Of course, the Knicks are coming off their first Eastern Conference Finals appearance since 2000 last season, though they started off the summer by making a shocking decision as t

Rose, who shared his MVP run with Thibodeau in Chicago and later reunited with him in Minnesota and New York, called the firing a win-win situation for all involved. Thibodeau walks away with financial security. The Knicks retain a loaded roster led by All-NBA guard Jalen Brunson and remain poised to contend in a wide-open Eastern Conference.

After falling to the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals, the Knicks fired Tom Thibodeau and began an intensive coaching search. While the move was surprising, attention quickly turned to the Knicks’ coaching search and who might soon replace Thibodeau.

Rose reunited with Thibodeau, his longtime coach on the Chicago Bulls, as a member of the Knicks late in his career

Former NBA star Derrick Rose has a strong relationship with Tom Thibodeau, considering he played for the former New York Knicks head coach in three different cities. And that, of course, means someone had to ask him about the firing.

Derrick Rose, ever in support of his former head coach Tom Thibodeau after his Knicks firing, explained why Thibs cannot be mad.

The New York Knicks stunned the basketball world by parting ways with head coach Tom Thibodeau, just days after their Eastern Conference Finals exit. According to reports, the Knicks initially made efforts to poach sitting head coaches from other teams but were unsuccessful.