Denver Nuggets Michael Malone, Emmanuel Mudiay in heated exchange on bench

The Denver Nuggets just lost their fourth game in a row, this time to the visiting Los Angeles Clippers. With just 1:53 left in the game rookie Emmanuel Mudiay and head coach Michael Malone could been seen on the bench getting into a bit of a heated exchange. This coming right after Malone received a technical foul for arguing with Blake Griffin following a DeAndre Jordan alley-oop and Denver timeout.

Michael Malone and Emmanuel Mudiay in a heated exchange on #Nuggets bench. pic.twitter.com/UMjuwfmUWW

— Nate Timmons (@NateTimmonsBSN) November 25, 2015

On the argument between him and Mudiay on the bench: “We’re fine.”

— Harrison Wind (@NBAWind) November 25, 2015

Players and coaches can get heated during games and this is likely a symptom of frustration boiling over between two guys who want to win. Mudiay had just 7 points on 3-8 shooting to go along with four assists, three rebounds and three turnovers in just 24 minutes. Mudiay averages 30.4 minutes per game, but saw his time reduced tonight.

Mudiay sat from the 5:21 mark of the third quarter until the 5:26 mark of the fourth. Mudiay played just over three minutes of the fourth quarter and was 0-1 during that span with one turnover.