Fansided · Sep 23, 2025
Michael Malone breaks silence on Nuggets firing with revealing comments
Reading between the lines of Malone's recent SiriusXM appearance reveals the unfortunate truth behind Denver's shocking April firings
Utah Jazz v Denver Nuggets | Dustin Bradford/GettyImagesWhen Michael Malone recently appeared on SiriusXM NBA Radio’s “The Starting Lineup” with Frank Isola and Brian Scalabrine, he didn’t hold back. Asked whether he’d like to get back into coaching, the former Nuggets head coach admitted:
“In my heart, I’m a coach … it’s definitely something I’d love to get back in. I still have a bad taste in my mouth with how things ended in Denver, and I’d love to go out on my own terms.”