NBA coaches react with dismay over firing of 2-time coach of the year Mike Brown
Sacramento Kings center Isaac Jones is greeted by Sacramento Kings head coach Mike Brown during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. The Nuggets won 130-129. (AP Photo/Randall Benton)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Randall Benton]
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Not even two years ago, Rick Carlisle publicly lauded Mike Brown for the job he did on the way to winning the NBA’s coach of the year award. And on Friday, Carlisle was among the coaches reacting with dismay that Brown was fired. The Sacramento Kings dismissed Brown on Friday, with the team off to a 13-18 start this season and mired toward the bottom of the Western Conference — despite back-to-back winning seasons, something that franchise hadn’t managed in nearly two decades.
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Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle reacts after a foul call during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Phoenix Suns, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
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