For every young Black coach who has ever been told to wait their turn.
For every assistant coach who stayed late, sacrificed time with family, and poured into others while waiting for an opportunity.
For every coach who carried the weight of representing more than just themselves.
Tonight is for you.
Congratulations to Mike Brown on winning the 2026 NBA Championship.
His journey has been built on faith, perseverance, preparation, and an unwavering commitment to the game.
After decades of serving, teaching, leading, and winning, Coach Brown now adds NBA Champion Head Coach to his legacy.
He joins an elite fraternity of Black Head Coaches who have led their teams to an NBA title:
Bill Russell Al Attles Lenny Wilkens K.C. Jones Doc Rivers Ty Lue Joe Mazzulla
These names represent more than championships.
They represent doors opened. Barriers broken. Dreams realized.
When one of us wins, we all win.
Congratulations, Coach Mike Brown!
HE WIN. WE WIN.
#BCAWORLD
NEW YORK LEGENDS:
LEON ROSE
MIKE BROWN
JALEN BRUNSON
KARL-ANTHONY TOWNS
OG ANUNOBY
JOSH HART
MIKAL BRIDGES
MITCHELL ROBINSON
LANDRY SHAMET
DUECE MCBRIDE
JOSE ALVARADO
JORDAN CLARKSON
ARIEL HUKPORTI
JEREMEY SOCHAN
TYLER KOLEK
MOHAMED DIAWARA
PACOME DADIET
For those keeping track at home:
- Knicks about to be NBA Champions.
- War in the Middle East.
- Global Oil Crisis.
- There’s a corrupt criminal in the White House.
Welcome back to 1973.
@richmacleod@RustyShrink How YOUSE guys doin, huh?!? Spurs may be the better team, but we got heart (Hart!) and know how to win ugly!!!
We miss you, Anthony Mason!!
@richmacleod Just got off the phone with my closest friend, who works for the NBA. He's worked there for over 30 years, been watching for 50 years. For THE first time, he doesn't know what a foul is. That is plaiin scary.
@richmacleod WE FUCKING WON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@richmacleod As I told you, the inner circle folks at the NBA are aware of this. However, I doubt anything will be done, as Silver has become wimpier and wimpier.
These men are such money grubbers and they can’t take it with them when they’re gone,but then there’s amazing women like Mackenzie Scott who just donated $70 million for Meals on Wheels!