The Sacramento Kings fired head coach Mike Brown on Friday, a person with direct knowledge of the decision told USA TODAY Sports. The person requested anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly about the move.

Brown, the Kings’ third-year coach, was fired Friday amid the team’s 13-18 start and current five-game losing streak. He was named NBA Coach of the Year in Sacramento in 2022-23, when the Kings went 48-34 and lost in the first round of the playoffs. They went 46-36 last season and failed to advance out of the play-in tournament.

The Sacramento Kings have parted ways with head coach Mike Brown, according to a league source. Doug Christie, who has been an assistant with the Kings since 2021-22 and played five seasons in Sacramento,

The Sacramento Kings have reportedly fired coach Mike Brown, per ESPN. The Kings were off to a slow start this season, posting a 13-18 record, which puts them on the outside looking in of the playoff and play-in picture at the end of December.

The Sacramento Kings are firing head coach Mike Brown, ESPN's Shams Charania reported on Friday. The Kings are currently on a five-game losing streak.

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, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press.

Everyone around the NBA was shocked when the Kings fired Mike Brown, including Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle.

The Sacramento Kings are parting ways with head coach Mike Brown following a poor start to the season. NBA insider Shams Charania reported the news on social media of the firing. Brown was the 2023 NBA Coach of the Year after helping to take the Kings to the postseason for the first time since 2006.

The Kings are firing head coach Mike Brown, sources tell ESPN’s Shams Charania (X link). Sam Amick of The Athletic confirms the news (via X). Brown just signed a three-year contract extension in June.