The management of the new York Knicks has decided on a new head coach for the team. It will be headed by Tom Thibodeau, columnist Adrian Wojnarowski reports on his Twitter page. The parties agreed on a five-year contract.
On July 24, it was reported that Jason Kidd is the favorite to be the Knicks ‘ coach.
Thibodeau first started working in the NBA as a head coach in 2010, leading the Chicago bulls. I worked with the team from Illinois for five years. Twice led the team to the Eastern conference semifinals, once to the final.
After leaving the bulls, he worked for the Minnesota Timberwolves. With the team from Minneapolis, he spent three incomplete seasons and once managed to lead it to the playoffs. In the 2018/2019 season, he was dismissed from the team.
In regular NBA Championships as a head coach, Thibodeau played 598 games and won 352 victories.
The Lakers lost Anthony Davis to injury
Heavy forward “Los Angeles Lakers” Anthony Davis suffered an eye injury after a collision with the center of the” Orlando magic “Cam Burch in a test match of the NBA, according to columnist Mike Trudell on his page in “Twitter”.
Davis was injured in the first quarter of the match, after which it became known that he would not return to the court. Anthony managed to play 10 minutes, during which he was close to completing a double-double, scoring 9 points and 10 rebounds.
The NBA teams ‘ training camp will end on July 29. The last matches of the regular season will take place from July 30 to August 14, and the playoffs will begin on August 17. The conference semifinals are expected to be played from August 31 to September 13. The final series in the Western and Eastern conferences will be held over two weeks, from September 15 to 28. Finally, the NBA finals series is scheduled for September 30-October 13.