With the New York Knicks' head coaching spot vacant for about a week now, further details have emerged about the surprise ousting of Tom Thibodeau. New intel from insider Vincent Goodwill of Yahoo! Sports revealed that the decision to fire Thibodeau came after exit interviews that featured a prominent role for team owner James Dolan,

New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson had no words after the franchise's decision to fire head coach Tom Thibodeau.

"What was clear was Thibodeau’s firing being spearheaded by Knicks owner James Dolan, sources told Yahoo Sports. Dolan and team president Leon Rose held exit meetings with key Knicks players and the complaints were clear," Goodwill wrote.