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The New York Knicks fired David Fizdale last week after the coach failed to win with a roster that basically gave him no chance, and there would be a big risk involved for anyone who is brave enough to take the job next. Despite that, the Knicks seem …
Doc Rivers is welcoming a familiar face back to his practice sessions. Jovan Buha of The Athletic reported Saturday that former Coach of the Year Tom Thibodeau was in attendance at the LA Clippers’ facility for shootaround. Thibodeau, who has …
Tom Thibodeau is one of basketball’s best defensive minds, and he likes the potential that the new-look LA Clippers have on that end of the floor. In an interview with The Athletic’s Jovan Buha that ran Sunday, the former Minnesota …
LeBron James has refused to admit publicly for several years now that he has any input in coaching decisions, but it is tough to believe he had nothing to do with Tyronn Lue reportedly being on the verge of becoming the head coach of the Los Angeles …
Tom Thibodeau is trying his hand at some broadcasting work for ESPN, and the early returns are not promising. Viewers watching ESPN’s NBA coverage on Wednesday noticed that Thibodeau was awkwardly smiling throughout a segment as if he had been …
Tom Thibodeau may not be away from NBA basketball for very long. Addressing reporters on Monday, LA Clippers head coach Doc Rivers said that he expects Thibodeau, who was fired by the Minnesota Timberwolves over the weekend, to be around the Clippers …
The Minnesota Timberwolves have decided to fire Tom Thibodeau. News came out late Sunday that the Timberwolves were firing Thibodeau, who was in the middle of his third season as the team’s head coach and president. Thibodeau entered the season …
Tom Thibodeau never seemed to be fully on board with trading Jimmy Butler, but the Minnesota Timberwolves coach has to face reality now that Butler is officially a member of the Philadelphia 76ers. On Monday, Thibodeau opened up a bit about the …
Jimmy Butler’s situation with the Minnesota Timberwolves came to a head Friday night, according to reports. On Friday night, the Timberwolves concluded a five-game road trip with a 121-110 loss to the Sacramento Kings, ensuring an 0-5 record on …
Pat Riley issued a statement on Friday to deny dropping an F-bomb on Tom Thibodeau. ESPN Los Angeles radio host Jorge Sedano, who used to be a Miami Heat pregame host, reported on the radio this week that Riley called Thibodeau a …
Jimmy Butler’s intense behavior at Wednesday’s Minnesota Timberwolves practice became the talk of the NBA, with many debating whether it was good or bad for the team. Regardless of what you think, Butler thinks he knows how Tom Thibodeau …
The fans have turned on Tom Thibodeau. Thibodeau was booed by a number of the fans in attendance for Friday’s preseason game between his Minnesota Timberwolves and the Oklahoma City Thunder, according to reporters in attendance. There are not …
The NBA is a “get wins or get out” enterprise. The business can be callous at times, spurning head coaches who have seemingly earned job security — a lesson Dwane Casey learned the hard way in May. It’s still hard to imagine Casey on the …
Tom Thibodeau still does not seem like he is giving up on Jimmy Butler. The Minnesota Timberwolves have been engaged in trade talks with the Miami Heat over Butler, but a report on Wednesday said things broke down after the Timberwolves proposed a …
Tom Thibodeau is not giving up on Jimmy Butler easily. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Thibodeau met with Butler on Monday and tried to convince him to join the Minnesota Timberwolves in the preseason. Minnesota Timberwolves …
Jimmy Butler has dropped some hints recently that he would prefer to play for a team other than the Minnesota Timberwolves, and it sounds like head coach and president of basketball operations Tom Thibodeau is going to great lengths to change the …
