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Doug Christie puts the Kings on blast after brutal preseason loss

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The Kings' first preseason game of 2025-2026 is in the books and it went down with a 130-122 loss to the Toronto Raptors. In his post-game presser, head coach Doug Christie was extremely unhappy with his team's performance, citing a lack of consistency from all parties.

Doug Christie says a lot of tonight's Sacramento Kings preseason debut was "unacceptable". pic.twitter.com/Qieaf2T5NA

— Matt George (@MattGeorgeSAC) October 9, 2025

The key word Christie used to described his team's efforts was "unacceptable." He mentioned points in the game when he saw his starters step up and others when it was the bench who took the lead.