Toronto Star

Sixers coach survives playoff loss to Raps

- KEITH POMPEY

One month after being noncommitt­al about bringing back coach Brett Brown, 76ers managing partner Josh Harris said Tuesday morning that the coach’s job was never on the line.

Harris told ESPN on Monday night that Brown would be back next season. Tuesday, seated next to general manager Elton Brand at their end-of-season press conference, Harris said, “A lot’s been made about this in the press, and truthfully, you can’t believe what you read or what you are hearing.”

It was thought that Brown would have to reach the Eastern Conference finals to keep his job. However Harris said Brown knew through the Toronto series that his job was not in jeopardy.

“Brett is our leader going forward and he’s our coach for the past years,” Harris said. “There was a ton of speculatio­n about this. We were really focused on the playoffs. Once the playoffs ended, it made sense to put it all to rest and move on.”

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