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

New York Knicks caput coach 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 nan telephone and said into it, while giving a speech connected reporters request to support their phones muted.

"Whosever telephone this is, you request to do a amended occupation of muting erstwhile you get a text," Brown said, into nan phone. "Because erstwhile you get a text, it interrupts nan property conference. And group present don’t for illustration erstwhile nan property convention gets interrupted. So, I’d admit your thief adjacent time, whosever telephone this is. Thank you. I’m sorry, was location different question?"

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New York Knicks caput coach Mike Brown looks connected during nan first half against nan 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 nan unmuted telephone arsenic his.

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

"Okay, nary problem," Brown said while laughing. "You’re a stand-up guy. I for illustration it."

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New York Knicks caput coach Mike Brown yells during nan first half of an NBA crippled against nan Toronto Raptors successful New York, New York, connected April 10, 2026. (Yuki Iwamura/AP Photo)

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

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

There is simply a heightened-pressure connected Brown and nan Knicks to astatine slightest scope nan NBA Finals, arsenic squad proprietor James Dolan said arsenic overmuch successful a uncommon power question and reply pinch WFAN successful January.

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

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

The Knicks sewage disconnected connected nan correct ft pinch their triumph connected Saturday night, a triumph Dolan hopes is nan first of 16 games nan squad will triumph en way to a title. The Knicks play nan Hawks successful Game 2 connected Monday astatine 8 p.m. ET.

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