Sacramento Kings coach Paul Westphal fired

By Samir Patel | Basketballville.com
Published: January 5, 2012 at 3:43 pm. Updated: April 3, 2012 at 2:13 pm. | Comments: 0.

Sacramento Kings coach Paul Westphal has been fired early in the season after a 2-5 start which saw tension between the coach and young center DeMarcus Cousins. Early in the week Cousins was benched and told to stay away from the team for his alleged request to be traded – which Cousins denied.