According to Yahoo! Sports, the Nuggets will not bring back 2012-12 Coach of the Year George Karl after nine seasons. This comes six days after 2012-13 Executive of the Year Masai Ujiri left town to become the new Head of Basketball Operations for the Toronto Raptors.
First off, wow. Back in the beginning of May when I wrote a column stating how the Nuggets should part ways with the legendary coach, I knew it wouldn’t happen. After winning Coach of the Year, I was sure of it. Coming only days after the Nuggets let Masai walk, I can only imagine that Karl wanted out. With only one year left on his contract, Karl likely wouldn’t have gotten a high-end career ending contract after the 2013-14 season.
Karl reportedly wanted to extend his deal with Denver, but the Nuggets denied his request, according to Yahoo! Sports. In the last year of his deal, it was all in flux once Masai was out.
The Los Angeles Clippers had initial conversations about their interest in George Karl, but had not asked for permission to talk with the coach.
Twitter has already exploded on the matter. Kenneth Faried joined in by saying “So we lost a GM now a coach what’s next!?”
Karl won’t last long on the market.
Anthony Rodriguez
Anthony is the Founder, Administrator, Editor and Publisher of Lightning Rod Sports. Originally from California, Anthony has been raised in the Rocky Mountains and Denver area for most of his life. Anthony works with the Emmy-winning student-run T.V. newscast at MSU Denver, The Met Report, as the Assistant General Manager, formerly the Sports Producer, as well as Lead Anchor and Production Assistant. He is currently the Play-by-Play Announcer, Color Commentator, and Production Assistant for the Metro State Broadcast Network, and calls games for Metro State soccer, basketball, volleyball, baseball, and softball as a “Voice of the Roadrunners.” In addition to that work with the Metro State Broadcast Network, Anthony also hosts the monthly 30-minute magazine show called "The Roadrunner Review" which airs on Altitude Sports and Entertainment. He hosts the bi-weekly "KMet Sports Show" on KMET Radio at MyMetMedia.com/KMETSportsShow. He is also the Founder, Administrator, Editor, and Columnist for his own Denver Sports website, LightningRodSports.com. Anthony is also part of the Social Media team at Examiner.com, and has worked with the Altitude Radio Network for the Avalanche and Nuggets. Anthony is a former Producer for Mile High Sports Radio, as well as a former Sports-Talk show host on the LightningRod Radio Network.
