The Denver Nuggets have fired Michael Malone and elevated David Adelman as interim head coach. Malone is the winningest head coach in Nuggets’ history and helped guide the team to the NBA championship in 2023.
Denver has lost four consecutive games beginning with a 140-139 double overtime loss last Tuesday to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
In September, Zach Lowe reported there were “rumblings” that the front office and Malone weren’t “exactly seeing eye to eye.”
Before the Nuggets went on to win the title in 2023, Lowe also reported that Malone’s job could be in danger if they had a disappointing playoffs. Malone signed a contract extension in November 2023 that made him one of the NBA’s highest paid coaches.
Adelman has been an assistant coach with the Nuggets since 2017.
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April 8, 2025 | 2:30 pm
