Kings fire former Warriors assistant Luke Walton

Steve Kerr and Luke Walton face off, respect safety protocols.Former Golden State Warriors assistant Luke Walton was fired by the Sacramento Kings, after just over two years as their head coach. The Kings started the season strong, opening with a 5-4 record (hey, that’s incredible for the Kings), but losing seven out of eight games sealed Walton’s fate with owner Vivek Ranadive, who’d seemingly lost patience with Walton very quickly after hiring him as head coach in 2019. He’ll be replaced by another former Warriors assistant coach, Alvin Gentry.

Walton had identical 31-41 records in both 2019-20 and 2020-21. That’s not great, but his .422 winning percentage is still the second-best for any…