On the other hand, Malone is just a month and a half removed from coaching another superstar in Nikola Jokić, who has won three of the last four MVP awards and was in a close rac

The jaws of Nuggets fans collectively dropped as former head coach Michael Malone made his ESPN debut Tuesday night. Malone wasted little time in raising the eyebrows of Nuggets fans, delivering a postgame statement,

"Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, he showed why he's MVP," Michael Malone said Tuesday during an appearance on ESPN's postgame coverage when discussing the Oklahoma City Thunder's 114-88 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals.

Michael Malone, who was fired by the Denver Nuggets with three games remaining in the regular season, will join ESPN for coverage of the Western Conference finals.

The former Denver Nuggets head coach, Michael Malone, was present for the Western Conference Finals Game 1 between the Oklahoma The post “Jokic Made His Career” – Fans Upset Over Michael Malone Calling Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ‘MVP’ On Live TV appeared first on FirstSportz.

Michael Malone isn't the Denver Nuggets coach anymore, but he's still going to make an appearance at the Western Conference finals. Malone is joining the ESPN broadcasting team for the series between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Minnesota Timberwolves, the network announced Monday.

Denver Nuggets fans will see a familiar face in the televised coverage of the NBA's Western Conference Finals this year. Michael Malone, who was fired by Denver with three games remaining in the regular season,

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“Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, he showed why he’s the MVP,” Malone, who will be featured on ESPN throughout the network’s coverage of the series, said after the game. “He took over in the second half. Did so in a very efficient manner, and he put the team on his back.”

David Adelman took over the Denver Nuggets with just a few regular season games remaining, as long-time head coach Michael Malone was sacked, alongside general manager Calvin Boothe. Despite heading into the playoffs as the No.