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Tempers flared to the point where apologies became required afterward.
Nuggets coach Michael Malone apologized to his team for a dust-up with Clippers forward Blake Griffin, which resulted in a technical foul.
Rookie point guard Emmanuel Mudiay apologized for getting into a verbal altercation with Malone late in the Nuggets' 111-94 loss to the L.A. Clippers on Tuesday night at the Pepsi Center, their fourth straight.
It was a frustrating night for everyone involved.
With 1:53 left in the fourth quarter, Malone laid into Mudiay for what he thought was a subpar performance.