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USA Today
2 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Knicks reach deal to hire coach Mike Brown as Thibodeau replacement
The New York Knicks have their new coach. Former Sacramento Kings coach Mike Brown reached a deal to the helm, a person with direct knowledge of the matter confirmed to USA TODAY Sports on Friday, July 4. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the matter. Brown replaces Tom Thibodeau, whom the Knicks fired June 3. With the hiring of Brown, the Knicks are putting their faith in the former Kings, Lakers and Cavaliers coach to get them to their first NBA Finals since 2000. In firing Thibodeau the organization made it clear anything short of a championship is not good enough. Brown brings more than 23 years of NBA experience as a coach and assistant and a pedigree of working both in big markets and with star players. He had a brief stint in Los Angeles where he coached Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol, but he has also worked with LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Tim Duncan, David Robinson, Tony Parker and, more recently, De'Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis. As an assistant, Brown has worked under some of the best coaches in NBA history, inlcuding Bernie Bickerstaff, Gregg Popovich, Rick Carlisle and Steve Kerr. He has been either a coach or assistant of four NBA championship teams (three with the Warriors and one with the Spurs) and eight conference championship teams. In fact, in first season as an assistant in San Antonio, in 2000-01, he coached a 35-year-old Kerr. With the Knicks, Brown should have no problem carrying over the defensive identity that Thibodeau had installed over his time with the team. His true measure of success, however, aside from championship contention, will be to evolve New York's offense to have more creativity with All-Stars Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns as the centerpieces. In nine-and-a-half seasons as a head coach, Brown has posted a 454-304 (.599) record and an Eastern Conference Championship (2007; Cavaliers). The Kings fired Brown on December 27. After crashing out in the NBA Eastern Conference finals, their deepest run in a quarter century, the New York Knicks were searching for a candidate who could get them to the Finals and their first championship since 1973. Knicks president Leon Rose thanked Thibodeau in a statement but said, in part, "Our organization is singularly focused on winning a championship for our fans. This pursuit led us to the difficult decision to inform Tom Thibodeau that we've decided to move in another direction." The move came a little less than one year since the Knicks had signed Thibodeau to a three-year contract extension that was supposed to keep him with the franchise through the 2027-28 season. In five seasons with the Knicks, Thibodeau, 67, posted a 226-174 record (.565) and led New York to the playoffs in four of those seasons. This year marked the first time in 25 seasons that the Knicks had reached the Eastern Conference finals, though the Knicks lost the first two games of the series at home, before bowing out in six games to the Indiana Pacers. The Knicks had made multiple win-now offseason moves ahead of the 2024-25 season in an attempt to compete with the defending champion Boston Celtics and other top teams in the East. New York traded Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo for stretch center Karl-Anthony Towns and also unloaded a haul of picks for wing Mikal Bridges. The Knicks went on to win 51 games to finish third in the conference behind the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston.
NBC Sports
4 days ago
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Examining frontrunners in NBA Eastern Conference
Dan Patrick reacts to the Bucks waiving Damian Lillard and subsequently signing Myles Turner in free agency before examining who the biggest frontrunners are in the NBA Eastern Conference.
NBC Sports
25-06-2025
- Business
- NBC Sports
NBA Eastern Conference title futures: Pacers, Cavs
In a market that appears "quite lucrative," Drew Dinsick and Trysta Krick review teams with odds worth targeting as next year's NBA Eastern Conference Champion, including looks at the Pacers and Hawks.
