[Lloyd] A coach on Brown’s staff went to dinner this year with a coach from an opposing team’s staff after a game. The opposing coach admitted they told their guys at that day’s shootaround to do certain things because they wouldn’t get called (by the officials) — because they were playing the Kings

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>Brown showed that same fiery trigger last month when he was ejected during a game at Toronto.
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> One of the league’s young non-staff officials, Brent Haskill, gave Fox a technical after Fox argued a non-foul call on Fred VanVleet. An enraged Brown stormed the court and was immediately tossed by veteran official Zach Zarba.
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> A coach on Brown’s staff went to dinner this year with a coach from an opposing team’s staff after a game. The opposing coach admitted they told their guys at that day’s shootaround to do certain things because they wouldn’t get called (by the officials) — because they were playing the Kings.
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> “You just don’t get the respect,” Brown said. “And I’ve been in those games, I’ve played Sacramento and I’ve seen it. ‘I can’t believe we got that call.’”
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> Brown agreed Fox was chirping a little bit, but it wasn’t aggressive and certainly not worthy of a technical. This was Brown sprinting the sideline again, but this time he did it in the face of the officials.
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> “When I saw that, I said this is not right,” Brown said. “And it cost me.”
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> Brown was fined $25,000 by the league for the outburst. He was happy to pay if it helps change the perception of the franchise.
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> “I don’t care what people say about me. I don’t care what they say about my team,” Brown said. “I’m gonna coach this team how I feel like I need to coach them.”

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