The fallout from the Sacramento Kings firing head coach Mike Brown is still taking shape, as the reaction around the league has been surprise -- or maybe not so surprised if you're Nuggets coach Michael Malone -- at the dismissal of the unanimous Coach of the Year just two seasons ago.

According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, Sacramento fired head coach Mike Brown on Friday. Now, the Kings must regroup with an interim head coach amidst rampant rumors surrounding De’Aaron Fox’s long-term future with the franchise.

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.

The Sacramento Kings fired Mike Brown on Friday. He was just 31 games into his third season as head coach, and just two years removed from being named Coach of the Year after ending Sacramento's 16-season playoff drought -- as a No.

Amid early season struggles, the Sacramento Kings have fired head coach Mike Brown, the team announced on Friday.

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.

Phoenix Suns coach Mike Budenholzer spoke at practice this week about the Sacramento Kings firing their coach and was critical of the move.

The timing of Brown’s firing was especially brutal, as it came just before the team boarded its flight to Los Angeles, according to a report from KXTV sports anchor Matt George. Per George, Brown held practice on Friday morning and had spoken to the media for 15 minutes prior to his firing.

Doug Christie took over as the interim head coach of the Sacramento Kings amid a season-long losing streak, fans booing the team off their home court and questions surrounding the decision to fire Mike Brown,

De'Aaron Fox's relationship with Mike Brown reportedly didn't influence the Sacramento Kings' decision to make a head coaching change last week. On