When Los Angeles Lakers fans hear the name Doug Christie, they do not think happy thoughts as he was a long-time rival of the team while playing for the Sacramento Kings in the early 2000s.

Asked Doug Christie about Keon Ellis, who was the only Kings reserve to score in double figures (11 points, 4/4 FGs, 3/3 3s) Kings outscored Lakers by 7 in Ellis’ 13:24; were outscored by 17 in ...

The Lakers staged a 15-2 run to take an 88-78 lead on a layup by Max Christie midway through the third quarter. The game really got away from the Kings after Sabonis was whistled for his fifth ...

The Sacramento Kings unveiled their 2025-26 NBA preseason schedule Monday as the team prepares for its first full season ...

Sacramento Kings guard Doug Christie, center right, is held back by Los Angeles Lakers guard Derek Fisher during a scuffle with Lakers forward Rick Fox, center left, after a foul by Fox on ...

Sacramento Kings assistant coach Doug Christie talks with guards De’Aaron Fox (5) and Keon Ellis (23) in the first half of the NBA game against the Detroit Pistons on Dec. 26 at Golden 1 Center.

Christie is taking the reins of a Kings team that appears both built to compete and yet also poised for a rebuild. The Kings traded away star De'Aaron Fox partway through the 2024-25 campaign.

Max Christie is the son of Max Sr. and Katrina Christie and is not related to Doug Christie. Some LA Lakers fans, however, assumed that his father was the former Sacramento Kings standout.

Christie retired in 2007, so his experience was primarily against the younger Kobe, not the post-up maestro who dissected defenses with footwork and fadeaways. Nonetheless, Doug swore it was ...

Doug Christie played 15 seasons in the NBA with the LA Lakers, New York Knicks, Toronto Raptors, Sacramento Kings, and Los Angeles Clippers. He averaged 11.2 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.6 assists ...

Max Christie is listed at 6-6, 190 pounds, and during his playing days, Doug Christie was listed at 6-6, 200 pounds. Still, that is where the parallels end.

NEW YORK -- Rick Fox was suspended for six games and Doug Christie got a two-game ban for their roles in a bench-clearing fight during a Lakers-Kings exhibition game. In Monday's surprise ruling ...