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New York Knicks Hire Mike Brown as New Head Coach

NEW YORK CITY, JUL 7 – Mike Brown, a two-time NBA Coach of the Year with four championship wins as an assistant, is tasked with ending the Knicks' 52-year title drought, Knicks officials said.

  • The New York Knicks hired Mike Brown as their new head coach, announcing the decision on Monday, 2025-07-07.
  • This hiring followed the Knicks' unexpected firing of Tom Thibodeau last month despite four playoff appearances in five seasons.
  • Brown brings a wealth of experience, having earned the NBA Coach of the Year honor twice, guided the Cavaliers to the 2007 NBA Finals, and contributed to four NBA championship wins as an assistant coach.
  • Knicks president Leon Rose highlighted Mike's extensive coaching experience at the highest levels of basketball and his proven track record of success, expressing confidence that he will help lead the team toward a championship.
  • Brown will take charge of a Knicks squad that has achieved 50 or more wins in each of the past two campaigns and advanced to the Eastern Conference finals in 2024, their deepest playoff run in a quarter-century.
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Empire Sports Media broke the news in on Monday, July 7, 2025.
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