By *The* Sacramento Kings fired coach Mike Brown on Friday, ESPN and The Athletic reported, halfway into his third season at the helm.
Brown, 54, guided the Kings to the Western Conference playoffs in his first year on the job (2022-23), when he was voted NBA Coach of the Year, and to the play-in round last season. The team awarded him with a three-year contract extension reportedly worth $30 million in July.
But Sacramento is 13-18 this season, 12th place in the 15-team West. The Kings have lost five in a row — all at home — after the Detroit Pistons beat them 114-113 on Thursday.
