Knicks coach Mike Brown turns reporter's ringing phone into a funny moment during press conference

New York Knicks caput manager Mike Brown was talking astir halfway Mitchell Robinson’s free-throw shooting issues erstwhile different 1 arose: a reporter’s telephone went off.

Brown, 56, playfully picked up the telephone and spoke into it, portion giving a lecture connected reporters request to support their phones muted.

"Whosever telephone this is, you request to bash a amended occupation of muting erstwhile you get a text," Brown said, into the phone. "Because erstwhile you get a text, it interrupts the property conference. And radical present don’t similar erstwhile the property league gets interrupted. So, I’d admit your assistance adjacent time, whosever telephone this is. Thank you. I’m sorry, was determination different question?"

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New York Knicks caput manager Mike Brown looks connected during the archetypal fractional against the Charlotte Hornets astatine Madison Square Garden successful New York, New York, connected April 12, 2026. (Vincent Carchietta/Imagn Images)

A newsman stepped up and claimed the unmuted telephone arsenic his.

"I’m sorry, coach. I’m guilty," the newsman said.

"Okay, nary problem," Brown said portion laughing. "You’re a stand-up guy. I similar it."

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New York Knicks caput manager Mike Brown yells during the archetypal fractional of an NBA crippled against the Toronto Raptors successful New York, New York, connected April 10, 2026. (Yuki Iwamura/AP Photo)

Brown’s Knicks squad took a 1-0 bid pb implicit the Atlanta Hawks connected Saturday night, winning 113-102. Jalen Brunson (28 points) and Karl-Anthony Towns (25 points) led the mode successful the series-opening victory.

Brown is successful his archetypal play arsenic the Knicks caput coach, arsenic the squad fired Tom Thibodeau aft losing to the Indiana Pacers successful the Eastern Conference Finals past season.

There is simply a heightened-pressure connected Brown and the Knicks to astatine slightest scope the NBA Finals, arsenic squad proprietor James Dolan said arsenic overmuch successful a uncommon vigor interrogation with WFAN successful January.

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New York Knicks caput manager Mike Brown reacts during the 2nd fractional of an NBA crippled against the Atlanta Hawks successful Atlanta connected April 6, 2026. (Colin Hubbard/AP)

"I'd accidental we privation to get to the Finals and we should triumph the Finals," Dolan said during the interview. "This is sports; thing tin happen. Getting to the Finals, we perfectly person to do. Winning the Finals, we should do."

The Knicks got disconnected connected the close ft with their triumph connected Saturday night, a triumph Dolan hopes is the archetypal of 16 games the squad volition triumph en way to a title. The Knicks play the Hawks successful Game 2 connected Monday astatine 8 p.m. ET.

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