Doug Christie was named interim coach of the Kings in late December. The Sacramento Kings are keeping interim coach Doug Christie around for the long haul. The team announced Thursday it has agreed to a contract with Christie, who took over as the team’s interim coach in late December after then-coach Mike Brown was fired.

On Thursday, the Kings posted to their social media profiles a graphic of Christie with the caption "Here to stay." Christie stepped in as interim head coach this past season afte