Sacramento Kings fans have mixed emotions after Mike Brown was fired

There were mixed emotions among Sacramento Kings fans after they fired head coach Mike Brown on Friday.| PREVIOUS COVERAGE | The Sacramento Kings release Mike Brown after a five-game losing streak; Doug Christie becomes interim coach. Longtime fan Kanza Jackson said it’s time for a change and hopes it’s the right decision. “I hate to see anyone get fired, but they deserve it,” Jackson said. Other fans like Mike Angelidas disagree. “I think it was a terrible decision,” Angelidas said. In any case, it was a shock for most fans. “This is a good thing because we need a better direction,” said fan Glen Long. | MORE | NBA coaches are dismayed by the Sacramento Kings’ firing of Mike Brown. Fans tell KCRA 3 that Thursday night was particularly tough for fans after the Kings blew a 19-point lead to the Detroit Pistons. “It was devastating,” Angelidas said. “It was a tough, tough loss.” Brown joined the Kings in 2022 and helped Sacramento end its 16-season playoff drought. Now there are concerns as the team looks for its 13th coach in 18 years. “It’s unfortunate that there were so many, so many head coaches,” said fan Mathew Krog. “It’s hard to achieve stability with that.” Doug Christie, once part of the Kings’ “greatest show on the court,” is expected to be the interim coach and fans are hoping he can bring back the wins. “He was a defensive player. I’m sure he’ll be a defensive coach,” Ali Williams said. “He’ll do a good job.” Kings.”Mike Brown or not, fans are committed to the Kings. “It’s been a roller coaster ride,” Williams said. “We ride the waves with the Kings and to be a die-hard Kings fan and see the ups and downs, we’re sticking with them.”