Josh Kroenke, president of the NBA Denver Nuggets, talks about the firing of coach George Karl and the future of the Nuggets at a news conference at the Pepsi Center in Denver on Friday, June 7, 2013. Karl, who was named the NBA's Coach of the Year recently, is following general manager Masai Ujiri out the door in Denver after Ujiri, the league's executive of the year, recently left to become GM of the Toronto Raptors. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)