Our organization is singularly focused on winning a championship for our fans. This pursuit led us to the difficult decision to inform Tom Thibodeau that we’ve decided to move in another

Despite leading the New York Knicks to their most successful season of the millennium, head coach Tom Thibodeau was unceremoniously fired by the team. Meanwhile, every other team in the NBA either already had or has already hired their new bench leader,

Say what you will about the New York Knicks' decision to fire Tom Thibodeau and how their search for his replacement is going— they are leaving no stone unturned. After shockingly dismissing Thibodeau following the franchise's best playoff run in decades the Knicks have spent the last week requesting to interview actively employed coaches.

New York, which fired Tom Thibodeau after losing the Eastern Conference finals in six games, has been on the hunt for a new head coach but has been denied by at least five teams — including the Mavericks for permission to talk to coach Jason Kidd.