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'Nobody wanted to fire Mike': What went so wrong so fast for the Sacramento Kings

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Mike Brown was fired as coach of the Sacramento Kings on Friday .

De'Aaron Fox says he and Brown were never at odds.

Fox says Brown pushed Fox hard behind the scenes and publicly.

The Kings have gone from one of the best stories in basketball to holding 12th place in the Western Conference .

Sources: The Kings let Mike Brown handle the team's film session and practice Friday morning after the loss to Detroit .

They called Brown as he was on his way to the airport to fly with the team to Los Angeles .

Brown was unanimously voted the league's coach of the year less than two years earlier .

The Kings ' decision to fire Brown drew criticism from around the league.

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English

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