According to NBA insider Brian Windhorst, Nuggets coach Michael Malone wanted Jokic to sit out against the Thunder. "Michael Malone kinda wanted Jokic to sit out of this game because he hurt his ...

from the perspective of coach Michael Malone. “We can’t keep saying the same thing after every game,” he said following Jordan Poole’s game-winning 3-pointer. “We got lucky last night to ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — After Sunday afternoon’s blowout loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone approached superstar center Nikola Jokić with a proposition.

Jokic’s dominance hasn’t been limited by anyone so far, as Nuggets head coach Michael Malone believes that opposing coaches and players have been attempting to find the formula for stopping ...

Maybe his defiance of Michael Malone’s suggestion was an act of stubborn pride — “inat” would be the appropriate word in his native Serbian. Jokic not only plays through injuries but ...

After the game, head coach Michael Malone made headlines with his passionate defense of Jokic’s MVP credentials. His words cut through the hype that players like Shai Gilgeous-Alexander are ...

“It took a little while to get acclimated to them starting Jonas on Russ and just assigning a player to just mug Nikola all over the court,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said after Denver’s ...

After the game, head coach Michael Malone addressed the situation, reassuring fans and the media that Jokic’s elbow is fine. “Nikola’s elbow is fine,” Malone said, putting to rest any ...

Nuggets coach Michael Malone told reporters that, following their 127-103 loss in the same arena on Sunday, he had reached out to Jokić to discuss the possibility of taking the second night of ...

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone has started publicly campaigning for Nikola Jokić to win the NBA MVP award for the fourth time in the last five seasons. After Jokić put up 35 points ...

Following the second of the Denver Nuggets' back-to-back road matchups against the OKC Thunder on Monday, Nuggets coach Michael Malone shared that he floated the idea to Nikola Jokic to take the ...