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The Kings were in no mood for jokes after blowing a 22-point fourth-quarter lead in Tuesday’s 119-117 loss to the Phoenix Suns, but coach Mike Brown shared a light moment with the media before the game. Brown was in good spirits at that point despite being fined earlier in the day for his fiery outburst in Sunday’s 143-142 overtime loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. NBA head of basketball operations Joe Dumars announced Brown had been fined $50,000 for aggressively pursuing an official and publicly criticizing officials. A little lighter in the wallet as he sat down for his pregame news conference a…

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