New York Knicks head coach Mike Brown provided an injury update for two key players ahead of their season opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Not everyone is a believer in the Mike Brown era. During a recent appearance on the “Straight Game Podcast,” former NBA champ Matt Barnes expressed doubts about the Knicks’ new coaching hire, emphasizing that Brown is “too nice” to lead the franchise to a championship.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/knicks as Mike Brown Acknowledges Knicks' Uphill Battle. So prevalent has "pace" been in the New York Knicks' recent issues, that their last two seasons have been ended by a team known as the Indiana Pacers.

We’re going to have plenty of time to talk about basketball to a point where they’re going to be tired of me talking about basketball,” Brown told The Athletic. “I want to get to know them for who they are because this relationship is about trust.

Significant changes in how the Knicks play are expected under new head coach Mike Brown. The idea is that these changes will raise their ceiling to that of a true championship contender. With the preseason over, some of those changes were already evident — and others are still a work in progress.

The stakes are high for Mike Brown and the New York Knicks. On one hand, Brown is one of the most fortunate head coaches in the game. He inherited one of the mo

Set for his first season as head coach of the New York Knicks, Mike Brown has high expectations, but many have little hope for the newcomer.

Mike Brown, meet Madison Square Garden. Madison Square Garden, meet Mike Brown.

Keep "The Catch," down "The Drive," and stifle the "Philly Special." New York Knicks head coach Mike Brown is looking toward the more niche areas of NFL history to inspire his team. Seeking to play faster with his new squad ranking at or near the bottom of recent NBA pace rankings,

New Knicks coach Mike Brown says he’s watched DK Metcalf’s famous chase-down “100 times,” using it to teach his team about effort.

Great things are expected of Mike Brown after he replaced Tom Thibodeau as the head coach of the New York Knicks . Brown took the Cleveland Cavaliers to the 2007 NBA Finals in only his second season as head coach. He was also the Sacramento Kings' head coach when they snapped their NBA-worst 16-year playoff drought.

Tenured NBA veteran Matt Barnes doesn't like Mike — or at least his chances to lead the New York Knicks to anything significant. Barnes tore into Mike Brown's c