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Nuggets’ Tim Connelly, Michael Malone speak out about racism following George Floyd tragedy

The tragic death of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis Police Department has sent shockwaves throughout the world. People around the world are protesting and asking a vital question: When will this stop?

Nuggets President of Basketball Operations Tim Connelly and Head Coach Michael Malone want to use their platform to help make a difference.

“The inability of our country to accept real issues is probably the scariest thing,” Connelly said in an interview with Sports Social Wednesday. “Accepting the fact that this 100 percent is an issue – how do we no longer talk around it but about it.