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The Sacramento Kings are making a coaching change.

Shams Charania of ESPN reported that the Kings are “parting ways” with head coach Mike Brown after two and a half seasons with the franchise.

Shams Charania @ShamsCharania

Straight in: The Sacramento Kings are parting ways with head coach Mike Brown, sources told ESPN. pic.twitter.com/mNdn5EOv4U

Brown ends his time in Sacramento with an overall record of 107-88. The Kings are currently 13-18 in 2024-25.

It’s safe to say the decision came as a surprise to the team as Brown had just completed a practice and spoke to the media. Matt George of ABC 10 reported that he was fired just before the team boarded a flight to Los Angeles.

Matt George @MattGeorgeSAC

The Sacramento Kings just fired Mike Brown right before the team boarded a plane to LA. He just ran a full practice session and spent 15 minutes talking to the media.
Just bad man. Bad bad bad.

Matt George @MattGeorgeSAC

Mike Brown, less than an hour before he was fired, after running a full practice, making the rounds and having conversation with his coaches and players, including a 1-on-1 with De’Aaron Fox. pic.twitter.com/si0En59zI8

Brown was in his fourth coaching stint and has an overall record of 454-304. He led Sacramento to its first playoff appearance since 2005–06 in the 2022–23 season. The Kings fell to the Golden State Warriors in game seven of a competitive first-round series.

The Kings have a promising core headlined by De’Aaron Fox, Domantas Sabonis and DeMar DeRozan. The slow start to the season has the team in 12th place in the Western Conference.