Denver Nuggets, Michael Malone and MVP
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Michael Malone was fired just before the end of the regular season, and it sounds like his handling of Russell Westbrook may have been the problem.
Josh Kroenke saw the writing on the wall toward the end of the Nuggets season, which is why he decided to fire Michael Malone.
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Michael Malone isn't the Denver Nuggets coach anymore, but he's still going to make an appearance at the Western Conference finals. Malone is joining the ESPN broadcasting team for the series between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Minnesota Timberwolves,
Malone joined ESPN's broadcast crew covering the NBA's conference finals action this postseason. That'd be awesome for him if he weren't hoping to be still coaching at this point. The Nuggets unceremoniously fired Malone with just three games left in the regular season before Denver headed into the playoffs.