According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the New York Knicks have made the decision to fire long-time head coach Tom Thibodeau.

Less than a week later after losing in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals, New York’s first appearance in the ECF in 25 years, Thibodeau has been removed as their coach. This comes as a major shocker due to the postseason they had, the best regular season record they’ve had in over a decade, and following up from last season.

“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 direction,” said Knicks President Leon Rose. “We can’t thank Tom enough for pouring his heart and soul into each and every day of being the New York Knicks head coach. He led us not only with class and professionalism for the past five seasons, but also to tremendous success on the court with four playoff berths and four playoff series victories. Ultimately, we made the decision we feel is best for our organization moving forward. Tom will always be a part of our Knicks family and we truly wish him nothing but the best in the future.”

According to SNY’s Ian Begley, New York still owes Thibs at least $30 million. He recently signed an extension back in 2024.

In five seasons with the franchise, the 67-year-old had a 226-174 record. Only three coaches in the franchise’s history have won more games.

According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the New York Knicks and head coach Tom Thibodeau are seriously considering the idea of replacing Josh Hart with Mitchell Robinson in the starting lineup.

This would be a shock to everyone due to Thibodeau always being known to run a consistent lineup and never making lineup changes, especially in the postseason.

The main reason why New York seeks change is because of them losing in Game 2 and being down 2-0 to the Indiana Pacers.

By incorporating Robinson into the lineup, this not only gives new life and a spark to the team, but will allow for his size to attribute to better defense, more rebounding opportunities, and overall rim protection.

According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the New York Knicks will see their center make his season debut within the next week.

Mitchell Robinson has completed multiple full scrimmages recently, as he has one more scheduled with the intention of him being cleared to return.

The 26-year-old has been out since Game 1 of their second round matchup against the New York Knicks. Robinson has been dealing with an ankle injury, which involved surgery, and has been rehabbing for months to get to this point.

New York hopes his return will add a nice addition, a boost, to their frontcourt.