EMERGENCY POD: Knicks FIRE Tom Thibodeau! Right Call? Who Should Be the NEXT Coach?

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🗓️ 3 June 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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The New York Knicks have FIRED head coach Tom Thibodeau just days after their Eastern Conference Finals exit. Why now? What does it mean for Jalen Brunson, Leon Rose, and the team’s future? We break down the reasons behind the move, player reactions, and possible replacements.

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0:00.0	The New York Knicks have fired Tom Tibido.
0:02.8	Was it the right call?
0:04.0	And who's in line to be the next head coach?
0:06.1	That's all today on an emergency pod live edition of Locked On NBA.
0:11.1	Let's get it.
0:17.6	You are Locked on NBA, your daily NBA podcast, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team
0:25.7	every day.
0:28.9	Welcome to Locked-on NBA.
0:30.8	Maybe welcome to Locked on NBA again if you've already watched our episode for today.
0:34.6	Thanks for making us your first, second, third listen of the day.
0:38.3	We are free and available wherever you get your podcast part of the Lockdown Podcast Network,
0:43.3	your team every day. I'm Doug Branson, host of Lockdown Hornets and your Shot Clock Sherpa,
0:48.2	guiding you through the NBA's biggest stories every day with the help of Lockdown's local
0:52.5	experts. And I have two of the best with me, as always, from the Lockdown Nuggets podcast and senior
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0:59.0	We've got Matt Moore.
1:00.2	And from the Lockdown Bulls podcast, we've got Hayes.
1:03.3	No time for pleasantries because we have breaking news.
1:07.1	Tom Tibado fired as head coach of the New York Knicks after five seasons.
1:11.1	The move comes after the Knicks made their first conference finals appearance in 25 years
1:16.1	and the first back-to-back 50-win seasons since the 90s.
1:19.2	The Knicks made the playoffs in four of Tibbs's five seasons and he was coach of the year in 2021.
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