Kings Coach Dave Joerger admitted Saturday that he shouldn’t have scolded guard Buddy Hield so publicly but said they have resolved their differences after the two of them got into a verbal altercation late in Thursday’s game against the Golden State Warriors.

Joerger addressed the situation for the first time during his pregame news conference before the Kings played the Oklahoma City Thunder at Chesapeake Energy Arena.

Joerger, a leading Coach of the Year candidate who has led the young team into playoff contention, said his quarrel with Hield would not be a detriment as the Kings try to reach the postseason for the first time since 2006.

A league source, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the situation, told The Sacramento Bee that Joerger was upset because Hield took the shot instead of running the play he called from the sideline.

Some wondered if the altercation might have affected Hield’s decision to pass up a similar shot when he had a chance to win the game in the waning seconds.

Instead of taking the open shot, Hield pump faked, drove into the lane and missed a turn-around jumper as time expired.