The Sacramento Kings have parted methods with Mike Brown as head coach. Brown was in his third season with the Kings and was Coach of the Yr in his first season again in 22-23. The Kings signed Brown to a multi-year extension in the course of the 2024 offseason.
The Kings are struggling this season with a 13-18 document and the workforce is on a five-game dropping streak after dropping a 14-point fourth quarter lead on Thursday. De’Aaron Fox’s future with the Kings has additionally come underneath query amid the workforce’s struggles. Â Brown ran the Kings’ observe on Friday and spoke to the media. The firing got here a couple of minutes earlier than the Kings’ airplane departed for Los Angeles.
The Kings returned to the playoffs in Brown’s first season with a 48-34 document. Sacramento misplaced to the Golden State Warriors within the first spherical of the playoffs in seven video games that season.
Final season, the Kings had been within the play-in and beat the Warriors of their first recreation earlier than dropping to the New Orleans Pelicans for the ultimate playoff berth.
Brown was employed by the Kings after a prolonged stint as an assistant coach underneath Steve Kerr with the Warriors. Brown was beforehand head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers two separate instances in addition to simply over one season with the Los Angeles Lakers.Â
