Brett Brown returns to Spurs as assistant

Former Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown is returning to the San Antonio Spurs as an assistant coach.

"I'm thrilled to be able to hire such a good coach, human being and dinner partner," Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich said in the release.

Brown, 61, was an assistant under Popovich from 2002-13 before taking the Philadelphia job in 2013. He replaces Becky Hammon, who left the Spurs to become the head coach of th