Amid calls for his job, Nuggets’ Karl named NBA coach of year

George Karl was named NBA Coach of the Year on May 8, 2013. It was the first time he had won the award in 25 years of coaching, and he was the second Denver Nuggets coach to receive the honor in franchise history.

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