The Denver Nuggets went into Wednesday's matchup against the Sacramento Kings on a four-game losing streak, but the game was about much more than just getting back in the win column. The Nuggets played their first game without head coach Michael Malone in a decade,

Amid the jockeying for position in the NBA playoff race, the franchise fired both their head coach Michael Malone and their GM Calvin Booth. It stunned the entire NBA world and rightfully so as reports that the coach and GM weren't getting along bubbled to the surface.

Nikola Jokić filled up the stat sheet with his 32nd triple-double of the season against the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night in the Denver Nuggets' first game since firing Michael Malone. Speaking to reporters after Denver's 124-116 win over the Kings, Jokić noted he did text Malone on Tuesday after learning of the coach's sacking.