Nuggets fire coach Malone and won’t extend GM Booth in stunning move as postseason looms

Michael Malone coached the Denver Nuggets to the NBA title in 2023. He has them set to make the postseason for a seventh consecutive year. Even amid a four-game slide, they’re still in position to have home-court advantage in Round 1.

And he’s gone with three games left — an unprecedented move for a club bound for the postseason.

The Nuggets fired Malone on Tuesday, a stunning move that comes with less than a week in the regular season. Also out: general manager Calvin Booth, whose contract will not be renewed.