SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Doug Christie took over as the interim head coach of the Sacramento Kings amid a season-long losing streak, fans booing the team off their home court and questions surrounding the decision to fire Mike Brown, who led the franchise to its first playoff appearance in 16 years in 2023

A phrase written atop the dry-erase board in the Sacramento Kings’ locker room captured a sense of what interim coach Doug Christie apparently wants to do. With a version of language that, let’s just say, might not be acceptable to everyone, the message was to do anything but relax.

Kings interim head coach Doug Christie talks about Monday’s 110-100 win over the Dallas Mavericks to snap Sacramento’s six-game skid, collecting his first win since replacing Mike Brown as coach, the strong second half holding the Mavs to just 40 points and the impact from the bench led by Keon Ellis