Mike Brown lights into the refereeing tonight in the Kings loss in Milwaukee. Brings out a laptop in his press conference to show film of the non-foul and foul that has him ticked off. Here is the five minute soundbite.
Sacramento Kings Coach Mike Brown Showes Up to Press Conference with a Laptop to Dissect Referee Calls After Ejection"
NBAMonday, 15 January 2024 at 23:24
Mike Brown, Head Coach of the Sacramento Kings was ejected early in the fourth quarter of the 143-142 overtime loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday night, after storming out onto the court and started screaming at referee Intae Hwang while cutting him off along the sideline. Brown had to be held back by players, and he was quickly directed off the court.
Last night in Milwaukee was wild as Damian Lillard's clutch dagger sent the Kings to visit Phoenix with yet another loss on the road. But Mike Brown didn't have the chance to watch the game's ending. During the rest of the fourth quarter and overtime, Brown got to work. He crafted up a presentation of sorts and came prepared to his postgame news conference with footage showcasing mistakes he felt the referees made.
“They’re human. They’re good people. They’re gonna make mistakes,” Brown said of the officials. “But we can’t interpret a rule two different ways. … I’m beside myself. Now, we had a chance to win the game and we didn’t get it done. But I’m telling you, man, to go through that, it’s tough, man. It’s tough to go through that,” coach stated.
King's Head Coach pointed out two plays specifically. The first was when Lillard drew a foul on a shot from behind the 3-point line in the third quarter. He then pointed to a play in the fourth quarter when De’Aaron Fox was hooked by the Bucks’ Cam Payne but didn’t get a foul call.
"You just hope, A, that there's some sort of consistency, and, B, there's some sort of communication between the refs. The refs tonight, they were great. They communicated with me all night. … But the consistency that I’ve seen tonight, in my opinion, wasn’t there.”
Brown was relatively calm throughout the game. However, after he was overtly censuring the officials and employed a visual aid, the NBA is certain to impose a fine in the upcoming days.
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