Boston Globe
06-06-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Photos of May spring rituals: commencements, Celtics playoffs, Boston Calling
People were reflected in an advertisement on a bus stop in Boston on May 15. Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum grimaced in pain on the floor during game four of the NBA Eastern Conference semifinal against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on May 12. Tatum ruptured his right Achilles tendon in the final minutes of Boston's loss. Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe Staff A pedestrian walked on Boylston Street at an intersection by Massachusetts Avenue in Boston on May 15. David L. Ryan/Globe Staff Lilah Bilotta, 7, threw out her arms to run through the sea of American flags as she took a break from helping to create the Memorial Day Flag Garden on Boston Common on May 21. Massachusetts Military Heroes Fund and Home Base planted more than 37,000 flags for Memorial Day in honor of Massachusetts veterans who gave their lives. Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff .image { margin-top: 100px; } .image figcaption { display: block; max-width: 750px; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; font-size: 18px; caption-side: bottom; line-height: 1.5; } Bernardino Chavarría and his daughter Nahomy, 18, passed beneath a giant American flag painted by her classmates that read, 'The American Dream,' at Champlain Valley Union High School. Teachers and administrators scrambled to put together a graduation for Nahomy and her sister, who had chosen with their family to self-deport after the Trump administration sought to terminate the parole program that they had come to the United States under. Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff Nahomy Chavarría (left) embraced her sister Andrea during a reception held for them after a special commencement exercise of the Champlain Valley Union High School in Williston, Vt. Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff Mohsen Mahdawi kneeled to examine a plant while on a hike on his land in Fairlee, Vt., on May 7. Mahdawi, a Palestinian national and Columbia student, was arrested by ICE agents last month when he showed up for a citizenship meeting. He faces deportation. Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff Juan Francisco Mendez hugged his wife, Marilu Domingo Ortiz, and their 9-year-old son in their home in New Bedford on May 16. A native of Guatemala, Méndez was detained by immigration officials for 30 days before his release. Erin Clark/Globe Staff Members of the singing group O.G. (Original Gentlemen), from left, Robert Rose, Albert Brown, and Jabir Pope, performed an a cappella song during a rally for the wrongfully convicted outside the Massachusetts State House in Boston on May 21. The demonstration commemorated the five-year anniversary of George Floyd's murder while advocating for criminal justice reform. Erin Clark/Globe Staff A woman wore a poncho to protect herself from wind-blown rain on Atlantic Avenue during a rare spring nor'easter in Boston on May 22. Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff Members of the class of 2025 attended Harvard University's 374th commencement in Cambridge on May 29. Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff Jess Frey, a yoga educator, leapt from one of her favorite sitting spots by a stream at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health in Stockbridge. 'Sometimes in life we all are invited to change - leap - jump - step - transform into new ways of being (personal and collective as a world)," she wrote in an email. Martha and Howard Kaloogian (center), founders of Grace New England church in Weare, N.H., worshipped with other congregants at a prayer service in the barn on their property on May 3. Erin Clark/Globe Staff Reenactor Doug Ozelius played the part of a fatally shot Royal Navy sailor during a staged skirmish on the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Chelsea Creek celebration in East Boston on May 24. The Revolution's first naval battle involved colonial militia facing off with British troops and the HMS Diana. It ended with a victory for the colonists and the destruction of the British schooner. Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff A jogger ran on the North Point Pedestrian Bridge in Cambridge on May 14. The Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge loomed in the background. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff Fans cheered after Boston Celtics center Al Horford made a 3-point basket during the second quarter in game five of the NBA Eastern Conference semifinal against the New York Knicks at TD Garden. Danielle Parhizkaran/Globe Staff Hubbardston Militia reenactor Bella Kaldera secured a tricorner Revolutionary War hat as a modern-day Coast Guard helicopter landed at Beverly High School during a Warrior Weekend event on May 18.
