Some thought the firing of Mike Brown may have helped Fox's chances of staying with the Kings, but it may be the other way around.

Less than two seasons removed from his Coach of the Year-winning season, the Sacramento Kings fired Mike Brown. Brown, who snapped the longest playoff

The Sacramento Kings sent shockwaves throughout the NBA when they fired head coach Mike Brown on Friday after less than three seasons with the team. The firing came shortly after Brown held a practice with the Kings and spoke to the media, but right before their flight to Los Angeles to face the Lakers on Saturday.

The Sacramento Kings made a tough decision by firing Mike Brown, and it was reportedly a decision that "nobody wanted." Per ESPN's Ramona Shelburne, the

The Sacramento Kings are parting ways with head coach Mike Brown following a poor start to the season. Matt Levine works as a contributing writer for Newsweek. His expertise is in covering the NBA but he also covers ... Read more

It came as a shock to most when the Sacramento Kings fired head coach Mike Brown in the midst of a disappointing season after a few years of productive basketball. As Kings fans have been divided if the firing was a good decision or not, some are pondering why it was made in the first place.

With the public and media both questioning the decision, those in charge of making it within the Kings' front office have gone conspicuously quiet. According to NBA insider Marc Stein, the Kings' top brass has flat-out refused to face local media, who have understandably been seeking clarity since last Friday's firing.

Less than two years after he was named the NBA's Coach of the Year, the Sacramento Kings are reportedly showing coach Mike Brown the door. The Kings are parting ways with Brown with immediate affect, according to a Friday afternoon report from Shams Charania of ESPN.