{"id":489191,"date":"2024-12-27T18:27:07","date_gmt":"2024-12-27T22:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=489191"},"modified":"2024-12-27T18:27:07","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T22:27:07","slug":"sacramento-dismisses-head-coach-mike-brown","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/sacramento-dismisses-head-coach-mike-brown\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacramento dismisses head coach Mike Brown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Sacramento Kings have dismissed 3<sup>rd<\/sup>-year boss Mike Brown.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to let go the head coach as Sacramento is mired in a 5-match losing streak \u2013 their longest since the beginning of 2022 \u2013 with all 5 defeats at home. Kings began Friday 13-18 on the campaign, 3 matches back of earning a berth in a play-in match.<\/p>\n<p>Kings have struggled to close out matches in the current campaign, being defeated in 5 matches in which its held the lead before the 4<sup>th<\/sup> quarter. Only the Toronto Raptors have more such defeats with 7.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking: The Sacramento Kings have fired head coach Mike Brown, sources told <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@ShamsCharania<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sacramento is in the midst of a five-game losing streak and has lost 12 of its last 17 games. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8KQWjQaVzf\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/8KQWjQaVzf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ESPN (@espn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn\/status\/1872761944215523642?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December 27, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In his 1<sup>st<\/sup> campaign with the Kings in 2022-23, Brown triumphed with the Coach of the Year while leading Sacramento to the top seed before being eliminated from the playoffs in 7 matches from the Warriors in the 1<sup>st<\/sup> round. That ended a 16-campaign drought without a postseason appearance for Sacramento, the longest streak in league history.<\/p>\n<p>Mike ends his time in Sacramento with a .549 win percentage, the 4<sup>th<\/sup>-best by a manager in the organization history. The dismissing came after Brown had agreed to a deal extension through 2026-27 during the summer.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mike Brown\u2019s NBA coaching resume:<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 4x NBA Champ<br \/>\u2014 2x Coach of the Year<br \/>\u2014 Has been apart of 3 different finals teams <br \/>\u2014 Snapped the Kings 16 season playoff drought <\/p>\n<p>Very solid coach &amp; should get another coaching job sooner than later. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7idVjFaua9\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/7idVjFaua9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBA World (@NBAW0RLD24) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBAW0RLD24\/status\/1872761743979757782?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December 27, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sacramento Kings have dismissed 3rd-year boss Mike Brown. 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