Lakers to hire middle school assistant coach?

Kobe Bryant’s new head coaches most recent gig was coaching 13-year-olds. Mike Brown, expected to replace Phil Jackson as coach of the Lakers, had been “working” as an assistant coach for the Westlake Lee Burneson Middle School team that his son Cameron, plays on in Ohio, according to YAHOO SPORTS. The former Cavs coach isn’t very “Hollywood,” but that could work well in the land of make believe. Brown will get a 3-year deal worth $12 million, according to the LA Times.