The Sacramento Kings recently lost to the Milwaukee Bucks by one point, and the score was 143-142. The game took a controversial turn due to the referees’ decisions. The Kings stand in the sixth spot in the Western Conference, and for the season, they are 23-16.
The head coach of the Sacramento Kings, Mike Brown, was not happy with the decision, and the Bucks were victorious against the Kings in an incredible overtime matchup. After the match, in the press conference, Brown shared why he got frustrated and explained it through his laptop.
According to ESPN, he shared, "The referees are human, and they"re going to make mistakes, but you just hope that there"s some sort of consistency and there"s some sort of communication between the refs. The refs tonight, they were great, they communicated with me all night. But in terms of consistency, you guys saw it right here. In my opinion, the consistency wasn"t here tonight."
Brown was also dismissed from the game in the fourth quarter as he came onto the court and was blasting the referee, Intae Hwang. Team members came and restrained him, and then he went off the court. In the postgame press conference, Brown indicated that the referee"s calls for the game were questionable.
Mike Brown was so pissed, he cut off the official on the Bucks fast break. Standing up for his star De'Aaron Fox. pic.twitter.com/3zdtbCqiOu
— Matt George (@MattGeorgeSAC) January 15, 2024
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. pic.twitter.com/Q8InpkFh8B
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) January 15, 2024
According to Fadeaway World, he shared, "I"m okay as a coach because the referees are humans and they"re gonna make mistakes. You just hope that A, there is some sort of consistency, and B, there"s some sort of communication between the refs. The refs tonight were great, they communicated with me all night."
"But in terms of consistency, you saw right here… If you get communication and consistency in the game, you can live with some things… I don"t understand the rule… That"s not what the rule is. We get called on Domas all the time and they tell us he"s gotta have both hands up if you wanna go vertical. That"s why I got kicked out."
The Milwaukee Bucks had fourteen more throws as compared to the Kings, and in the match, they also got twelve more free throw attempts. Brown further shared, "We had a chance to win the game and we didn"t get it done. But I"m telling you, man, to go through [the inconsistency in calls], it"s tough, man. It"s tough to go through that."
