Michael Malone’s comments last night put the writing on the wall for Sean Kilpatrick. According to reports,the Nuggets will not be retaining Kilpatrick and Malone stated “I hope in the future that we’ll have a chance to work with Sean again.” Sean himself seemed to cryptically be giving hints about his impending release on twitter last night.

He still will have the opportunity to perform in the D-League All Star game in Toronto later this month and should he continue to put up the numbers he has in the D-League there is a good chance Sean will get another chance in the NBA this year. In the meantime, releasing Kilpatrick brings the Nuggets roster to 14 players, leaving them with one open spot. The flexibility could be useful with the looming trade deadline, or perhaps the Nuggets have their eye on another player who is not currently under contract in the NBA, only time will tell.

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REMINDER: STIFFS NIGHT OUT WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD

Join us at Jake’s Sports & Spirits (3800 Walnut Street, Denver, CO 80205) as our Nuggets take on the Jazz in Utah at 7pm.

Attendees can win Denver Stiffs T-shirts and Nuggets tickets and Jake’s will be serving 50-cent wings for us all night long.

We hope to see you there!

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