Last Tuesday, the Denver Nuggets made the shocking decision to fire title-winning head coach Michael Malone with only three games left in the regular season. They also announced that they wouldn’t be extending the contract of general manager Calvin Booth, which expires after this season.
ESPN’s Ohm Youngmisuk reported “there was growing tension between Malone and Booth” heading into the season that “grew into a ‘cold war.’” According to Tony Jones, Sam Amick and Zach Powell of The Athletic, Malone and Booth “had been at odds over everything from roster construction to the way players were used, creating tension that started to bleed into the rest of the organization.