Former Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau has been bouncing around practices for different teams, and on Monday he was spotted with the rival Celtics.
“That was awesome having Thibs. Obviously, they eliminated us last year,” Celtics star Jaylen Brown told reporters. “So him being able to kind of give us some of the thoughts that he saw in that series and some of the stuff that they broke down in our personnel, or even our team, helps us grow and learn from that.
New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau reacts during the second quarter. Jason Szenes / New York Post
“To have Thibs here at our practice explaining some of the things that he saw that helped them beat us only helps me get better, only helps us get better. So I value that.”
Knicks center Mitchell Robinson got a kick out of it.
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