Dan Orlovsky drops 4-word response to Nuggets firing HC Mike Malone

On Tuesday, the NBA’s Denver Nuggets introduced that head coach Michael Malone would depart his position efficient instantly, and normal supervisor Calvin Sales space, who solely has weeks left on his contract, will not be receiving an extension, primarily ending his stint with the franchise, leaving the sports activities world in disbelief.

Explaining the rationale behind the sudden choice, group president Josh Kroenke stated in an announcement:

“This choice was not made evenly and was evaluated very rigorously, and we do it solely with the intention of giving our group the very best likelihood at competing for the 2025 NBA Championship and delivering one other title to Denver and our followers all over the place.”

The Nuggets are fourth within the Western Convention however have misplaced 4 straight video games and are solely 0.5 video games away from the Memphis Grizzlies, who’re eighth within the standings. Regardless of Denver’s dismal play, few anticipated the group to maneuver on from Malone. The group has solely three video games left on its common season schedule and has management over its playoff future.

Nevertheless, the Nuggets’ high brass had misplaced religion within the coach who led them to their maiden NBA title win in 2023. The NFL world additionally felt the reverberations of Denver’s seismic choice.

Former Detroit Lions quarterback and ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky wrote:

“The NBA is wild.”

Assistant coach David Adelman has been named the interim head coach, and the Nuggets will begin their seek for a brand new normal supervisor within the offseason.

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Param Nagda is an NFL journalist at Sportskeeda with an MSc. in Sports activities Administration and Enterprise Analytics and over 4 years of expertise within the subject. Having been a sports activities fan all his life, pivoting to writing about it was a pure transition.

Param doesn’t have a favourite NFL group as such and finds this to be an support in writing from a totally goal perspective.

That does not detract from his love for the game and Param’s favourite Tremendous Bowl was between the Patriots and Seahawks in early 2015. Tom Brady and the Patriots mounting a fourth-quarter comeback and Russell Wilson throwing the game-deciding decide proper on the finish is arguably the best Tremendous Bowl second ever.

When not writing concerning the NFL, Param helps various groups in lots of sports activities and enjoys fantasy soccer.

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Edited by Joseph Schiefelbein