Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Derek Fisher Fired As Head Coach of the Knicks

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*It’s all over for Derek Fisher as the coach of the New York Knicks.

Fisher was fired by the team on Monday after a 23-31 start to his second season, according to ESPN.

New York has lost nine of 10 games and five in a row. The Knicks went 17-65 in Fisher’s first season. Assistant Kurt Rambis will serve as interim coach. Fisher was hired by team president Phil Jackson to turn around the struggling New York franchise.

They have a history together when Jackson coached the Lakers, and Fisher was a point guard on the team that won five championships. The Knicks haven’t won a title since the 1972-73 season.

They sit 12th in the Eastern Conference this season. Fisher, who had no previous head coaching experience, took over for Mike Woodson, who went 109-79 in parts of three seasons in New York. Woodson won only one playoff series, however.

Meanwhile, the word is the team is reportedly considering Brian Shaw and Luke Walton as top long-term replacement candidates, according to Brian Windhorst of ESPN.

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