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When the New York Knicks fired head coach Tom Thibodeau after falling to the Indiana Pacers in the playoffs for a second straight year, they made it clear what their expectations are: a Larry O’Brien Trophy. Mike Brown is coming in with the weight of the largest media market in the country on his shoulders. […]

The New York Knicks hired Mike Brown as head coach after moving on from Tom Thibodeau. Meanwhile, the Brooklyn Nets have Jordi Fernandez as head coach, who just wrapped up his first year with the organization. ESPN’s Brian Windhorst shared a full-circle tale about the Brown and Fernandez well before they were both head coaches […]

Recently, it was reported by ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania that the New York Knicks would be hiring Mike Brown to be the franchise’s next head coach. Brown takes over for Tom Thibodeau, who the Knicks fired despite leading them to their first Eastern Conference Finals appearance in a quarter century. Naturally, fans began to […]

The New York Knicks are on the verge of naming Mike Brown as their next head coach, and Ben Stiller is all for it. The longtime Knicks fan wasted no time sharing his reaction on X, posting a simple but fired-up message: “Let’s go” with three raised-fist emojis. Let’s go ✊✊✊ https://t.co/kVJgzIDxjw — Ben Stiller […]

The New York Knicks have officially hired Mike Brown as head coach to replace Tom Thibodeau. With a new coach in place, the organization is now trying to find ways to fill Brown’s staff. Reports indicate that the front office is eying one of the league’s top assistants, but there seems to be a hurdle […]

The New York Knicks are hiring and finalizing a contract for former Sacramento Kings and Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown to take over the reins on the sidelines in Madison Square Garden after firing Tom Thibodeau in June, according to Shams Charania of ESPN. Brown, 55, has spent 11 seasons as a head coach in […]

The New York Knicks’ search for a new head coach has not gone according to plan, but they are now seemingly closing in on adding not just one former NBA head coach but two. After swinging and missing on luring a current head coach to New York — the Knicks were denied chances to interview […]

A top candidate has emerged in the New York Knicks head coach search in place of Jason Kidd, according to a recent report. The pressure is on Leon Rose and company, especially after the front office’s decision to fire Tom Thibodeau off of an Eastern Conference Finals appearance. The Knicks have to get this next […]

The New York Knicks’ coaching search continues. New reports have surfaced regarding the status of two former NBA head coaches’ candidacies for the vacancy. Taylor Jenkins and Mike Brown are both advancing to the next stage of the process and will have a second round of interviews with the Knicks, per KnicksFanTV. Jenkins went 250-214 […]

The New York Knicks are reportedly advancing to the next stage of their head coaching search. The team is planning to interview former NBA head coaches Taylor Jenkins and Mike Brown next week, per James L. Edwards III of The Athletic. A corroborating report was published later by ESPN’s Shams Charania. Both coaches, like Tom Thibodeau […]

The New York Knicks’ head coaching search to replace Tom Thibodeau has already featured five high-profile rejections, with the Houston Rockets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Dallas Mavericks, Atlanta Hawks and Chicago Bulls all turning down requests to speak with their current head coaches. As the Knicks move along with their search, The Athletic’s Sam Amick reports an […]

The Sacramento Kings announced the dismissal of general manager Monte McNair following a 120-106 loss to the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Play-In Tournament on Wednesday night. The move comes amid growing internal tension regarding recent personnel decisions and the team’s direction. According to a report by Sam Amick and Anthony Slater of The Athletic, […]

The Sacramento Kings and general manager Monte McNair have mutually agreed to part ways, according to Sam Amick of The Athletic. This decision by the Kings and owner Vivek Ranadive comes in the immediate aftermath of their season-ending loss in the play-in tournament. Sacramento fell 120-106 to the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night. League sources […]

Former First-team All-Pro cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones ripped fans who doubted owner Mike Brown would re-sign Cincinnati Bengals stars Tee Higgins and Ja’Marr Chase to new deals in free agency. Speaking to TMZ, Jones had a strong message for fans who doubted Brown. He is excited for the Bengals stars, as he explained, “We just […]

The Sacramento Kings never planned on trading De’Aaron Fox. Even after meeting with Fox’s agent, Rich Paul, and discussing the future of the franchise, one that no longer involved head coach Mike Brown, the idea of trading the 27-year-old guard wasn’t on general manager Monte McNair’s agenda. Owner Vivek Ranadive never wanted to see Fox […]

De’Aaron Fox will be returning to Sacramento for the first time since the Kings traded him, and it looks like there is animosity between him and the organization. While the Kings were in a tough stretch during the season, they surprisingly fired Mike Brown, which left many people thinking it was Fox’s fault. Leading up […]

Ever since the Sacramento Kings fired head coach Mike Brown, it seemed to have a domino effect, leading to the franchise changing course. After the move was made at the end of last year, a few months later, the Kings traded star De’Aaron Fox to the San Antonio Spurs, ending an era as the guard […]

The Sacramento Kings surprisingly fired head coach Mike Brown in late December after a 13-18 start, which surprised many. Just days before that, Brown ripped De’Aaron Fox for a costly mistake against the Detroit Pistons. While there was a belief that the team canned Brown in order to try and keep their star guard, it […]

It hasn’t even been a month since the Sacramento Kings fired former head coach Mike Brown, and already, it looks like a completely different team is taking the floor each night. In a situation like this one, there’s often a number of factors that go into a team turning things around in the aftermath of […]

