Mike Brown has taken over as the new coach of the Los Angeles Lakers and says he’s ready to help the team build on its past success. During his introduction on Tuesday, Brown made it clear that the Lakers are still Kobe Bryant’s team

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El Segundo, CA (Sports Network) – The Los Angeles Lakers made it official on Tuesday, naming Mike Brown their next head coach. “We’re very pleased to welcome Mike Brown to the Lakers,” Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak said. “What Mike brings to the table is unique in that he’s a proven winner in this league and yet also a rising star in his profession

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EL SEGUNDO, Calif.

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday unveiled the new face of the franchise by naming former Cleveland Cavaliers coach Mike Brown as the successor to the highly popular and enormously successful Phil Jackson. Brown had a 272-138 record with the Cavaliers, and was named as the NBA’s Coach of the Year for the 2008-2009 season

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New Orleans Hornets lead assistant coach Michael Malone has been offered the same position with the Los Angeles Lakers by newly named head coach Mike Brown, Malone said Tuesday. But Brown, in Los Angeles for a press conference on Tuesday evening to formally announce his hiring by the Lakers, has yet to speak to Malone about contract specifics including length and compensation, but Malone said he expects a more detailed offer perhaps by the end of the week. “Mike had called up to get permission to speak to me and Mike and I have spoken,” Malone said Tuesday.

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