Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle was among those taken aback by the New York Knicks' decision to fire head coach Tom Thibodeau after their loss to the Pacers in the Eastern Conference finals.
Carlisle was so surprised that he initially thought the news was one of "those fake AI things." Carlisle later elaborated on what made the firing of Thibodeau so unexpected to him, noting the success Thibodeau achieved with the team.
