“Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, he showed why he’s the MVP,” Malone, who will be featured on ESPN throughout the network’s coverage of the series, said after the game. “He took over in the second half. Did so in a very efficient manner, and he put the team on his back.”

David Adelman was thrown into the interim head coaching role for the Denver Nuggets with just three games remaining in the regular season, but he reportedly showed enough in replacement of Michael Malone to land the full-time job.

The former Nuggets head coach raised some eyebrows with comments he made Tuesday night during his debut as an ESPN analyst.

Michael Malone tells Pat McAfee that the Timberwolves need Anthony Edwards to adopt an aggressive mindset in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals.

Yeah, I'd be pretty upset about it, too. When you think about it like that, it's no wonder former Nuggets coach Michael Malone is being so shady toward his former team (and maybe even his best player?). Malone joined ESPN's broadcast crew covering the NBA ...