Denver Nuggets Head Coach Mike Malone was frustrated that NBA headlines didn’t revolve around the team’s latest NBA title – and instead were dominated by LeBron James, who has hinted at the possibility of retirement before next season.
The Denver Nuggets won the NBA Championship, defeating the Miami Heat in Game 5 thanks, largely, to the heroics of Finals MVP Nikola Jokic. The title marked the first in the organisation’s history, ending a 47-year-long wait dating back to the NBA merger.
However, NBA headlines and television shows have been dominated by LeBron after a cryptic post-game interview and an array of tweets hinting that the NBA’s all-time scoring leader would retire at the end of the season. James stated that he would “have to think about it” in regard to continuing his NBA career.
The Denver Nuggets dominated the LA Lakers during the Western Conference Finals, sweeping the LA team four games to zero. But the national media continued to build stories around the possible retirement of James rather than focusing on the Denver team that just won four games in a row with a two-time MVP on the roster and was on their way to winning their first championship.
