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Kristian Winfield

Kristian Winfield is an NBA reporter for the Daily News. He covers not just the Knicks and Nets, but the entire league from a national perspective. Kristian joined this team in July 2019 after three seasons covering the league at SB Nation. From Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, he is a proud graduate of Benjamin Banneker HS and Hampton University.

New York Knicks head coach Mike Brown, left, hugs Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green, middle, as guard Stephen Curry watches after an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026.

How Mike Brown’s Warriors roots prepared him for Knicks opportunity

January 25, 2026 at 6:26 a.m.

Accountability. It’s the word that’s defined Mike Brown’s early tenure as head coach with the Knicks, one of several differentiating factors that separate him from former head coach Tom Thibodeau.

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