Mike Brown: Is New Lakers Coach Brown Set Up to Fail in LA?

The Los Angeles Lakers have made it official: They are hiring Mike Brown as the new head coach of their basketball team.

The former Cleveland Cavalier coach has been working for ESPN as an analyst this year and is ready to get back into the game.

In 2009, Brown won the NBA Coach of the Year award for his work with the Cavaliers and LeBron James.

The hiring doesn't come without scrutiny, though, and many have always said that Brown simply went along for the ride on the LeBron bus in Cleveland.

From the Bleacher Report - Los Angeles Lakers
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