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Lakers Fire Mike Brown

Paige Brettingen |
November 9, 2012 | 12:41 p.m. PST

Executive Producer

Mike Brown was let go following the team's 1-4 season start (Creative Commons)
Mike Brown was let go following the team's 1-4 season start (Creative Commons)

Mike Brown was fired as the Los Angeles Lakers head coach on Friday in light of the team's 1-4 season start.

According to The New York Times, potential coach replacements include Mike D’Antoni, Jerry Sloan, Brian Shaw and Nate McMillan.

  • “I have great respect for the Buss family and the Lakers’ storied tradition and I thank them for the opportunity they afforded me,” Brown said in a statement. “I have a deep appreciation for the coaches and players that I worked with this past year and I wish the organization nothing but success as they move forward.”
  • Bernie Bickerstaff, an assistant coach, will coach the Lakers on Friday night against the Golden State Warriors, the Lakers said.

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