Larry Brown says he's nervous, but excited to be hired as Memphis assistant basketball coach

Posted Jul 8, 2021
Larry Brown stayed quiet on discussing being hired as a Memphis assistant coach under Penny Hardaway — until Thursday. Brown spoke for the first time on coming to Memphis after being named the winner of the Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Basketball Coaches Association. Brown won 1,098 games in as an NBA head coach. (Memphis Commercial Appeal)

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