Calvin Booth Breaks Silence: The Untold Story Behind His Dramatic Denver Exit and Fallout with Michael Malone

Calvin Booth Breaks Silence: The Untold Story Behind His Dramatic Denver Exit and Fallout with Michael Malone

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If Booth was graded purely on his transactions, he’d still have his job. For all the debate about roster construction, the tension that ultimately sank Booth’s tenure was with Malone. Reports of friction leaked for years. When both were fired on the same day, it seemed like confirmation that the rift had become untenable.

“Never a physical altercation in front of people. Never a verbal altercation in front of people,” he said. “So where’s the beef?”

When I noted that it’s not common for a GM and a coach to be fired on the same day, Booth acknowledged friction existed but framed it as inherent to the job, not unique to Denver. “How many teams do you think that’s happened with currently?” he asked. “I don’t think it’s unique to our situation. I think it happens with every team at some level in the NBA.”

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