By: Eric He

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Rumors continued to swirl on Monday surrounding the future of George Karl, and Kings’ performance against the Cavaliers in a 120-100 did little to help his job security.

The Kings fell behind by double-digits early in the second quarter and were dominated by the Cavaliers on the road. Kyrie Irving led all scorers with 32 points to go along with 12 assists, while LeBron James recorded his first triple double of the season: 21 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.

A three-pointer by J.R. Smith to end the first half sent the Kings into the locker room down by 16 points at 61-45. A 7-0 run early in the third put the Cavaliers up by 20, a lead that the Kings failed to wither down.

Rudy Gay and Omri Casspi both had 16 points to lead the Kings.

Reports indicate that Karl will be fired after the Kings play the 76ers on the road Wednesday, their final game before the All-Star break.

Sacramento is 21-31 and has lost eight of its nine games. Time will tell if playing the lowly 76ers will be the start of a turnaround — or, at the very least, save Karl’s job.