Doug Christie, the interim head coach of the Sacramento Kings, found himself at the center of a heated exchange during the team’s recent game against the Golden State Warriors. The incident, which involved a confrontation with Warriors’ head coach Steve Kerr,

The Sacramento Kings have turned their season around under interim head coach Doug Christie and guard Malik Monk recently commented on their new coach.

With four straight wins, the Sacramento Kings are playing for each other and coming together as they climb back up the standings.

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,

Based on what he saw in a 132-122 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers after what he described as a “crazy 24 hours” following the firing of Mike Brown, interim coach Doug Christie thinks the Sacramento Kings are capable of turning things around.

After the win, Christie talked about Fox’s talent reaching new heights, per Ballislife’s X, formerly Twitter. “De’Aaron Fox is elite. His competitive nature is just high level. He’s finding his way in front of our very eyes. It’s huge. I just hugged him and said, ‘I love you man. Thank you.’”

Doug Christie’s love for the Sacramento Kings and their fans could light a fire in a team that has fallen far short of expectations.