Kings fire coach Luke Walton, Alvin Gentry to be interim

Newly fired Sacramento Kings coach Luke Walton in a file photo. EFE / Jason Szenes

Sacramento (USA), Nov 21 (EFE) .- Luke Walton left the Kings bench on Sunday, announced the Sacramento team, which has entrusted the job on an interim basis to assistant Alvin Gentry.
Walton spent two years in office, and each of those seasons closed it with the same record: 31 games won but 41 lost.
His dismissal came after accumulating seven losses in the last eight games of the Kings.
Gentry, who will temporarily lead the team, has 35 years of NBA experience.
The Kings’ first game without Walton and Gentry will be this Monday against the Philadelphia Sixers.

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