Brown’s firing was first reported by ESPN’s Shams Charania, who also reported that Doug Christie will take over as the interim head coach. Brown’s firing took place amid a five-game losing streak that saw Sacramento fall to a 13-18 record, which places them 12th in the Western Conference standings.

De’Aaron Fox is factually correct in what he said about the Kings firing Mike Brown, but his exact word choice made it pretty clear he wasn’t too broken up about the dismissal.

The Sacramento Kings have fired coach Mike Brown less than halfway through his third season with the team mired in a five-game losing streak.