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Luke Walton melted down on the court during a timeout Thursday night — karate-chopping a clipboard straight to the ground — and the whole temper tantrum was caught on video.
The Sacramento Kings coach was furious with his squad in the 4th quarter of their game with the NY Knicks … and when an assistant tried to hand him a whiteboard, Walton lost it.
Alvin Gentry should not be picking up Luke Walton’s mess. pic.twitter.com/7ReJZQa8AZ
— Jeff Eisenband (@JeffEisenband) February 26, 2021
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The dude reared back with his fist and fired straight down into the board … causing it to break into pieces.
Walton then appeared to yell at his team … before the Kings went on to lose 140-121.
Afterward, Luke said the temper tantrum was simply a release of frustration … with the coach admitting he’s straight-up tired of the Kings’ recent poor play.
Luke Walton talks about the frustrations which led to him hitting the clipboard pic.twitter.com/x9iTUas7iI
— Kings on NBCS (@NBCSKings) February 26, 2021
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“Look, I’m frustrated. We all should be frustrated,” Walton said … “I was frustrated tonight and I believe in our team and I know when our group is playing well, we are much better than what we showed tonight.”
Walton and the Kings have been in a serious slump … losing 9 straight games and dropping their record to just 12-20 in the process.
Clearly, Walton is hoping for a turnaround … could a clipboard freakout be the catalyst his team needs?
Kings play next against the Pistons on Friday night … stay tuned.