Nuggets president and owner Josh Kroenke fired general manager Calvin Booth and head coach Michael Malone on Tuesday.
And Malone’s firing, in particular, sent shockwaves across the NBA with head coaches reacting to the end of what had been the fourth-longest head coaching tenure in the league. Here’s what a few of them had to say:
Joe Mazzulla, Boston Celtics
“I wake up every day saying this could be my last day. You have to have that type of perspective. Because it gives you gratitude. It also keeps you hungry. … You have to have a healthy balance of you want this for as long as you can.