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Sacramento Kings fire coach Mike Brown — report

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Sacramento Kings fire coach Mike Brown — report
Sacramento Kings head coach Mike Brown reacts towards his bench during their game against the Los Angeles Lakers in the first half at Golden 1 Center on Dec. 19, 2024 in Sacramento, California.
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MIAMI, United States — The Sacramento Kings have fired their head coach Mike Brown, ESPN reported on Friday, citing sources.

The Kings lost each of a recent five-game homestand and sit 12th in the Western Conference.

ESPN said sources had told them that assistant coach Doug Christie is expected to take over on an interim basis.

Sacramento is 13-18 this season, three games behind the last playoff position, and lost 114-113 to the Detroit Pistons on Thursday, blowing a 19-point third quarter lead.

Brown was voted the NBA's Coach of the Year in 2023 after ending the Kings' 16-year absence from the playoffs. He was handed a three-year contract extension in June.

The 54-year-old has previously coached the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Los Angeles Lakers and was an assistant coach to Steve Kerr at the Golden State Warriors before joining Sacramento.

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