NBA Twitter Reacts to Denver Nuggets Coach Michael Malone Celebrating Finals Over The Miami Heat

Michael Malone and the Denver Nuggets were the epitome of seriousness and fundamental team basketball.

So it surprised many to see the Nuggets coach so vibrant and energetic at the team’s celebration after defeating the Miami Heat.

Malone off that hen hen 😂
— Branden G (@hoopordie7777) June 15, 2023

Michael Malone walking like a gangster 😂 gotta love it
— Sean Barnard (@Sean_Barnard1) June 15, 2023

Michael Malone had the performance of a lifetime today😂 pic.twitter.com/IjfbUrDmk6
— Nuggets World 🌎 (@NuggetsWorldd) June 15, 2023

Malone even took some more shots at sports media figures, whom he believes disrespected the team all season. First, he clowned the Nikola Jokic “stat padding” comments made by ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins.

“You guys know he stat pads right?” Malone said. “He didn't win a 3rd in a row MVP because the voters didn't want to vote for him. This guy right here is an amazing player.”

"You guys know he stat pads right? You guys know he didn't win a 3rd in a row MVP because the voters didn't want to vote for him."

Nuggets coach Michael Malone taking some shots at media members who didn't vote for Nikola Jokic 👀pic.twitter.com/GQK0AQ55ew
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) June 15, 2023

Then, he further trolled the Los Angeles Lakers, who he believed were getting more recognition than the Nuggets despite losing.

Lakers living rent free in his head
— Marlon M. Farid (@MarleyyBoyy) June 15, 2023

Hopefully, the Heat and coach Erik Spoelstra can have these same celebratory feelings next year. The trade rumors for Bradley Beal and Damian Lillard are already swarming in, signaling the organization is taking a more head-on approach to improving the roster this offseason.

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