Josh Kroenke Claims Calvin Booth and Michael Malone Shouldn’t Have Been Fired

Josh Kroenke spoke about the team’s unexpected decision to dismiss general manager Calvin Booth and head coach Michael Malone with just three games remaining in the 2024–25 regular season. Kroenke spoke candidly to reporters about the suffering of the situation while elaborating on his remarks from the time of the dismissals.

In his introductory remarks, Kroenke stated: “I want to start off initially by just saying thank you to both Calvin and Coach Malone,”

“It was an incredibly tough decision for us for a lot of levels, but at the very end of the day it was a very tough decision because of the amount of respect that I personally have and we as an organization have for (what) both those gentlemen did for us while they were here. Brought us our first championship, help us establish a new culture and new standards that will continue to move on into the future.

To be frank, neither of them deserved it. And for that I apologize.”

#Nuggets boss Josh Kroenke says coach Michael Malone and GM Calvin Booth “did not deserve” to be fired. Said he needed to be better. Good to see him taking accountability. pic.twitter.com/ZfXLW95ctg

— Troy Renck (@TroyRenck) April 14, 2025

Malone and Booth’s names will be permanently etched in the franchise history book, as Kroenke pointed out. Booth helped build the squad that helped the Nuggets and Malone is the team’s most successful coach.

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