Michael Malone’s already been fired more times than Homer Simpson and George Jetson combined.
Metaphorically, but still. That Game 82 crusher in ’18? Gone. That Portland heartache during the Western semis in ’19? Gone. That Suns sweep in ’21? Gone. Gone. Gone.
Guess what, Mr. Spacely? Canning Malone was the best move the Nuggets never made.
Denver’s goner is now the fourth-longest tenured coach in the NBA. He’s got the Nuggets, America’s little franchise that couldn’t, into their first-ever NBA Finals. He’s soaring at altitude, four victories away from basketball’s highest summit.