Kings fire assistant NBA coach Walberg

Battling NBA team the Sacramento Kings, who have lost eight of their past 10 games, have fired their assistant coach Vance Walberg.

The struggling Sacramento Kings fired assistant coach Vance Walberg on Wednesday in another sign of discord between the NBA team and head coach George Karl.

Walberg was a close ally of Karl, who took over in February last year.

"This was a tough decision made after consideration of what is best for the team moving forward," Kings general manager Vlade Divac said in a statement.

Sacramento (22-31) have lost eight of their past 10 games and are outside the Western Conference playoff spots.


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