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Kristen Wong

Nuggets Owner Gave His Team Two Simple Goals After Michael Malone Firing

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone gestures in the third quarter against the Chicago Bulls at Ball Arena. | Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images

The Denver Nuggets made one of the most stunning moves of the NBA season on Tuesday by firing head coach Michael Malone, a drastic organizational change that comes within just a stone's throw of the start of playoffs.

The Nuggets are currently sitting in the No. 4 seed in the West with a 47-32 record but have dropped their last four games during a pivotal playoff push. Still, that's arguably not enough reason to clean house and get rid of Malone along with GM Calvin Booth at an extremely precarious time in the season.

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