LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – When Michael Malone shared with reporters a small slice of his relationship with Jamal Murray late Tuesday night after the Nuggets’ Game 3 win over the Lakers, he was actually tying a thread to his decades around the NBA.
After last year’s heartbreaking playoff loss in Game 7 against Portland, the Nuggets’ coach told Murray he needed him to be more consistent. Every relationship a coach has is different, and not all players want to hear the negative.
What makes Murray different, Malone said, is that he does.