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Despite head coach Steve Kerr coming back to the sidelines, acting head coach Mike Brown wasn’t bummed to go back to his assistant coach role — seeming as happy as ever to do a post-game interview after the Golden State Warriors‘ 132-113 Game 2 win. Brown was asked what it was like when he first […]

The current Warriors head coach, Steve Kerr, has been out of the playoffs for a full two and a half series. After coaching in Game 2 against the Portland Trailblazers, he left the head coaching seat to his first-hand man and former Cleveland Cavaliers coach, Mike Brown, who was more than a sufficient replacement for the […]

With tonight’s awaited return of Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr came questions about his decision to jump in at this time and how he felt his team has done in his absence. Declining to comment about the specifics of his health condition, Kerr admitted the decision had to do with feeling well enough […]

One of the minor storylines around the 2017 NBA Finals is Golden State Warriors interim head coach Mike Brown‘s personal history with the Cleveland Cavaliers. He had served as their head coach on two different occasions with the latter lasting just a year after he was rehired by the organization. According to Brian Windhorst of […]

Acting head coach Mike Brown has developed a newfound admiration for forward Draymond Green in his lone year on the Golden State Warriors coaching staff, now more than ever aware of his impact not only on the floor, but outside of it as well. Despite his often loud and fiery temperament, Green is often the “glue […]

Beyond the Golden State Warriors‘ utter dominance in this year’s playoffs, All-Star guard Klay Thompson has dealt with notable offensive struggles. Thompson has experienced much difficulty in finding any consistency with his shot at any point in this postseason. However, interim head coach Mike Brown doesn’t appear to be too concerned with the 27-year-old’s offensive woes. […]

Following a convincing 113-91 win against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Thursday’s Game 1 of the NBA Finals, Golden State Warriors acting head coach Mike Brown had some words of praise for his high-scoring forward, Kevin Durant. “KD’s so versatile. We probably could play him at center, but dog-on Bob Myers signed like 18 centers,” Brown said […]

The Golden State Warriors have been without their man at the helm in Steve Kerr for over a month as he deals with recurring pain in his back due to complications from back surgery almost two years ago. Ahead of the start of the NBA Finals, head coach Kerr told members of the media that […]

The Golden State Warriors will have acting head coach Mike Brown at the helm for Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers, according to Anthony Slater of the San Jose Mercury News. While there’s been reports about head coach Steve Kerr feeling a bit better than he did in previous series, the […]

Golden State Warriors skipper Steve Kerr isn’t worried about how his team will handle a rubber match in the NBA Finals against the reigning champion Cleveland Cavaliers after having to deal with his absence due to health concerns — but is rather confident the championship pedigree will come into play with a collection of players that have […]

Cleveland Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue and Golden State Warriors‘ acting coach Mike Brown go way back, as far back as the $100 a young Lue owed him during his time with the Los Angeles Lakers as a rookie. Now in the biggest possible stage of his coaching career, the 40-year-old bench tactician recalled his lost bet […]

Ten years ago, Mike Brown was coaching a LeBron James-led Cleveland Cavaliers to the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs, getting swept in the process. In only six days, he will be the acting coach of the Golden State Warriors, facing a much-improved version of the Cavs of yesteryear and dealing with stopping a […]

With less than a week left until the start of the NBA Finals, the looming question around the Golden State Warriors organization remains the health of head coach Steve Kerr. President and general manager Bob Myers told ESPN that while Kerr has been part of all the practices thus far since his return from surgery […]

While many critics have praised Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue for zoning-in the focus on the Eastern Conference Finals, many others have seen his answer as disrespect to the team that awaits them at this year’s NBA Finals. Lue had praised the Boston Celtics‘ play-calling, going as far as saying that it’s harder to […]

The Golden State Warriors haven’t been short of charisma in the absence of Steve Kerr from the sidelines, but have rather gotten a very lively acting head coach in Mike Brown. Brown planned to have a bit of celebration upon reaching the NBA Finals with “some tacos” before leaving San Antonio and listening to Too $hort […]

Since entering the league in 2011, Klay Thompson has made a name for himself as a knock down shooter and a scorer whom the Golden State Warriors can rely upon night in and night out. But in their Western Conference Finals series against the San Antonio Spurs, Thompson has been reminding everyone of his other specialty outside of […]

Zaza Pachulia was forced to sit out of Game 3 against the San Antonio Spurs with a heel contusion injury suffered in the first quarter of Game 2. The Golden State Warriors center seemed to have picked an excellent time to grab a comfy seat at the bench after the onslaught of hate from San […]

