Cleveland Cavaliers' Head Coach Mike Brown will coach the Eastern Conference All-Stars for the 2009 NBA All-Star Game, it was announced by the NBA. In earning this honor for the first time in his career, Brown becomes the second coach in franchise history to serve as head coach in an NBA All-Star Game, joining Lenny Wilkens who coached the Eastern Conference in the 1989 All-Star Game.

With the Cavaliers? 112-95 win versus the Los Angeles Clippers tonight, Brown and the Cavaliers pushed their record to 36-9 (.800). In the event that the Boston Celtics have a better winning percentage in the conference through Feb. 1, Brown would still earn the spot to coach the Eastern Conference All-Star Team since Doc Rivers, the coach of the 2008 East All-Star Team, is not eligible to coach in the 2009 All-Star Game.