As the Sacramento Kings continue to be plagued by turmoil, dysfunction, and mounting defeats, rumors have begun to swirl regarding contributing factors to last week’s dismissal of Head Coach Mike Brown.

The Kings’ dream season ended with a Game 7 loss to Stephen Curry and the Warriors, who outscored Sacramento 64-42 in the second half while Curry finished with 50 points, a short-lived record for most points ever in a Game 7 (Boston’s Jason Tatum broke the record two weeks later with 51 against the Philadelphia 76ers).

The Sacramento Kings fired head coach Mike Brown on Friday with the NBA team sitting in 12th place and in a five-game losing streak.