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

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.

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.