SAN FRANCISCO — Steve Kerr had a hard time believing who wasn’t — or wasn’t — on the visitor’s bench Sunday night.
A week and a half later, the Warriors coach was still processing the Kings’ decision to part ways with Mike Brown. A member of Kerr’s staff from 2016-22 and the NBA’s coach of the year in 2022-23, Brown was fired on Dec. 27 amid a five-game skid that sank Sacramento to 13-18 to start the season.
“I’m still in shock with the Kings coming here tonight. I’m shocked that he got fired,” said Kerr, who was also outspoken immediately in the wake of the move. “The job he’s done the last couple years, where that team is, where that franchise is now, compared to when he came aboard. We all go through stretches. We just lost 12 of 15. Everybody in the league goes through stretches. Miami just lost by 35 at home to Utah. They’re not firing Erik Spoelstra.
“All of these issues that we face as organizations, it’s a group effort. We all share blame when things go wrong. I just had a really hard time understanding with what Mike has done there how that move was made. But it was made.”
