Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone was tearful and openly emotional before Tuesday night’s game against the Orlando Magic while talking about the 10 people killed in a grocery store by a gunman Monday in Boulder, Colorado.
Malone named each of the 10 victims of a massacre that took place approximately 28 miles from downtown Denver.
“It seems like we’ve been here before,” Malone said during his pre-game media availability. “Obviously, yesterday was another tragedy. Hopefully it’s something that we can find a way to prevent from happening in the future. And I think I speak for everyone on our team, our travel party, that our thoughts and prayers – which is never enough – but our thoughts and prayers are definitely with the Boulder community and all the families of the 10 innocent people who were murdered yesterday.
“Rikki Olds, Denny Stong, Neven Stanisic, Tralona Bartkowiak, Suzanne Fountain, Teri Leiker, Kevin Mahoney, Lynn Murray, Jody Waters, and police officer Eric Talley, father of seven kids.”
