Clippers news: 2 former LeBron James coaches vying for rival LA job

The Clippers are interviewing two former head coaches of LeBron James from the Cavs, with Mike Brown and Tyronn Lue has several names in the mix.

The Los Angeles Clippers are considering multiple candidates in their search for a new head coach, including two former head coaches of their Staples Center rival, LeBron James.

According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, Golden State Warriors assistant Mike Brown recently interviewed with Los Angeles, while Clippers assistant Tyronn Lue remains a strong candidate to land the gig.

ESPN's Malika Andrews reported that Milwaukee Bucks assistant Darvin Ham—a finalist for the Indiana Pacers head coaching job—will interview for the Clippers position this week, too.

Golden State assistant Mike Brown had a head coaching interview with Clippers in recent days, sources tell ESPN. Clippers are meeting with multiple candidates. Assistant Ty Lue is still in a strong position there, per sources. https://t.co/Isu1on587e

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 6, 2020

Brown and Lue were James' two primary head coaches during his two stints with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Brown compiled a 272-138 regular-season record in his first five seasons as Cleveland head coach (2005-10), which overlapped with the final five years of James' first Cleveland stint. (Brown returned to Cleveland for the 2013-14 campaign).

Brown was named the NBA's Coach of the Year in 2008-09 after leading Cleveland to a league-best 66-16 record, only for the team to fall in conference finals. Cleveland won 61 games the following season, but another premature playoff exit led to James' and Brown's (temporary) departures. Brown was in charge when James made his first of 10 Finals appearances, in 2007.

After taking over for David Blatt in the 2015-16—in part due to his relationship with James—Lue won 60.7 percent of his 211 regular-season games in Cleveland. He was the coach for three consecutive Finals squads that faced off against the Warriors (two of which came with Brown on the Golden State sideline), including the team that came back from 3-1 down in 2016.

Lue remains a candidate for the open Houston Rockets and New Orleans Pelicans jobs, too.

ESPN analyst Jeff Van Gundy and Clippers assistant Sam Cassell have been linked to L.A.'s coaching search, as well.