Nuggets Journal: Why Michael Malone was skeptical about Adam Silver’s 40-minute game idea

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone looks on as the Oklahoma City Thunder maintain control during the fourth quarter of the Thunder’s 102-87 win at Ball Arena in Denver on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)NEW YORK — Whenever the NBA introduces a new wrinkle to its traditions or floats a radical business idea, Michael Malone never neglects to credit the league for thinking proactively.

Then he gets to his personal opinion on the matter.

It’s often a healthy skepticism.

“I hope we don’t go to 10-minute quarters,” the 10th-year Nuggets coach said this week in response to commissioner Adam Silver’s endorsement of a reduced game. “I hope we don’t put in a…