Is Michael Malone nonetheless salty about being fired by the Nuggets?
Denver’s former head coach raised some eyebrows with feedback he made Tuesday night time throughout his debut as an ESPN analyst.
First, he referred to as Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander “the MVP” of the NBA, backtracking on earlier feedback about Nikola Jokic. On March 11, when the Nuggets nonetheless employed him, Malone went on a profanity-laced tirade, saying analysts alike were “bulls—ing” by choosing SGA over Jokic within the two-man MVP race. He argued that Jokic, the primary participant in NBA historical past to complete within the high three in 4 statistical classes, would have received the MVP “10 out of 10 occasions” if not for the media bias.
Vic Lombardi, the longtime voice of the Nuggets, hinted that Malone was nonetheless not over his breakup with the group.