The Golden State Warriors have cruised to a 2-0 series lead in the Western Conference Finals against the San Antonio Spurs, and their path gets even easier with Kawhi Leonard set to miss Game 3. If there’s one area that the Spurs might be able to exploit tonight at the AT&T Center, it’s Golden State’s […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is expected to join his team for the first time in 10 games in Saturday’s upcoming road trip to the AT&T Center for Game 3 against the San Antonio Spurs, president Bob Myers told 95.7 The Game on Wednesday afternoon via The San Jose Mercury News. While he will […]

The Golden State Warriors were almost going to be without interim head coach Mike Brown in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals against the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday. Why was Brown almost going to miss the game? Well, he almost got arrested. Mike Brown was almost arrested on his way to arena thanks […]

The Golden State Warriors are once again on a roll this postseason and have remained unbeaten through eight games. Now in the Western Conference Finals, they are hoping they can continue their run of success and eliminate the San Antonio Spurs. That said, Gregg Popovich understands how difficult it will be for his team to […]

The Golden State Warriors received a major boost ahead of their Western Conference Finals series against the San Antonio Spurs, as their head coach attended his team’s practice for the time since taking a leave. Steve Kerr, who recently underwent a procedure on his spinal cord, has not been calling the plays for the Dubs since […]

After playing for the San Antonio Spurs last year, David West may be familiar with some of their players and the plays they run. Mike Brown believes that’s the case, and knows that it gives them an advantage, now that he is part of their fold. According to the 47-year-old acting head coach, West has been helping […]

The San Antonio Spurs advanced to the Western Conference Finals hobbled but in a not so surprising fashion last week. They won in such a dominant fashion that it sent the internet into a roar roasting MVP candidate James Harden. It has become sort of a mystic aura surrounding the Spurs organization that their consistency has […]

A former staff of Gregg Popovich in San Antonio, Golden State Warriors interim head coach Mike Brown also remains a good friend of the man they call “Pop”. These two indeed go a long way, even sharing the spotlight in the 2007 NBA Finals when Brown was still leading the Cleveland Cavaliers from the bench. […]

When Steve Kerr was forced to miss time on the Golden State Warriors‘ bench due to his back’s condition, many wondered how Mike Brown will fare in a fill-in role as the team’s head coach starting in Game 3 of their first round series against the Portland Trail Blazers. However, he has silenced his doubters by leading the […]

In efforts to alleviate his recurring symptoms, Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr will miss his team’s road trip to Salt Lake City and travel to Duke University Medical Center to see a specialist, according to ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne. Kerr had previously gone to one of the most renowned local institutions in Stanford Hospital […]

Golden State Warriors acting head coach Mike Brown has joined the discussion about the release of Lonzo Ball‘s first signature shoe with his family’s Big Baller Brand. The former Coach of the Year winner was asked during his press conference if he would ever consider buying his kids a $500 shoe from an unproven NBA player […]

The Golden State Warriors may have breezed past the Portland Trail Blazers in their first round playoff series, but they are playing with a heavy heart, knowing that their head coach is not with them and still continuing to recover from his illness. Their starting power forward, Draymond Green, recently admitted, via Monte Poole of […]

On paper, Mike Brown is quite an accomplished coach. The winning percentage and the Coach of the Year plum certainly boost his resume. But outside of that, the current assistant with the Golden State Warriors has received a lot of flak for his coaching ability. For as good as a defensive tactician he is, the […]

In a recent interview with SiriusXM NBA Radio, former San Antonio Spurs forward and NBA Champion Stephen Jackson, touched on ex-teammate Steve Kerr, saying it was tough to see him lose in the 2016 NBA Finals. Jackson admitted that he felt bad for Kerr and wished he could have suited up to “go to war” for […]

After Anderson Varejao, another person who had ties with the Cleveland Cavaliers is set to join the Golden State Warriors as former Cavs head coach Mike Brown has been offered the top assistant’s post. Mike Brown is a highly regarded defensive mind who figures to fit in nicely as an assistant to Steve Kerr in […]

The Golden State Warriors have a busy offseason coming up, potentially on the heels of another title.  They’ll be trying to keep their roster in tact with free agents looking for more pay, and they need to fill a spot left open on Steve Kerr’s staff, because assistant coach Luke Walton will be leaving to coach the […]