Brown took off the entire 1998–99 season to rehab his knee injury. He then played in the NBA again, with the Detroit Pistons, at the start of the 1999–00 season. The Pistons released him in 1999, after he played with the club in 6 regular season games. He then returned to the French League, where he signed with CSP Limoges for the remainder of the 1999–00 season. With Limoges, he won the French League championship, the French Cup title, and the FIBA Korać Cup championship. He was named the French League Foreign Player's MVP.