Nuggets fire head coach Michael Malone after 10 seasons, source says

The Nuggets fired Michael Malone the winningest coach in franchise history with three games remaining in the - season on Tuesday a league source stated The Denver Post Malone s lead assistant David Adelman will take over as the crew s interim head coach Denver will face the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night Malone s tenure ends with a - record He led the Nuggets to their first NBA championship in franchise history But his firing comes in the midst of the unit s first four-game losing streak since March a slump that has jeopardized a playoff spot with three games left This story will be updated Related Articles Keeler Nuggets gambled on Jamal Murray and lost Now it s wasting Nikola Jokic s MVP peak For Nuggets NBA playoffs have already started after -game losing streak imperils season We re a little bit down Nuggets flirting with Play-In Tournament on first -game losing streak of season after loss to Pacers Michael Malone Injured Jamal Murray hopefully will be available for start of NBA playoffs Nuggets attempting to balance playoff seeding rest in final games We don t fear anybody Want more Nuggets news Sign up for the Nuggets Insider to get all our NBA analysis