The Sacramento Kings have fired head coach Luke Walton, according to Adrian Wojnarowski from ESPN. The news comes with the team on a losing streak with seven losses in the last eight games.
The Sacramento Kings fired coach Luke Walton on Sunday, sources told ESPN. Kings have lost seven of eight games and dropped to 6-11 on season – leaving them 12th in the Western Conference.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 21, 2021
Walton was hired in 2019 after his time in Los Angeles, he spent two full seasons and the start of the current season as the Kings head coach and leaves with a 68-93 record.
Now, according to Wojnarowski, Kings Associate Head Coach Alvin Gentry is expected to be a strong candidate to assume as the interim head coach. This would make him the 11th coach the Kings have had in the last 15 years.
Since letting Rick Adelman go in 2006, the Sacramento Kings have had 10 coaches in 15 years and have not made the playoffs. pic.twitter.com/vHmI5xFYjK
— Kirk Goldsberry (@kirkgoldsberry) November 21, 2021
Sacramento currently sits in the 11th seed of the Western Conference with a 6-11 record.
