The coach yelled in the referee's face as he reminded the Nuggets they were the defending champ

Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone says he reminded his team they are the defending champions and issued a challenge to both act like it and play like it.

An irate Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone was caught screaming in the face of referee Marc Davis - on a night where his team went down 2-0 in their series against the Timberwolves.