Michael Malone
Tattoo Regrets After Nuggets Firing???
Artist Presents Cowl-Up!!!
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If Michael Malone is having regrets over his Nuggets tattoo now that the crew unceremoniously fired him, the person who put the ink on the coach’s physique tells TMZ Sports activities he is all the way down to cowl it up.
The previous Denver head man famously obtained the Maxie the Miner piece etched onto his shoulder after he gained his first-ever NBA title two years in the past … but when he now desires it gone, Mike Diaz of Triple W Tattoos says he’ll get away his needle as soon as extra.
The artist — who designed the whimsical championship piece for Malone in June 2023 — advised us he is hopeful the 53-year-old will hold it, because it’s an incredible reminiscence for him and his metropolis … however he added, “If he really wanted to do that, I would help out.”
To this point, there’s been no indication Malone is trying to half methods with the paintings — Diaz stated he is but to be contacted by anybody within the coach’s camp — however given the way in which Malone misplaced his job this week, it looks as if a chance.
As we reported, the Nugs fired their sideline supervisor after 10 years on the job … lower than two weeks earlier than the beginning of the playoffs.
Whereas Denver had been scuffling as of late, it nonetheless had a 47-32 file and had a respectable shot at locking up the three seed.
If Malone finally decides to ditch it, the tat may nonetheless be a part of different Nuggets followers’ collections … as Diaz tells us he’ll recreate the piece for a particular $52.80 — the identical deal he supplied again when the Nuggets gained all of it in 2023.
