Kings head coach Doug Christie went scorched earth on his team following a blowout loss Wednesday.

Christie, in his first full season in Sacramento after taking over as interim head coach last year, slammed his players for their “shameful compete level” during a 133-100 loss to the Hawks.

“You’re professionals,” Christie said during his postgame press conference . “You signed up for this. This league is hard. With that being said, this is only game 12. There’s a lot of basketball to be played. You’ve demonstrated that you can do this.”

Sacramento head coach Doug Christie has an exasperate expression on the sideline during the fourth quarter of the Kings’ ugly 133-100 home loss to the Hawks on Nov. 12, 2025. Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images

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