Overview
- During NBA Finals media day on Tuesday, Knicks coach Mike Brown unexpectedly sang the Baha Men chant 'Who Let the Dogs Out,' and video of the moment quickly circulated online as a meme.
- Brown said the chant came from his time coaching a first-grade flag football team in San Antonio and linked those early coaching experiences to aspects of his defensive approach.
- When asked about seeking advice from his former mentor Gregg Popovich, Brown joked that Popovich would offer 'some BS that worked against us,' a comment that reporters took as playful rather than hostile.
- Brown also publicly praised Spurs coach Mitch Johnson as 'a way better coach than I was as a young guy,' comments made before Game 1 at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio.
- The moment adds a personal layer to the series between the Knicks and the Victor Wembanyama-led Spurs as New York pursues its first Finals appearance win since 1999 and a championship the franchise last won in 1973.