Midway through his third season, Mike Brown has been fired as head coach of the Sacramento Kings. Inside the organization — at least at the highest level — this was seen as necessary to turn around a 13-18 team that has lost five straight and should be better. The fact that rumors are flying around … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Victor Wembanyama had 19 points, seven rebounds and six blocks, Jeremy Sochan had 12 points and 14 rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Brooklyn Nets 96-87 on Friday night. Julian Champagnie scored 18 points, and Keldon Johnson had 15 points and six rebounds to help the Spurs end a … Read more
The Knicks won their sixth consecutive game on Friday night in Orlando, beating the Magic 108-85 thanks to some stout defense. Here are the takeaways… -New York had to deal with Jalen Suggs at the start of this one as the shooting guard came out hot and scored Orlando’s first 11 points. Goga Bitadze got … Read more
Every now and again the Sacramento Kings do something that reminds you exactly who they are, with the firing of Mike Brown being the latest example. On it’s face a 13-18 record this season is underwhelming, punctuated by their stunning fourth-quarter collapse to the surging Detroit Pistons on Thursday night. De’Aaron Fox was caught snoozing … Read more
Kerr disappointed by ‘shocking’ Kings’ reported firing of Brown originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The reported firing of Sacramento Kings coach Mike Brown shocked the NBA world on Friday. Count Warriors coach Steve Kerr as part of that group. “I’m very disappointed to hear the news,” Kerr said to reporters in Inglewood ahead … Read more
Embiid fined by NBA for ‘obscene gestures’ during Christmas win originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The NBA’s higher-ups clearly had a close eye on the league’s Christmas action. Joe Dumars, the NBA’s vice president, head of basketball operations, announced Friday night that Embiid has been fined $75,000 for “making obscene gestures on the playing … Read more
Mike Brown was fired as head coach of the Sacramento Kings on Friday, just 31 games into his third season (with a 13–18 record) and six months after signing a three-year contract extension. Several of Brown’s peers had thoughts to share when asked for their reactions by reporters. Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone was particularly … Read more
Mike Brown coached the Sacramento Kings for just two full seasons. (Photo by Kelsey Grant/Getty Images) The Sacramento Kings fired head coach Mike Brown, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Friday. Sacramento is currently on a five-game losing streak and has lost 12 of its last 17 games. At 13–18, the Kings are last in the Pacific … Read more
Sacramento Kings coach Mike Brown threw his players under the bus Thursday night after a Jaden Ivey four-point play in the final seconds handed the Kings their fifth straight loss. “We got to have some form of mental toughness… we gotta wake up.” Friday, the Kings threw Brown under the bus. Sacramento fired Brown after … Read more
Draymond admits Poole punch one of ‘biggest failures’ as Warriors vet originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Draymond Green learned to be a better veteran from his previous failures, like the Jordan Poole incident. The Warriors superstar explained how he approaches interacting with younger Golden State players. “I’ve always been a guy that no … Read more