Rumors had Hart being benched after Game 2. Hart was on the bench at the start of Game 3, but played 34 crucial minutes in the comeback win.

Charles Barkley took a shot at New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau before Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

Thibodeau was upset about a blocking call on Brunson in Game 3 that he challenged. The call wasn’t changed. “You challenge it and they still say … I’ll leave it at that,” he said.

Now, a former NBA star has spoken out with stern criticism for Thibodeau. Isaiah Thomas thinks that coaching has been another issue for the Knicks. "Thibs getting out coached," Thomas said. "This happens to his teams every year. They die out because he doesn't trust his bench."

The New York Knicks have been a resilient group this season, led by their captain, Jalen Brunson. With them gaining a massive come-from-behind win over the Indiana Pacers to trim the series deficit to 2-1,

Smith highlighted the decision to keep Karl-Anthony Towns – named to the All-NBA Third-Team earlier in the day – on the bench for most of the fourth quarter.

Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau addresses injury concerns in trademark deadpan style, leaving fans amused with his no-nonsense response.

They say that laughter is the best medicine, and New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau wasted no time writing that prescription. Almost nothing could bring d

In Game 4 against the Indiana Pacers, the New York Knicks stuck with a lineup that had shown promise in the previous outing. Mitchell Robinson started alongside Karl-Anthony Towns, continuing the “double big” approach that helped fuel their lone win of the series. Head coach Tom Thibodeau stood by the old adage: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”