A former Kings coach officially is an NBA champion.<\/p>\n
Mike Brown, who coached Sacramento for two-plus seasons from 2022-2024 before he was fired<\/a> midway through the 2024-25 season, led New York to a 2026 NBA Finals victory on Saturday after the Knicks’ 94-90 win over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 at Frost Bank Center.<\/p>\n FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 53 YEARS, THE KNICKS ARE NBA CHAMPIONS \ud83c\udfc6<\/p>\n New York defeats San Antonio 4-1 in the NBA Finals, capturing their third championship in franchise history! pic.twitter.com\/i1gmntBe06<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 NBA (@NBA) June 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Brown’s Knicks took down Victor Wembanyama and former Kings guard De’Aaron Fox’s<\/a> Spurs to secure New York’s third championship and first since 1973. Jalen Brunson put up a historic performance in the victory, dropping 45 points to become the first Knicks player to score 40 or more points in a Finals game.<\/p>\n This is Brown’s fifth NBA championship as a coach, after securing his first as an assistant coach with the Spurs in 2003 before winning three as a Golden State Warriors assistant<\/a> in 2017, 2018 and 2022.<\/p>\n Brown and the Knicks capped off their impressive 53-29 regular season with a dominant 16-3 playoff record, which included a historic 13-game playoff win streak on their way to securing the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy.<\/p>\n Download and follow The Deuce & Mo Podcast<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t