Struggling Nuggets fire head coach Shaw

Reuters

Published Mar 03, 2015 02:05PM ET

Updated Mar 03, 2015 02:20PM ET

Struggling Nuggets fire head coach Shaw

(Reuters) - The free-falling Denver Nuggets fired head coach Brian Shaw on Tuesday, replacing him for the rest of the season with his assistant coach Melvin Hunt.

The Nuggets have slumped to a 20-39 record this season, losing their last six games and 19 of their past 21.

"I want to sincerely thank Brian for his time with our organization," Nuggets general manager Tim Connelly said in a statement. "You won't find a better guy than Brian and he is one of the brightest basketball minds I've ever been around.