Thibodeau helped New York reach its first Eastern Conference finals since 2000, losing in Game 6 to the Indiana Pacers. This is the first time the Knicks have changed head coaches after making the conference/division finals or NBA Finals the previous season, according to ESPN Research.

Tom Thibodeau Finally Reacts to Knicks Firing originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Former five-year New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau has released a full-page advertisement in The New York Times as a reaction to his firing, per Steve Popper of Newsday.