ESPN.com · Dec 27, 2024
Sources: Struggling Kings fire head coach Mike Brown
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The Sacramento Kings have fired third-year head coach Mike Brown, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania on Friday.
The decision to fire Brown comes as the Kings are mired in a five-game losing streak -- their longest since January, 2022 -- which has dropped the team to 13-18 on the season.
In his first season in Sacramento in 2022-23, Brown won Coach of the Year while leading the Kings to a No. 1 seed before losing in seven games to the Golden State Warriors in the first round of the playoffs. That snapped a 16-season drought without a playoff appearance for the Kings, the longest streak in NBA history.