NBA Fines Kings HC Mike Brown After Referee Altercation

Sacramento Kings head coach Mike Brown received a hefty fine from the NBA after Saturday's loss to the Brooklyn Nets.

Nov 16, 2024; Sacramento, California, USA; Sacramento Kings head coach Mike Brown (left) talks with referee Marc Davis (8) during the first quarter at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images / Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images

The Sacramento Kings have lost four straight games, dropping to 8-10 early into the 2024-25 season. Just as things cannot get worse for the Kings, head coach Mike Brown receives a hefty fine in the mail.

Per Fox40's Sean Cunningham, the NBA is fining Brown $35,000 for a slight altercation he had with a referee in Saturday's game against the Brooklyn Nets. The Kings suffered a 108-103 home defeat against Brooklyn, as the Kings felt like the officials were favoring the Nets, and Mike Brown was not afraid to voice his frustrations.

Brown was assessed a technical foul after getting in the face of an official in Saturday's loss. A technical, $35,000 fine, no ejection, and no suspension is actually a pretty generous punishment for what Brown did.

The NBA has fined Kings head coach Mike Brown $35,000 for aggressively pursuing a league official in Sunday’s loss to the Nets. https://t.co/vfDZ2sul4R

— Sean Cunningham (@SeanCunningham) November 26, 2024

The Kings extended Brown's contract this offseason, giving him a three-year, $30 million deal to keep him in Sacramento through the 2026-27 season. Since Brown took the Kings head coach opening in the 2022 offseason, he has led Sacramento to 48 wins and 46 wins in back-to-back years, resulting in a first-round exit and a play-in tournament exit.

After acquiring six-time All-Star DeMar DeRozan in the offseason, the Kings have higher expectations for the 2024-25 season than they have had in two decades. Starting the season 8-10 and on a four-game losing streak is certainly not ideal for Brown's job security, but it is undeniable that the talented head coach has turned this franchise around.

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