The Sacramento Kings fired George Karl after the 2015-16 season following two years of lackluster basketball, but the final version of the former head coach's book will reportedly be less critical of that tenure than initially planned.
According to Marc J. Spears and Marc Stein of ESPN.com, Karl's time with the Kings is discussed in the book Furious George, "but there have been passages critical of various aspects that have been removed."
Spears and Stein noted the book had "unflattering views in a proof copy" about big man DeMarcus Cousins, general manager Vlade Divac and owner Vivek Ranadive. However, they cited sources who said the edition of Furious George that will be made available to the public won't have Karl's negative views after part of his settlement with the team was to abstain from critical commentary.
According to Spears and Stein, ESPN.com obtained an excerpt in November that included a passage where swingman Rudy Gay said to Karl, "Welcome to basketball hell," upon the coach's arrival in Sacramento. That did not make the review copy of the book that some media members received.
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George Karl’s Book ‘Furious George’ Reportedly Had Parts on Kings Tenure Removed
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