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Nuggets fire Michael Malone after 10 seasons

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The decisions come with Denver riding a four-game losing streak but still sitting fourth in the Western Conference at 47-32.
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The Nuggets, who are ranked fourth in the Western Conference at 47-32 with less than a week before the regular season ends, announced that lead assistant David Adelman will serve as interim head coac...
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Malone won the NBA Championship with the Nuggets in 2023 and last year took them to the Western Conference semi-finals, where they lost out to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

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