Indianapolis Star
05-06-2025
- Sport
- Indianapolis Star
See our best Indiana Pacers photos from the 2025 NBA playoffs and finals
Grace Smith Grace Hollars Mykal McEldowney Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner (33) holds up the Eastern Conference Championship trophy on Saturday, May 31, 2025, after defeating the New York Knicks at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Grace Hollars/IndyStar Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) puts on a championships hat Saturday, May 31, 2025, after defeating the New York Knicks to at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Chrisitne Tannous/IndyStar Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez (11) pushes to the net past Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner (33) and Indiana Pacers forward Aaron Nesmith (23) onSaturday, April 19, 2025, during a playoff game against the Milwaukee Bucks at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Grace Hollars/IndyStar Indiana Pacers center Thomas Bryant (3) is tangled up by the against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday, May 9, 2025, during Game 3 of the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Mykal McEldowney/IndyStar Indiana Pacers forward Obi Toppin (1) and forward Pascal Siakam (43) celebrate during the first half Sunday, May 11, 2025, of Game 4 of the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The Pacers defeated the Cavaliers 129-109. Christine Tannous/IndyStar Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) celebrates with fans as he walks off the court following of Game 5 of the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The Pacers defeated the Cavaliers 114-105. Christine Tannous/IndyStar Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) shoots and scores against the New York Knicks, sending the game into overtime during the second half of Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference finals on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The Pacers defeated the Knicks 138-135. Christine Tannous/IndyStar New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) goes up for a basket against Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam (43) on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, during Game 4 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The Indiana Pacers defeated the New York Knicks, 130-121. Grace Smith/IndyStar Indiana Pacers forward Aaron Nesmith (23) reacts after the Pacers defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 114-105 in Game 5 of the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. Christine Tannous/IndyStar Indiana Pacers fans yell in excitement during team introductions Saturday, May 31, 2025, during the game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Grace Hollars/IndyStar New York Knicks guard Miles McBride (2) and guard Josh Hart (3) guard Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) as he shoots the ball during the first half of Game 2 of the NBA Eastern Conference finals on Friday, May 23, 2025, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Christine Tannous/IndyStar Teammates celebrate with Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) after he scores against the New York Knicks, sending the game into overtime during the second half of Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference finals on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The Pacers defeated the Knicks 138-135. Christine Tannous/IndyStar New York Knicks guard Josh Hart (3) is tripped up driving to the basket Sunday, May 25, 2025, by the Indiana Pacers during Game 3 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Mykal McEldowney/IndyStar Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam (43) is grabbed by Indiana Pacers guard T.J. McConnell (9) and Indiana Pacers forward James Johnson (16) after an altercation Tuesday, April 22, 2025, during a playoff game against the Bucks at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. The altercation included Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam (43) and Milwaukee Bucks guard Gary Trent Jr. (5). Christine Tannous/IndyStar Indiana Pacers forward Aaron Nesmith (23) lays on the floor injured Sunday, May 25, 2025, during Game 3 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Mykal McEldowney/IndyStar Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) celebrate Tuesday, May 27, 2025, during Game 4 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The Indiana Pacers defeated the New York Knicks, 130-121. Grace Smith/IndyStar Fans attempt to distract a New York Knicks free throw Tuesday, May 27, 2025, during Game 4 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The Indiana Pacers defeated the New York Knicks, 130-121. Grace Smith/IndyStar Indiana Pacers forward Aaron Nesmith (23) and Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner (33) react during a game against the Cleveland Cavaliers during the first half Sunday, May 11, 2025, of Game 4 of the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Christine Tannous/IndyStar Douglas Pankop II reacts to the action Thursday, May 29, 2025, during a watch party at Gainbridge Fieldhouse for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Indiana Pacers and the New York Knicks. Grace Smith/IndyStar Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) rushes onto the court Saturday, May 31, 2025, during the game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Grace Hollars/IndyStar Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam (43) hugs Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) on Saturday, May 31, 2025, after defeating the New York Knicks to at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Chrisitne Tannous/IndyStar New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby (8) guards Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner (33) during the first half of Game 6 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday, May 31, 2025, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Christine Tannous/IndyStar Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) hangs his hands from the net Sunday, May 25, 2025, ahead of Game 3 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals against the New York Knicks at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Mykal McEldowney/IndyStar Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam (43) falls over New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby (8) during the first half of Game 5 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals on Thursday, May 29, 2025, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Christine Tannous/IndyStar Indiana Pacers fan Bryce Clouse grabs his seat early Friday, May 9, 2025, ahead of Game 3 of the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Mykal McEldowney/IndyStar Indiana Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin (00) and center Myles Turner (33) guard New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) as he shoots the ball during the first half of Game 4 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The Pacers defeated the Knicks 130-121. Christine Tannous/IndyStar The New York Knicks' starting lineup is introduced before Game 2 of the NBA Eastern Conference finals against the Indiana Pacers on Friday, May 23, 2025, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Christine Tannous/IndyStar
