Michael Malone voiced his displeasure with a foul call against one of his players. He was given an early start to the All-Star break.
The Denver Nuggets coach received two technical fouls and was ejected with 1:33 left in the second quarter, but the Kings couldn’t hold off the Nuggets, who rallied and then held on for a 120-118 win at Pepsi Center.
Denver was down 61-53 at the time of Malone’s dismissal, but a big third quarter got the Nuggets (39-18) back on track.
“I think they enjoyed me not being there,” Malone joked before adding, “I think our players know me, they know who I am.