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Report: Kings Consider Firing Head Coach George Karl

ESPN's Marc Stein is reporting that the Sacramento Kings may make another coaching change in the near future. According to league sources, the Kings are mulling over whether to fire head coach George Karl.

On Friday, Sacramento fell to the Brooklyn Nets 128-119, a team that only had 12 wins before that night. Sources state that the lost lead the "Kings contemplating an immediate coaching change." Sacramento has lost sixth in the last seven games.

George Karl, who has the seventh most wins in the NBA, joined the Kings in February of last year. The team went through tail spend after former GM D'Alessandro fire head coach Mike Malone in December of 2014.

A decision will not be made most likely until after the All-Star break. The team still has three games left in the road trip which includes a visit to Cleveland and Philadelphia.

The Kings will be in Boston on Sunday, 10 am PST tip off.

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