The Nuggets shocked the basketball world on Tuesday when they announced they were firing Malone, who had led the team to its first NBA championship only two seasons ago, as well as general manager Calvin Booth. While the Nuggets had struggled to replicate their success since that title, Malone was widely considered one of the NBA's better coaches.

The Denver Nuggets picked up their first win in the post-Michael Malone era, defeating the Kings 124-116 on Wednesday at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. Christian Braun scored 25 points to lead the Nuggets (48-32), who played their first game since Malone was fired Tuesday.

The Nuggets fired Michael Malone, and now fans are wondering if Nikola Jokic could be traded. Would the Warriors make sense as a fit?

Jokić said he found out about the firings "a little bit before everybody," but declined to further elaborate on his talk with Josh Kroenke.

Part of the Westbrook experience, though, is the volatility that he brings to the court. There are still moments when he can look like arguably the best player on the court, but t

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Denver Nuggets players had "serious" conversations amongst themselves after the firing of head coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth in the words of veteran center DeAndre Jordan. "We just had serious conversations with each other,

The Denver Nuggets fired coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth on Tuesday in a surprise move with three games left in the NBA regular season. Assistant coach David Adelman will take over as interim coach,

Nikola Jokić filled up the stat sheet with his 32nd triple-double of the season against the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night in the Denver Nuggets' first game since firing Michael Malone. Speaking to reporters after Denver's 124-116 win over the Kings,