Michael Malone, the head coach of the Denver Nuggets, was the father of the late NBA coach Brendan Malone. He was 81.
The Denver Nuggets released a statement in which they said, “It is with great regret that we share the passing of legendary NBA coach Brendan Malone. He holds a particular position inside the organization and will be a Denver Nugget forever. “Coach Brendan Malone was a great man who left behind a great legacy in the basketball world, but he will be remembered even more for the incredible husband, father, son, and grandfather that he was and the profound impact he had on the friends, family, and coworkers who were fortunate enough to know him.
Malone, born and raised in New York City, was a basketball lifer. He attended Iona and played in one game, and after graduation, he began coaching CYO basketball and then became a junior varsity coach at famed Power Memorial Academy and was the varsity coach from 1970-1976.
He worked for Fordham, Yale, and Syracuse for the majority of his career as a dependable assistant coach before joining the NBA as an assistant coach for New York, Detroit, Indiana, Cleveland, and Orlando. He also spent two seasons as the head coach at Rhode Island and 100 NBA games as the head coach of Cleveland and Toronto.
Malone briefly worked as an NBA scout, but he admitted to missing being on the practice field, sitting on the bench, and attending meetings after leaving coaching. When you play the game for a long period, it becomes woven into your life.
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