Rick Carlisle publicly lauded Mike Brown for the job he did on the way to winning the NBA’s coach of the year award.

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 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 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.

Among those to weigh in on Sacramento's surprising decision was Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle, who worked with Brown for two seasons from 2003 to '05 in Indianapolis.

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 head coach Mike Brown after a 13-18 start to the season on Friday. Former Raptors shooting guard and current Kings assistant coach Doug Christie will take over in the interim.

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

A look at the next NBA head coaches who could be fired following the Kings' decision to move on from Mike Brown.

Fans of the Sacramento Kings expressed their opinions on former head coach Mike Brown being fired and what will happen next this season.