{"id":273657,"date":"2025-04-08T23:59:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T23:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/08\/dan-orlovsky-drops-4-word-reaction-to-nuggets-firing-hc-mike-malone\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:56","slug":"dan-orlovsky-drops-4-word-reaction-to-nuggets-firing-hc-mike-malone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/08\/dan-orlovsky-drops-4-word-reaction-to-nuggets-firing-hc-mike-malone\/","title":{"rendered":"Dan Orlovsky drops 4-word reaction to Nuggets firing HC Mike Malone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4865956\" data-slug-id=\"2464581\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>On Tuesday, the NBA&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/denver-nuggets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Denver Nuggets<\/a> announced that head coach Michael Malone would leave his role effective immediately, and general manager Calvin Booth, who only has weeks left on his contract, won&#8217;t be receiving an extension, essentially ending his stint with the franchise, leaving the sports world in disbelief.<\/p>\n<p>Explaining the rationale behind the unexpected decision, team president Josh Kroenke said in a statement:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;This decision was not made lightly and was evaluated very carefully, and we do it only with the intention of giving our group the best chance at competing for the 2025 NBA Championship and delivering another title to Denver and our fans everywhere.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"bets-today-poll\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"preview-card-holder bets-today-poll\">\n<p><span class=\"date\"\/> \u2022 <span class=\"time\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"march-madness-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/march-madness-logo.png\" height=\"42\" width=\"99\" alt=\"march madness logo\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>The Nuggets are fourth in the Western Conference but have lost four straight games and are only 0.5 games clear of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/memphis-grizzlies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Memphis Grizzlies<\/a>, who are eighth in the standings. Despite Denver&#8217;s dismal play, few expected the team to move on from Malone. The team has only three games left on its regular season schedule and has control over its playoff destiny.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"bottom-tagline top\" data-tab=\"top\">\n<p>Looking to predict NFL playoff Scenarios? Try our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/nfl-playoff-predictor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\" class=\"bottom_tagline_link\" data-tab=\"top\">NFL Playoff Predictor<\/a> for real-time simulations and stay ahead of the game!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>However, the Nuggets&#8217; top brass had lost faith in the coach who led them to their maiden NBA title win in 2023. 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