One New York Knicks writer thought of Tom Thibodeau's failures during the team's opening night win over the Cleveland Cavaliers at MSG on Wednesday.

Tom Thibodeau isn’t holding back about how his time with the New York Knicks ended. Speaking with Ian O’Connor, the veteran coach opened up about the pain of his firing and how it changed the way he views loyalty in the NBA.

After coaching the New York Knicks to the Eastern Conference Finals, Tom Thibodeau was shockingly let go. At this point, the Knicks replaced one veteran with an

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The Garden’s position is that Rose decided with Dolan’s full support. The team president had protected the coach from the antsy owner a couple of times in past seasons, but when it was clear last spring that Dolan was moving back in that direction, Rose was done stepping in front of the bus. Ditto for another longtime Thibs ally, Jalen Brunson.

Prince J. Grimes speaks with Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns about his relationship with former coach Tom Thobdeau.

That recently changed. Tom Thibodeau spent a couple of days around the Thunder. He attended this past Thursday's practice, where he was spotted talking to Isaiah Hartenstein. And he was at Paycom Center when Ousmane Dieng hit a game-winner in their preseason finale on Friday.

The New York Knicks have shown interest in hiring current Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla after Tom Thibodeau’s firing.