The pair of Knicks offered kind words for their former coach, who was fired despite leading the team to the conference finals for the first time since 2000.

Since the New York Knicks fired their head coach Tom Thibodeau last week, fans have eagerly expressed their opinions about the firing. Some felt that the move wasn’t necessary after reaching the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in 25 years,

Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart offered praise of their former head coach Tom Thibodeau following his firing by the New York Knicks. Colin Cowherd asks if the Knicks made the right move firing him.

As Windhorst and Bontemps note, Kidd spent his 20th and final pro season as a player, 2012-13, with New York. The Hall of Famer helped the Knicks secure the No. 2 seed in the East and make the second round of the playoffs — where they lost to, you guessed it, the Pacers.

The New York Knicks were denied their request to interview a former Philadelphia 76ers coach for their current vacancy.

The Knicks have cast a wide net in their head coaching search following their Eastern Conference Finals loss to the Indiana Pacers.