Doug Christie Erupts After Kings' 133-100 Loss to Hawks

The Kings were flattened by the Hawks, 133-100, slipping to 3-9 and marking a fourth straight double‑digit loss. Head coach Doug Christie blasted the effort as "shameful" and said, "I was embarrassed," after Sacramento was out‑rebounded 45‑35, allowed 33 fast‑break points and shot just 39.1 percent. The public rebuke matters because it exposes a team struggling on the glass, in transition defense and with mounting frustration early in the season. Merlin sees a pattern, not an accident: when fundamentals fail and the coach's patience shows on the bench, locker‑room answers must arrive quickly or the season will drift. Christie’s bluntness can wake a roster or widen a divide — the coming weeks will reveal which.