The Sacramento Kings made the rash decision to fire head coach Mike Brown on Dec. 28 after a 13-18 start to the season. However, they’ve turned things around as of late under interim boss Doug Christie, winning seven in a row heading into Tuesday’s clash with the Milwaukee Bucks. One of the main storylines this […]

When the Sacramento Kings fired Mike Brown, they were on the brink of total collapse. Over in the Eastern Conference, the Indiana Pacers were in a similar spot as Sacramento in regards to their dreaded start to the season. Just a few week later, the Kings and Pacers own the two longest active win streaks […]

After the Sacramento Kings parted with head coach Mike Brown, star guard De’Aaron Fox is at the center of league-wide trade chatter. The Miami Heat are a team mentioned prominently among potential suitors for the former All-NBA guard. “Along with the Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs being prime destinations for him, Fox would also […]

The Sacramento Kings made a big decision last week and fired Mike Brown after having a disappointing start to the season. There have been a lot of rumors surrounding the Kings, most notably De’Aaron Fox, who may not decide to sign an extension with the team beyond this season. Some thought the firing of Brown […]

Sacramento Kings interim head coach Doug Christie guided his team to its second win since the organization relieved former coach Mike Brown of his duties last week. De’Aaron Fox scored 14 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 113-107. After trailing by nine points (103-94) with under five minutes […]

Not too long ago, the Sacramento Kings hosted real NBA playoff games for the first time in nearly two decades in front of a sold-out crowd inside Golden 1 Center. Between the cowbells creating deafening noise and “Light the Beam” chants raining down from the rafters, Mike Brown rejuvenated an entire fanbase and made it […]

Following previous Sacramento Kings head coach Mike Brown being fired, guard De’Aaron Fox offered his side of the story. He took to X and shared his thoughts about people believing he led Brown to being fired. “There was never any pushback about anything,” the tweet reads. “This narrative of us butting heads or me going […]

There is no doubt that the talk of the basketball world was when the Sacramento Kings fired head coach Mike Brown out of the blue amid current struggles. Many coaches around the NBA gave their thoughts on Brown, defending his character as the latest to do so is Detroit Pistons head coach J.B. Bickerstaff. J.B. […]

The Sacramento Kings’ season hasn’t exactly gone as planned. Despite the addition of another star in the offseason, the team currently holds a below-500 record, good for 12th place in the Western Conference. They’re also on a six-game losing streak, and the front office just decided to implement a change on the sidelines. Following their […]

LOS ANGELES – The Sacramento Kings shocked the NBA world on Friday when they fired head coach Mike Brown right before the team was scheduled to fly south for a matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers. In his stead, the Kings named assistant coach Doug Christie as interim head coach with his coaching debut coming […]

LOS ANGELES – The day the Sacramento Kings traveled South for their clash against the Los Angeles Lakers, they were one passenger short of their usual traveling party. Head coach Mike Brown was fired by the Kings as the team was scheduled to depart for Los Angeles, causing a stir in the basketball world. During […]

Doug Christie will debut as interim head coach for the Sacramento Kings in Saturday’s road game against the Los Angeles Lakers, but the NBA world is not yet ready to move on from the Mike Brown era. The 2023 Coach of the Year (also won in 2009) was controversially dismissed from his duties a day […]

The Sacramento Kings have never been known for stability and rationality, but their actions on Friday were extreme even for their standards. The organization fired head coach Mike Brown on Friday after he ran a full practice and media session, creating an awkward situation as the team boarded a plane to Los Angeles to face […]

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra doesn’t know what it’s like to be fired. He’s been in charge of the franchise since 2008. But, he certainly knows the business and has tons of sympathy for Mike Brown, who was shockingly let go by the Sacramento Kings on Friday. Spoelstra and Brown are close friends and […]

There is no doubt that Sacramento Kings star De’Aaron Fox has been in trade rumors as the deadline approaches on Feb. 6 and the struggles continue for the team. This was amplified when the Kings surprisingly fired head coach Mike Brown as when talking about Fox, ESPN insider Tim MacMahon discussed the teams linked to […]

It came as a shock to most when the Sacramento Kings fired head coach Mike Brown in the midst of a disappointing season after a few years of productive basketball. As Kings fans have been divided if the firing was a good decision or not, some are pondering why it was made in the first […]

The Sacramento Kings shocked the NBA world on Friday, firing head coach Mike Brown just six months after he signed a new extension through 2026. It came as a big surprise considering Brown just took the Kings to the playoffs the last two seasons. But, the front office apparently believed a change had to be […]

Jaden Ivey completed a four-point play to shock the Sacramento Kings as the Detroit Pistons secured a 114-113 victory. The Kings had led by as many as 19 points and held a 10-point advantage with 3:37 remaining. However, with 3.1 seconds left, De’Aaron Fox fouled Ivey on a three-point attempt, allowing him to sink the […]

The entire NBA world was stunned on Friday when the Sacramento Kings made the stunning decision to fire head coach Mike Brown. The move came at the end of a five-game losing streak that dropped the Kings to 13-18 after a heartbreaking defeat at the hands of the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night. To make […]

The Sacramento Kings may have resorted back to old franchise habits on Friday when they decided to relieve head coach Mike Brown of his duties amid their five-game losing streak that was punctuated by a heartbreaking defeat to the Detroit Pistons courtesy of a game-winning and-one triple from Jaden Ivey. Brown most recently won the […]