Kroenke, the son of Nuggets owner Stan Kroenke and the vice chairman of Kroenke Sports and Entertainment, added to the NBA's growing list of shocking moves this year by firing both Malone and ...

That wasn't his first foray into sports, however. Kroenke is also minority owner (40 percent) of the 2000 St. Louis Rams team that won Super Bowl XXXIV, and is no stranger to sports management.