggets are ranked 20th in defensive rating on the season. The Nuggets fired Michael Malone on Tuesday, elevating David Adelman to interim head coach. General manager Calvin Booth was also let go.
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2 weeks ago | 
basketball.realgm.com | Tony Jones |Sam Amick |Zach Powell
All of the assistant coaches on the Denver Nuggets staff are on expiring contracts, sources told The Athletic. Michael Malone, who was fired on Tuesday, was the only coach on the staff who had a contract that ran past this season. David Adelman was named the interim coach of the team following Malone's dismissal. General manager Calvin Booth, who was also on an expiring contract, was fired on Tuesday.
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2 weeks ago | 
nytimes.com | Tony Jones |Sam Amick |Zach Powell
The Denver Nuggets fired coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth on Tuesday, league sources confirmed, in a surprise move with three games left in the regular season. Malone, 53, had coached the Nuggets since the 2015 season and brought Denver a championship in 2023. The Nuggets are fourth in the Western Conference standings but have dropped four consecutive games. Booth, 48, had been with the organization since 2017 and had been GM since 2020. This story will be updated.
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3 weeks ago | 
nytimes.com | Zach Powell |Jon Krawczynski
In an already physical game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Detroit Pistons, tempers and emotions flared and eventually boiled over during a Sunday night matchup in Detroit. With 8:36 remaining in the second quarter, Wolves forward Naz Reid was fouled by the Pistons' Ron Holland while driving to the basket. After the whistle, Holland waved his finger in Reid's face and Reid turned around and pointed a finger back at Holland, sparking a verbal altercation between the two.
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1 month ago | 
nytimes.com | Zach Powell |David Aldridge
San Antonio Spurs guard De'Aaron Fox will undergo season-ending surgery on Tuesday for damage to a tendon in his left pinkie, league sources confirmed Thursday. Fox, 27, had been playing with a dislocated left pinky finger on his left shooting hand all season. The Spurs decided to have Fox undergo the surgery now, a league source tells The Athletic, because of the significant recovery time needed after the procedure.
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1 month ago | 
basketball.realgm.com | Eric Nehm |Zach Powell
Junior Bridgeman has passed away at the age of 71. Bridgeman suffered a medical emergency during a fundraiser at Galt House, a hotel in Louisville, according to WDRB News and confirmed by the company that runs Galt House. Bridgeman was then taken away in an ambulance by first responders.
Bridgeman played for Louisville from 1972-1975 before becoming a first-round draft pick by the Los Angeles Lakers in 1975.
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1 month ago | 
nytimes.com | Eric Nehm |Zach Powell
Junior Bridgeman, the former University of Louisville and Milwaukee Bucks star who later became a successful businessman, has died at the age of 71, the Bucks announced Tuesday. We are shocked and saddened by the tragic passing of Bucks legend and owner Junior Bridgeman. We send our deepest condolences to his family.
