ESPN’s Dick Vitale Urges Knicks to Hire Tom Thibodeau Again After 'Embarrassing' Decision originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The New York Knicks terminated former head coach Tom Thibodeau’s contract on June 3 following the team being eliminated from the Eastern Conference finals by the Indiana Pacers 4-2.

The New York Knicks have reportedly irked some NBA teams with the manner in which they have conducted their head coaching search thus far.

The New York Knicks have the most endearing head coaching job in the basketball world at the moment, and candidates are popping up left and right. The Knicks wi

This week, it was revealed that the Knicks first reached out to five rival franchises about possibly interviewing their head coaches about New York's new head coaching vacancy. The Knicks let five-year head coach Tom Thibodeau go after he brought the club to its first Eastern Conference Finals appearance in 25 years this spring.

Now that the Knicks players have signed off on firing Tom Thibodeau, Magic Johnson says “there’s a lot of pressure on the players next season" and “all the excuses are gone now.”

New York Knicks forward Mikal Bridges has one year remaining on his contract and is set to become a free agent in 12 months. The Knicks can either let him play

The Knicks, being the Knicks, have done the Knicks in. After firing Tom Thibodeau — their most successful head coach since Pat Riley — the organization is at a crossroads, stuck in a mess of its own making.

The New York Knicks requested permission Wednesday to interview Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd for their head coaching vacancy — a request that the Mavs denied, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.