Mike Brown

Who is Mike Brown?

Michael “Mike” Brown is an American basketball coach. He is the former head coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the National Basketball Association. He has also coached the Los Angeles Lakers, and is widely regarded as a defensive specialist.

He began coaching the Cavaliers in 2005 and turned the Cavaliers into one of the top defensive teams in the NBA, guiding them to the 2007 NBA Finals. Brown was honored as NBA Coach of the Year for leading the Cavaliers to a team record and league best 66 wins in 2009, and 61 wins, again a league best, in 2010. However, after losses to the Orlando Magic in the conference finals in 2009 and the Boston Celtics in the 2010 conference semifinals, he was fired after failing to win an NBA title with the Cavaliers. He succeeded Phil Jackson as the head coach of the Lakers in 2011 before being fired after the start of the following season. He returned to the Cavaliers for the 2013–14 season, but was once again fired following the season.