The Sacramento Kings and assistant coach Bobby Jackson are parting ways.Sources confirmed to KCRA 3’s Sean Cunningham and Sports Director Michelle Dapper that the former King was leaving head coach Doug Christie’s staff. He had been tasked with running the team’s defense. The move comes after the Kings finished the 2025-26 season with a 22-60 record and failed to make the playoffs. Jackson had been an assistant coach with the Philadelphia 76ers since 2023 before returning to the Kings, where he has deep ties.He was previously an assistant coach with the Sacramento Kings from 2011-2013 and went on to become the head coach of the NBA G-League’s Stockton Kings in 2021.Jackson had a 12-year NBA career that overlapped with Christie’s when both played for Sacramento. Like Christie, Jackson was also part of the golden era of the Kings from 2000 to 2005. The team made the Western Conference Finals in 2002 and Jackson won the Sixth Man of the Year award in 2003. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

The Sacramento Kings and assistant coach Bobby Jackson are parting ways.

Sources confirmed to KCRA 3’s Sean Cunningham and Sports Director Michelle Dapper that the former King was leaving head coach Doug Christie’s staff. He had been tasked with running the team’s defense.

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From the Kings:
Bobby will always be a Kings legend, and we are grateful for everything he has contributed to our organization. We look forward to supporting him in his next chapter. https://t.co/SyJUcCrl2Z

— Michelle Dapper (@KCRAdapper) July 7, 2026

The move comes after the Kings finished the 2025-26 season with a 22-60 record and failed to make the playoffs.

Jackson had been an assistant coach with the Philadelphia 76ers since 2023 before returning to the Kings, where he has deep ties.

He was previously an assistant coach with the Sacramento Kings from 2011-2013 and went on to become the head coach of the NBA G-League’s Stockton Kings in 2021.

Jackson had a 12-year NBA career that overlapped with Christie’s when both played for Sacramento.

Like Christie, Jackson was also part of the golden era of the Kings from 2000 to 2005. The team made the Western Conference Finals in 2002 and Jackson won the Sixth Man of the Year award in 2003.

See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel