"To Nuggets nation, it has been my absolute pleasure to lead and fight for our team every night," Malone wrote via The Denver Post's Nuggets reporter Bennett Durando. "To help bri

The Denver Nuggets shocked the NBA when they fired head coach Michael Malone shortly before the start of the playoffs, but there was reportedly some internal frustration from the players regarding his style that may have contributed to the move.

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone was the fourth-longest tenured head coach in the league and the winningest coach in Nuggets franchise history when he was fired on April 8, with just three