The Knicks fire Tom Thibodeau as a coach

The Knicks fired coach Tom Thibodeau just a week after taking the team to their first ESE conference final in 25 years.

The New York Knicks fired his coach Tom Thibodeauthe team announced on Tuesday.

Thibodeau helped the Knicks reach their first ESE conference final in 25 yearshe arrived at the playoffs in four of his five years and led the team to consecutive seasons of 50 victories for the first time since the 1990s.

“Our organization is totally focused on winning a Championship for our fans“said the president of the team, Leon Rosein a statement. “This goal led us to inform Tom Thibodeau that we have decided to take another course. We greatly thank Tom for his unconditional dedication every day as the main coach of the New York Knicks.

… In the end, we make the decision we consider better for the future of our organization. Tom will always be part of the Knicks family and we wish him the best in the future. “

The Knicks were eliminated from the playoffs after losing in Thursday’s sixth game against Indiana Pacers. After that match, the team captain, Jalen Brunsonexpressed his support for Thibodeau. The titular base Josh Hart published In X that he was “eternally grateful“With Thibodeau after knowing the news.

The Knicks had just extended the Thibodeau contract last summer until season 2027-28. His stage ends in New York with the fourth greater amount of victories for a coach in the history of the franchise.

New York It was the third stop of the veteran coach in the NBA, including its passage through the Chicago Bulls (2010-2015) and the Minnesota Timberwolves (2016-2019).

It has a percentage of .579 victories as coach, the highest for any coach without participation in the Finals In the history of the NBA (minimum of 300 directed games), according to AM850 Research.