Latest news with #TheRingerNBAShow
News18
19-05-2025
- Sport
- News18
Disgraced Denver Nuggets HC Mike Malone Back In The NBA....With ESPN?
Last Updated: Malone led the Nuggets to their first NBA championship in 2023 and is the franchise's career leader in wins. Michael Malone, who was fired by the Denver Nuggets with three games remaining in the regular season, will join ESPN for its coverage of the Western Conference finals. The series beginning Tuesday night matches the Minnesota Timberwolves against the Oklahoma City Thunder, who eliminated Malone's former team in seven games in the second round. Malone led the Nuggets to their first NBA championship in 2023 and is the franchise's career leader in wins. But they made the surprising decision to part ways with him and general manager Calvin Booth in the final week of the regular season. David Adelman finished the season as Denver's coach. As time has gone on, more and more information has been released, more specifically on Malone, that has given insight as to why the move was made. Most recently, on 'The Ringer NBA Show", The Athletic's Sam Amick discussed more details on the situation. '…one of the things that ended up tripping Malone up at the end was that he was giving the star treatment to Joker, to Jamal, and Russ. And that locker room was like 'Wait a minute. Two of these things are not like the other.' And that caused issues." advetisement While at the time of the firing, everyone was confused, especially given the timing, as more information was released, the firing of Michael Malone made more and more sense. Malone will now work on the 'NBA Countdown" pregame and halftime studio show that will be on site at all the games in the series, joining Malika Andrews, Stephen A. Smith, Bob Myers, Kendrick Perkins, and Shams Charania. (with agency inputs) tags : NBA First Published: May 19, 2025, 23:19 IST
Newsweek
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Newsweek
More Details Emerge on Why Nuggets Fired Michael Malone
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. When the Denver Nuggets fired head coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth, it left the NBA world perplexed. The two had just won a championship together two years prior, making the move feel hasty, and at worst, tons of background information that wasn't known by the public led to both of their firings. More NBA news: Lakers' LeBron James Sends Caitlin Clark Major Message Before WNBA Season As time has gone on, more and more information has been released, more specifically on Malone, that has given insight as to why the move was made. Most recently, on the May 17 podcast episode of "The Ringer NBA Show", The Athletic's Sam Amick discussed more details on the situation. "...one of the things that ended up tripping Malone up at the end was that he was giving the star treatment to Joker, to Jamal, and to Russ. And that locker room was like 'Wait a minute. Two of these things are not like the other.' And that caused issues." The quote can be interpreted in multiple ways, but either way, it shows the locker room was out on Malone by the time he was fired. If the locker room doesn't back their head coach, it is hard to fathom keeping that head coach around. The most likely meaning of the quote is that the players felt like Westbrook didn't deserve star treatment, especially since he was coming off the bench. Murray and Jokic are the two stars who have been on the team for a while and won the championship together with the Nuggets. Just like during his time with the Lakers, Westbrook's role seemingly caused the organization problems. Head coach Michael Malone of the Denver Nuggets looks on against the Golden State Warriors in the fourth quarter at Chase Center on April 04, 2025 in San Francisco, California. Head coach Michael Malone of the Denver Nuggets looks on against the Golden State Warriors in the fourth quarter at Chase Center on April 04, 2025 in San Francisco, first was asked to come off the bench during his time with the Lakers, and ever since, there has been a lot of discussion surrounding Westbrook's value to his given team. Not too long ago, he was a superstar and perennial MVP candidate, but given his unpredictable nature and inconsistent play, as he has gotten older, that level has fallen significantly. That means the fact that he is still receiving star treatment is a bit of a head-scratcher. More NBA news: Tom Thibodeau Shockingly Changed Knicks' Entire Game Plan vs Celtics The quote could also be interpreted as the only player worth the star treatment is Jokic, but that would also be a bit of a head-scratcher given Murray's clear value to the team and long tenure with the franchise. While at the time of the firing, everyone was confused, especially given the timing of being right before the start of the playoffs, as more information is released, the firing of Michael Malone makes more and more sense. More NBA news: Knicks Held Players-Only Meeting Before Game 6 vs Celtics Pacers-Knicks Entire Eastern Conference Finals Schedule Celtics' Joe Mazzulla Makes Shocking Admission After Loss to Knicks For more NBA news and rumors, head over to Newsweek Sports.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
NBA Legend Had Words After Heated Danny Ainge Moment
Danny Ainge has a reputation in the NBA as a player and an executive. He helped the Boston Celtics win titles in 1984 and 1986, then helped the Portland Trail Blazers and Phoenix Suns make the NBA Finals in 1992 and 1993, respectively. When he took over the Celtics as President of Basketball Operations, he assembled the "Big 3" of Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen, leading to a title in 2008. He then drafted Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum, which led to the Celtics' title in 2024. Advertisement What's not talked about is Ainge's short-lived coaching career. After his playing days ended, Ainge was a coach on the Phoenix Suns from 1996 to 1999. When he was an assistant, there was an infamous incident where Robert Horry threw a towel at Ainge on the bench. Utah Jazz CEO Danny Ainge© Rob Gray-Imagn Images Horry, who won seven titles throughout his NBA career, explained what led up to him throwing the towel at Ainge on The Ringer NBA Show. Horry said it started with Ainge's actions during the 1994 playoff series between the Suns and Houston Rockets. "Danny Ainge takes the ball out," Horry began. "They're down. We about to win the game. He takes it and throws and hits Mario (Elie) right in the face with the ball. A couple of years later, I get traded, and so we're talking in their hallway, showing us the facilities... and he's like, 'You know I hit Mario in the face on purpose with the ball.'" Advertisement From there, the strain only got worse between Ainge and Horry. The seven-time champion revealed other arguments that only escalated their issues with each other. "Now, all this animosity is starting to build up," he continued. "We got beat by 40 by Chicago, and we were like, 'Well our offense...' And I was said, '...We keep talking about our offense, man. We got beat by 40. What about our defense?' And then Danny Ainge is like, 'Defense? You the worst defensive player on the team.'" Horry added that after the Suns traded away multiple players, things came to a head during a game against the Celtics: Advertisement "So we go to Boston. I had three great plays in a row, and all of a sudden, he subs me for Danny Manning. I said, 'Dude, I'm playing good.' He said, 'Man, sit your [expletive] down at the end of the bench.'... I got up, and I said, 'What did you (expletive) say to me?... 'And he said, 'I said go sit-' And I threw the towel in his face and walked down to the end of the bench." Horry never played another game as a Sun, as he was suspended and then traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in January 1997, where he went on to win three more of his seven titles. Related: Calls Mount for Danny Ainge's Firing After Cooper Flagg News Related: Former Lakers Player Sends Controversial Message After Jayson Tatum Injury
