LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Nuggets coach Michael Malone is just as adept at using his microphone as the Lakers are.
In the aftermath of Denver’s Game 4 loss to the Lakers, Malone quipped he’d be going “through the proper channels” to make sure the NBA saw exactly what the Nuggets saw. It was a line ripped directly from Lakers coach Frank Vogel, who disclosed to reporters Wednesday that his team submitted plays to the league concerning LeBron James.
Malone wouldn’t say whether he felt the Lakers’ ploy had any effect on what became a difficult whistle Thursday night, but there was no hiding his frustration at the free-throw disparity.