Chansky’s Notebook: New York Fire

Posted Apr 8, 2026
Michael Malone already has at least five things in common with Larry Brown. Both are New York City natives, both are former point guards, each had an older family member who was a basketball coach, both sometimes communicate with an unapologetic, Big Apple-style intensity, and of course, each has an NBA championship ring as a head coach. (Chapelboro.com)

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