Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone got his money’s worth before getting ejected from Thursday’s contest against the Los Angeles Clippers.

Malone was furious over what he believed to be a blatant missed foul call that benefitted the Clippers midway through the third quarter at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Calif.

The Nuggets were trailing 87-79 at the 8-minute mark when Clippers center Ivica Zubac made a hard closeout on a Michael Porter Jr. three-point attempt. Zubac careened right into Porter’s landing space without a whistle being blown.

A heated Malone charged toward the referees at the next dead ball. The Nuggets coach appeared to mutter some colorful language directed at referee Aaron Smith.

Malone was immediately ejected from the game after receiving two consecutive technical foul calls.

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sans their head coach on the sidelines, Denver ultimately fell short against a Clippers club sans Kawhi Leonard, 102–100.

With an incredible triple-double of 36 points, 17 rebounds, and 10 assists, Nuggets standout Nikola Jokic led all scorers. For LAC, Paul George responded with 28 points on 10/21 shooting.