The Sacramento Kings are firing head coach Mike Brown, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported on Friday. The Kings are currently on a five-game losing streak and have lost 12 of their last 17 games.
On Thursday night, the Kings (13-18) coughed up a one-point loss to the 14-17 Detroit Pistons on a four-point play in the game’s final seconds. According to ABC10’s Matt George, Brown was fired after running practice and meeting with the media, just before the team boarded a flight to Los Angeles for its matchup with the Lakers Saturday night.
“I’ve been through a lot in this business, I’ve been through way more good times than bad times, but I’ve been through some bad times,” Brown told reporters on Friday. “I’ve been fortunate, blessed … to be around great players and great coaches, and the crazy part about it is I’ve been around coaches that have won titles. And they have a lot of smoke they’ve got to face when their little stretch of adversity is not great.”
Brown was named Coach of the Year in 2023 and had signed a three-year extension with the team through the 2026-2027 season in June. He has previously served as head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers (2005-2010 and 2013-2014) and Los Angeles Lakers (2011-2012).
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