Brendan Malone, former Detroit 'Bad Boys' assistant and father of Nuggets coach, dies at 81

(AP) -- Brendan Malone, father of Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone and a driving force behind the Detroit Pistons “Bad Boys” defenses in the late 1980s and early '90s, has died at age 81. A Nuggets representative told The Associated Press on Tuesday that a family member confirmed his death. “It is with tremendous sadness [...]