The Denver Nuggets made a rather surprising move this week when they fired head coach Michael Malone with just three games left in the regular season. The Nuggets are 48-32 on the year after beating the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night and are battling to see which playoff spot they'll have when the postseason begins.

People say that we are vulnerable, but the beast is always the strongest or the most dangerous when they’re vulnerable,” Jokic said. “Maybe he woke up the beast.”

Nikola Jokic and Michael Malone's NBA fates will forever be intertwined.

The financial restrictions imposed by the new CBA limited the Nuggets' ability to re-sign their supporting cast. Players on the 2023 championship roster like Bruce Brown, Jeff Green and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope left in recent years.

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Philadelphia 76ers coach Nick Nurse gives his thoughts on the coaching firings of Michael Malone and Taylor Jenkins in recent weeks.

Nikola Jokic had his 32nd triple-double of the season with 20 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists and Denver beat the Sacramento Kings 124-116 on Wednesday night in the Nuggets' first game since head coach Michael Malone was fired.

Jalen Pickett knocks down his fifth 3-pointer to pad the Nuggets' lead late in the fourth quarter. ESPN BET Sportsbook is owned and operated by PENN Entertainment, Inc. and its subsidiaries ('PENN').

The Nuggets and Kings meet in Sacramento in a fascinating game for the forrmer after Tuesday's firings of Denver coach Mike Malone and GM Calvin Booth.