Former Orlando and Charlotte head coach Steve Clifford has interviewed and so has former Golden State coach and ESPN analyst Mark Jackson. Sources say, Mike Brown, the Golden State affiliate head coach whose group is tied, 1-1, in its West semifinal sequence with Memphis, spent casual time with Kings officers on Wednesday and has his formal interview on Thursday. As Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer famous on Tuesday, there is indeed a strong sense from sources close to the situation that Jackson is the preferred candidate of Kings owner Vivek Ranadive. However the Kings insist there’s a stage enjoying area, and that second-year normal supervisor Monte McNair shall be given the leeway to make the ultimate choice. -via The Athletic / Might 5, 2022