In a city built on grit and grit alone, silence is often louder than words. On Tuesday, the New York Knicks parted ways with head coach Tom Thibodeau — a man who helped drag the franchise from irrelevance back into the postseason spotlight.
The decision, delivered in a brief press release from team president Leon Rose, was met with the kind of scorn only New York could manufacture. And leading that chorus was Stephen A. Smith — unapologetic, unscripted, and furious — who called the statement a coward’s move, demanding Rose face the media and explain why a coach who brought hope back to the Garden was shown the door.
