A phrase written atop the dry-erase board in the Sacramento Kings’ locker room captured a sense of what interim coach Doug Christie apparently wants to do. With a version of language that, let’s just say, might not be acceptable to everyone, the message was to do anything but relax.

After the win, Christie talked about Fox’s talent reaching new heights, per Ballislife’s X, formerly Twitter. “De’Aaron Fox is elite. His competitive nature is just high level. He’s finding his way in front of our very eyes. It’s huge. I just hugged him and said, ‘I love you man. Thank you.’”

Kings interim head coach Doug Christie talks about Monday’s 110-100 win over the Dallas Mavericks to snap Sacramento’s six-game skid, collecting his first win since replacing Mike Brown as coach, the strong second half holding the Mavs to just 40 points and the impact from the bench led by Keon Ellis

Doug Christie, the interim head coach of the Sacramento Kings, found himself at the center of a heated exchange during the team’s recent game against the Golden State Warriors. The incident, which involved a confrontation with Warriors’ head coach Steve Kerr,

The Kings will hit the road looking to continue their winning streak. They play the Boston Celtics Friday and Chicago Bulls Sunday.