Kings coach Mike Brown ‘felt bad’ for hotel neighbors while cheering for his son’s 49ers

Kings coach Mike Brown spent Sunday night at a downtown Memphis hotel bothering people staying on his floor.

“I felt bad for my neighbors in my hotel because I was clapping and yelling at the TV,” Brown said before Monday’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies.

Brown was like many San Francisco 49ers fans back in Northern California, riding the emotional roller coaster from the historic NFC Championship Game against the Detroit Lions. His son, Cameron Brown, is in his first season with the team as a defensive quality control coach. San Francisco punched its ticket to the Super Bowl with a dramatic win over Detroit.

It didn’t come easy. The 49ers trailed by 17 points at halftime and tied the conference championship record by coming back to win, 34-31, while outscoring the upstart Lions 27-7 in the second half.

Cameron Brown is a former defensive lineman who played three seasons at Case Western, a small research university in Ohio. He owns program records with 34 ½ career sacks and 15 sacks in a season. He was named the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2018 before joining the staff to coach the defensive line and linebackers.

Mike Brown attended the 49ers’ Divisional Round game against the Green Bay Packers to watch his son’s team play in person. But the Kings are in the middle of their longest road trip of the season, which prevented Brown from watching the NFC Championship Game in person at Levi’s Stadium.

He was able to FaceTime with his son afterwards and talk about what’s upcoming to help his son prepare the 49ers for Patrick Mahomes, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Super Bowl in Las Vegas.

“After the game, we were FaceTiming. He was like, ‘Oh, my god, I’m so relieved!’” Brown said. “I said, ‘Buddy, I know exactly how you feel.’”

Brown cited his time as an assistant coach with the San Antonio Spurs. In 2003, the Spurs defeated the New Jerseys Nets in six games to win the NBA championship. Brown was responsible for doing the advanced scouting of the Nets headlined by Jason Kidd, Kenyon Martin, Richard Jefferson and Kerry Kittles.

“I’ll never forget ... we won at home, and the building erupted,” Brown said, leaning back in his chair, looking to the ceiling and taking a deep breath. “And I’ll never forget, like, oh, my god, it’s a huge sigh of relief.

“You’re excited about it, but that is a big sigh of relief,” he continued. “I said (to Cameron), ‘Yes, I understand. I know everybody around you is going crazy,’ because his brother was down there, and his mom, and some other people. I said take some time, take a few minutes to breathe.

“I said, also, enjoy it. Just try to remove yourself from your coaching duties and try to enjoy the win, because that was a hard-fought win. And pretty soon you’re going to have to flip that switch and get ready for the Kansas City Chiefs because that’s going to be a tough game. Because the emotions that you’re going to go through, I can’t describe to you right now, but just try to take a deep breath and enjoy this one.”