After a 25-year NBA coaching career, Mike Brown finally has won a championship as a head coach.Having been coached by Brown for six seasons from 2016 to 2022, Warriors star Steph Curry congratulated the former Golden State assistant coach for leading the New York Knicks to their first NBA title since 1973.“Couldn’t happen to a better guy! Congrats Mike B,” Curry posted on his Instagram story. Stephen Curry congratulates Mike Brown on winning the NBA Finals: “Couldn’t happen to a better guy! Congrats Mike B” (via IG/stephencurry30) pic.twitter.com/49s1KiammZ — SNY Knicks (@sny_knicks) June 15, 2026 As a lead Warriors assistant coach under Steve Kerr, Brown won three championships in 2017, 2018 and 2022. Brown also notably stepped in for Kerr, who was sidelined due to a back injury, during Golden State’s 2017 title run and led the team to a perfect 11-0 record.During his first season as New York’s head coach, Brown led the team to a 53-29 record during the regular season, which gave the team the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference heading into the 2026 NBA playoffs.After trailing 2-1...