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Dec 2024
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Kings Coaching Conundrum. Plus, What to ...

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Raja and Howard are back with a New Year's Eve edition of 'Real Ones.' Raja explains what it’s like to play on New Year's (1:03). The Sacramento Kings have fired yet another coach in Mike Brown, who won Coach of the Year in 2023. Should De’Aaron Fox and the players take some accountability for Brown's firing, and where does this revolving coaching door come ... Show More
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