Mike Brown Almost Arrested Before Spurs vs. Warriors, Blames Gregg Popovich

Golden State Warriors coach Mike Brown—who is filling in for Steve Kerr—said he was almost arrested Tuesday on his way to Oracle Arena for Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals.

Apparently his counterpart, San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich, had a hand in it and was quite amused with the proceedings. Anthony Slater of the San Jose Mercury News passed along Brown's story to reporters:

Slater also shared Popovich's amused response to the situation:

Now that Brown has reached the arena and wasn't arrested, he will look to lead his team to a 2-0 lead in the series. Golden State won the first contest 113-111 with a late comeback after Spurs star Kawhi Leonard went down with an injury.

The Spurs confirmed Jonathon Simmons will start for Leonard in Tuesday's contest.