** FILE **Memphis Grizzlies head coach Hubie Brown yells at his team during a loss to the Denver Nuggets at the Pepsi Center in Denver, on Dec. 22, 2003. Brown retired as coach of the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2004, due to health reasons.(AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File)
November 27, 2004
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November 27, 2004 8 p.m.
Brown cites lost spirit, medical issues, for retiring from Grizzlies
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Hubie Brown said he stepped down as the coach of the Memphis Grizzlies for two reasons: He lost his spirit, and because of medical issues he wants kept private.