Sacramento Kings general manager Vlade Divac has told his front-office partners and the coaching staff to not focus on the rumors that are circulating around head coach Dave Joerger and Kings assistant general manager Brandon Williams.

Dave Joerger is reportedly of the belief that Brandon Williams would like to replace him as coach and is working against him internally. The Kings coach asked that Williams not be present for the team’s shootaround in advance of the team's home game against the Los Angeles Clippers Thursday, according to Sam Amick of The Athletic.

Drama and dysfunction in Sacramento. It's a tradition unlike any other. The Kings are actually playing good basketball this season. The team is 10-10 entering Thursday. However, this story is the talk of the town right now when it should be about the team and its players.

Yahoo Sports reported a few weeks ago that Dave Joerger was in danger of losing his job. There's a strong belief that Brandon Williams was the guy who told Yahoo Sports that. Vlade Divac has to do something here and fix this situation. You can't have front-office people beefing with each other. That will drop down to the players, and the team could start free-falling as a result.