Mike Brown (basketball, born 1970)

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Michael Burton Brown (born March 5, 1970) is an American basketball coach who is the head coach of the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was previously the head coach of the Sacramento Kings, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Los Angeles Lakers, as well as an assistant coach for the Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs. Brown also served as the head coach of the Nigeria men's national team from 2020 until 2022, coaching the team at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Brown began coaching the Cavaliers in 2005. The team reached the 2007 NBA Finals, where they were swept by the San Antonio Spurs. Brown was honored as NBA Coach of the Year for leading the Cavaliers to a team-record and league-best 66 wins in 2009. The following year, they won 61 games, again a league-best. However, after losing to the Boston Celtics in the 2010 Eastern Conference semifinals, Brown was fired. He succeeded Phil Jackson as the head coach of the Lakers in 2011 before being dismissed five games...

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