George Karl's Job Reportedly in Serious Jeopardy as Kings' Struggles Continue

The Sacramento Kings are “strongly weighing” the firing of George Karl, according to multiple reports. The Vertical reports Friday night’s embarrassing 128-119 loss to woeful Brooklyn enraged owner Vivek Ranadive and general manager Vlade Divac.

The Kings have dropped six of seven, sit at 21-29 on the year and have three road games before the All-Star break, which would be a logical time to make an in-season coaching change.

DeMarcus Cousins’ comments after the Brooklyn loss could certainly be construed as a shot at Karl.

"“I’m not going to keep blaming these guys in the locker room,” Cousins told reporters in Brooklyn. “Energy and effort is a huge part of the game, but I’m not going to keep blaming it on that. We’ve got a bigger issue, and we need to figure it out as a team. “I’d rather keep [problems] in house, but we definitely have a bigger issue than just energy and effort. That can’t be the excuse every night. … We’re going to work it out as a team, and hopefully we can fix this.”"

Karl and Cousins have had a rocky relationship. In November the All-Star center unleashed a torrent of profanity toward his coach as a tense locker room looked on.

Despite the Kings’ struggles they sit just 3.5 games out of a playoff spot and have a roster capable of making a run. The season is still salvageable. It appears its just a question of who team brass want to put in charge of making lemonade out of lemons.