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Tom Thibodeau Addresses Knicks Firing in Very Classy Full Page Newspaper Ad

Tom Thibodeau during the NBA Eastern Conference finals. | Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images

Tom Thibodeau took out a full-page ad in the New York Times on Wednesday, thanking the Knicks and the team's fans. The ad came in the form of an open letter to the "best city in the world with the best fans in the world."

Thibodeau called coaching the Knicks his "dream job" and thanked the players, coaches and fans, who he said embraced him from "day one." As noted in the New York Post's story about the ad in the New York Times, Thibodeau did not mention owner James Dolan or anyone in the team's front office by name, but did mention "everyone who makes this franchise special."

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