Jokić finished with 20 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists in a win over the Kings in Denver's first game without Malone

Jokić said he found out about the firings "a little bit before everybody," but declined to further elaborate on his talk with Josh Kroenke.

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.

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Nikola Jokic and Michael Malone's NBA fates will forever be intertwined. Malone was the coach who decided to give an awkward pass-first center from Serbia the keys to the Denver Nuggets franchise. Jokic never becomes the best NBA player in the world,

Jalen Pickett knocks down his fifth 3-pointer to pad the Nuggets' lead late in the fourth quarter. ESPN BET Sportsbook is owned and operated by PENN Entertainment, Inc. and its subsidiaries ('PENN').

Nikola Jokic had his 32nd triple-double of the season with 20 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists and Denver beat the Sacramento Kings 124-116 on Wednesday night in the Nuggets' first game since head coach Michael Malone was fired.

Jalen Pickett's back-to-back 3s pad the Nuggets' lead in the third quarter. ESPN BET Sportsbook is owned and operated by PENN Entertainment, Inc. and its subsidiaries ('PENN'). ESPN BET is available in states where PENN is licensed to offer sports wagering.