New York Knicks Players Had Strong Feelings About Tom Thibodeau Before Firing originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The New York Knicks' decision to fire Tom Thibodeau after he spent five seasons leading the team was quite shocking to many fans and pundits around the NBA.

Vincent Goodwill of Yahoo Sports reported that the New York Knicks decision to fire Thibodeau was "spearheaded" by owner James Dolan and that several "key Knicks players" had complaints. "What was clear was Thibodeau’s firing being spearheaded by Knicks owner James Dolan,

Usage abnormalities with star players and an overall failure to get the most out of a talented roster were leading reasons why the New York Knicks fired Tom Thibodeau this week after he guided the franchise to its first conference finals appearance in 25 seasons,

Jay Wright is enjoying retirement and won’t be the next head coach of the Knicks. And one of his former players is happy for him. “Man Thank You. Stay retired!” Knicks and former Villanova guard Josh Hart said on social media.

Former Villanova coach Jay Wright confirmed that he is not interested in the Knicks' head coaching vacancy and wishes to remain retired.

Although the Knicks have three players whom Jay Wright coached at Villanova, the retired Hall of Famer will not resume his career with New York, multiple media outlets reported on Saturday.

The New York Knicks are entering a crucial offseason following a frustrating playoff exit in the Eastern Conference Finals. New York reacted to this by firing long-time head coach Tom Thibodeau, sending the organization into a search for a new leader.

The Knicks posted a 51-31 record in their first year with Karl-Anthony Towns as Jalen Brunson's co-star. The two All-Stars also made the All-NBA teams. There were plenty of succes

The New York Knicks offseason is underway with the team first looking to replace Tom Thibodeau with a thorough coaching