(PART-1) BROWN'S INSTRUCTIONS FOR 'LACKADAISICAL' KINGS AFTER SUNS LOSS

(Part-1) Brown's instructions for 'lackadaisical' Kings after Suns loss

[{"selector":"#anim-a77d340a-8d79-4de6-b563-1f984be7da43","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4a7d9a18-24f9-42b9-b9f8-af2fdeeb4c1d","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] On Tuesday, the Kings met the Suns at Footprint Center, and everything was going according to plan... until the fourth quarter.

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[{"selector":"#anim-aaeee509-eb02-421b-b898-2d5f24a0b2b7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f42ef47d-b098-45d8-bc6c-da44d05e1ee4","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] The Kings didn't just run out of steam at the end of their five-game road trip; Brown criticized his players for being "lazy" in their last performance.

(Part-1) Brown's instructions for 'lackadaisical' Kings after Suns loss

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