Brown’s firing was first reported by ESPN’s Shams Charania, who also reported that Doug Christie will take over as the interim head coach. Brown’s firing took place amid a five-game losing streak that saw Sacramento fall to a 13-18 record, which places them 12th in the Western Conference standings.

The Kings’ dream season ended with a Game 7 loss to Stephen Curry and the Warriors, who outscored Sacramento 64-42 in the second half while Curry finished with 50 points, a short-lived record for most points ever in a Game 7 (Boston’s Jason Tatum broke the record two weeks later with 51 against the Philadelphia 76ers).

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,