“I Don’t Need No F*ckin Coach to Inspire Me”: Are the Sacramento Kings Disowning Their Own Coach?

The Sacramento Kings are the only professional team in the major North American sports leagues based in Sacramento. A member of the Western Conference Pacific Division, the Kings play its home games at the Golden 1 Center. The Kings’ roster includes NBA stars like Tristan Thompson, De’Aaron Fox, Richaun Holmes, and others.

The Kings have begun their new 2020-21 NBA season in dismal form. They have currently won only six of their fifteen games played so far. A loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves has worsened their concerning form. And now the media has raised concerns about players falling out with the coaching staff.

Tristan Thompson, a key player for the Kings, ranted in the post game conference about not requiring a coach to inspire himself and his teammates. Tristan said, “I don’t need no f*ckin coach to inspire me…The day I need a coach to inspire me is the day I’m f*ckin retiring. I’m going to go play with my kids in a park. I speak for my teammates with that quote.”

The Kings hired Luke Walton in April 2019 as a replacement to head coach Dave Joerger, who they fired three days earlier. Walton won two NBA championships titles with the Los Angeles Lakers as a player. He was an assistant coach at the Golden State Warriors when they won the 2015 NBA championship. Walton was also the head coach of the Lakers between 2016 to 2019 when they missed the playoffs in all three seasons under him.

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The Sacramento Kings have only won one NBA title when the team was called ‘Rochester Royals’ in 1951. The franchise acquired NBA legend Oscar Robertson, also known as ‘the Big O’ in 1960. They moved to Sacramento after the 1984–85 NBA season.

The Sacramento Kings fall to the Minnesota Timberwolves

The Sacramento Kings faced defeat against the Minnesota Timberwolves in a tough away game. Anthony Edwards inspired the Timberwolves victory at Target Center. The Kings fell to a humbling 97-107 defeat to the Timberwolves who improved their record to 5-9.

Anthony Edwards led the scoring for the Timberwolves with 26 points, followed by Karl-Anthony Towns with 22 points. De’Aaron Fox scored 28 points for the Kings as Buddy Hield came off the bench to score 16 points. Tristan Thompson scored a mere 8 points.

The Kings have won only 1 game out of their last 6 games. The Kings will now host the Toronto Raptors next at Golden 1 Center.

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