The Sacramento Kings lost 103-108 to the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday night at the Golden 1 Center. Nets coach Jordi Fernandez, who once worked with Kings head coach Mike Brown, led his team to a much-needed win after their 6-10 start. But the real focus of the game was Brown, whose frustration with the referees stole the spotlight.
During the Kings-Nets game, Mike Brown, the Sacramento Kings’ coach, got into a heated argument with the match referee. When the camera got the tense moment, it caught everyone off guard.
This happened in the second quarter when Brown noticed the official missed a foul on Colby Jones. He was enraged that he walked onto the court to argue with the ref. His players had to step in to calm him down.
Mike Brown is heated. 😳
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There was a lot of contact between Jones and Simmons, which made Brown’s anger understandable. But because of the referees’ strict rules, Brown got a technical foul for his actions.
Some analysts were surprised by Mike Brown’s strong reaction, calling it one of the most intense moments of his coaching career. However, after the game, Brown talked about what actually happened.
Mike Brown discusses outburst moment in post-game interview
After the game, Mike Brown shared his thoughts on why he reacted the way he did during the heated moment. He clarified that he intended his outburst to ignite a fire within his team.
At the time, the Kings were down by double digits, and Brown hoped his reaction would motivate them to play harder and get back into the game.
Kings head coach Mike Brown calls out Sacramento's sense of urgency, lack of detail and physicality in Sunday's 108-103 loss to the Nets. pic.twitter.com/4cRjysNfqO
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Brown said, “I thought Colby got hit going to the rim. I just wanted to show our guys that, ‘Hey, we all need to fight.’ I’m try to fight, you guys try to fight and see if we can find a way to get ourselves into the game and, you know if we’re going to go down, we’re going to go down swinging.”
