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Knicks’ Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart share conflicted messages on Tom Thibodeau's firing

The New York Knicks ’ brain trust made a personnel decision many in the locker room weren’t ready for: firing Tom Thibodeau after reaching Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals this past June.

On Tuesday, several players spoke to a media scrum about it at length for the very first time. Chief among them was Jalen Brunson, whose career has transformed from being considered a questionable overpay when he first signed to a multi-time All-Star in the Big Apple under Thibodeau.

Brunson admitted he was “sad” to see Thibodeau go.

“It's sad to see a man I've known for a long time part ways with this organization,” Brunson said .

“But he's meant a lot to me. I've expressed tha

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