WASHINGTON — On a chilly Thursday in the nation’s capital, Michael Malone embarked on a two-hour walk. The Nuggets coach stopped at the Washington Monument, Vietnam Veterans Memorial and Lincoln Memorial, snapping photographs that he will later add to a collection of albums from 18 years of traveling to Washington, D.C. over his career.
“Just (wanted) to get out of the hotel and reflect on things that are a lot bigger than basketball,” Malone said at Friday’s shootaround before Denver’s win over the Wizards. “Getting outside and experiencing and getting to know each city is always something that I’ve enjoyed doing.