The Knicks had a milestone season—51-31, took down the defending champs, the Celtics, and made it to their first Eastern Conference Finals since 2000. It was a full-circle moment for Tom Thibodeau , who’d been there in 2000 as an assistant and now led the charge as head coach. He revived a franchise long stuck in the mud and racked up 226 wins, fourth-most in Knicks history. But despite all that, the front office zeroed in on one thing — no Finals appearance — and decided to fire him. Cold move after such a historic run.

The New York Knicks announced the firing of head coach Tom Thibodeau on Tuesday , three days after the team’s elimination in the Eastern Conference finals against the Indiana Pacers . “ Our organization is singularly focused on winning a championship for

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