New York Knicks Stefan Bondy Mike Brown can’t risk Knicks mess he helped create getting worse By Stefan Bondy Published April 22, 2026, 7:53 p.m. ET New York Knicks head coach Mike Brown reacting with arms.outstretched du AP This is a big game for Mike Brown. No question.
There will be bigger games in the near future — perhaps as early as this weekend — but, to this point, Thursday’s Game 3 in Atlanta is the weightiest of his Knicks tenure.
After all, Brown is coming off a close defeat to an inferior opponent, the type of loss that serves as a poor reflection on the guy roaming the sideline. A bad lineup from Brown, a bad sub, a bad timeout — one mistake could’ve meant all the difference in Monday’s 107-106 Game 2 nail-biting loss to the Hawks.
And frankly, Brown gave us a lot to second-guess:
