Fox responds to criticism with sturdy efficiency vs. Mavericks initially appeared on NBC Sports activities Bay Space
There was a variety of chatter about De’Aaron Fox main as much as the Kings’ matchup in opposition to the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night time at Golden 1 Middle.
The studies didn’t paint the star guard in a optimistic gentle, both.
In efforts to dispel the studies, Fox on X, previously generally known as Twitter, refuted the concept that his relationship with Mike Brown had gone sideways previous to the coach’s firing.
Hours later, all through the Kings’ 110-100 win over the short-handed Mavericks, Fox did some additional speaking on the ground, erupting for a game-high 33 factors, six rebounds and 6 assists.
Fox’s 35 minutes of play served as an escape from the insanity that has ravaged the Kings – and him – since Saturday.
“Once I step on the ground, that’s the one factor I fear about,” Fox advised NBC Sports activities California’s Morgan Ragan and Deuce Mason on “Kings Postgame Reside.”
“Clearly, you wish to put collectively a full sport as greatest as you’ll be able to and are available out with a win. So, as soon as I step out on the ground, that’s the one factor I take into consideration: whoever is on the market with me, the 5 guys who’re on the market. That’s all we’re centered on.”
Powered by a second-half revival, Sacramento’s win snapped a season-high six-game dropping skid whereas giving Doug Christie his first victory as interim coach.
Fox, who has identified Christie since becoming a member of the Kings because the No. 5 general decide within the 2017 NBA Draft, is aware of what the previous Kings guard expects from him.
“With Doug, what you see is what you get,” Fox mentioned. “He is available in hard-nosed, works arduous. He desires us to be on the market [playing] arduous, [playing] bodily, [playing] quick.
“That’s the way in which he’s. So, no, nothing’s modified. He’s simply the primary particular person on the bench. He’s the one standing up many of the sport as a result of, everytime you’re an assistant, you already know the refs don’t need you to face up the entire time. That’s about the one factor that has modified.”
Thirty-three video games into the season, the Kings (14-19) stay twelfth within the Western Convention.
However, for now, Christie and Co. can lastly rejoice a brand new starting, and Fox, with loads of weight on his shoulders, can take a second to exhale.
He mentioned what he needed to say – on and off the courtroom.
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