SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) \u2014 Sacramento Kings coach Doug Christie indicated change is coming, saying the struggling team is facing a \u201cbumpy\u201d path and that the organization is \u201caligned in what we\u2019re doing.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cChange is hard,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s hard. But understand \u2014 and we understand \u2014 that we\u2019re not there yet. But we\u2019re about to work at it like crazy. We will totally get there. And it will be bumpy. It will because change is like that. But buckle up. For the real ones, buckle up.\u201d<\/p>\n
Christie might have been responding to a report that the Kings were ready to begin a full rebuild and unload stars such as Domantas Sabonis, Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan. He spoke for about 2 1\/2 minutes prior to Tuesday\u2019s game against the Denver Nuggets.<\/p>\n
Christie began by introducing himself as \u201cDouglas Dale Christie\u201d and then delivered his statement and ended it by smacking a table with both hands twice before walking away. He did not take any questions.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I see the hate, the haters, the fakers \u2014 all you guys, you keep that energy,\u201d Christie said. \u201cThat\u2019s good. You keep that. And you know who you are because while you\u2019re doing that, we\u2019re gonna be working. And while you\u2019re doing that, we\u2019re gonna be growing. And while you do that, eventually, we\u2019re gonna be coming \u2014 the Kings Show. Sac proud, know that.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Kings were 3-7 entering Tuesday\u2019s game. Christie, who played for Sacramento in the early 2000s, is in his first full season as coach. He took over on an interim basis after serving as an assistant when Mike Brown was fired in December and was retained last spring.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re gonna get it right,\u201d Christie said. <\/p>\n
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