Carlisle, the longtime NBA head coach, has received endless praise over the offseason as he's helped lead the Pacers through the Eastern Conference and now to a lead in the NBA Finals over the league's best regular season team. Barkley's only kidding, but with how the Knicks have went about their coaching search, don't put anything past them.

The Indiana Pacers defeated the New York Knicks 125-108 to win the best-of-seven Eastern Conference Finals in six games and advance to the franchise’s first NBA Finals since 2000.

It's Pacers vs Knicks in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Follow along for live score and game updates at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

Figures across the NBA came to the defense of Tom Thibodeau after the New York Knicks fired their coach just days after a trip to the Eastern Conference finals, including Knicks players themselves. The move resonated throughout the league's coaching ranks too,

The New York Knicks made a shocking decision to fire coach Tom Thibodeau despite the team reaching the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2000. The Knicks have not had a lot of success over the previous two decades,

Despite their best efforts, the New York Knicks failed miserably in their pursuit to pry away Jason Kidd and Ime

The New York Knicks are heading into what feels like a make-or-break moment in their pursuit of that long-awaited NBA championship. After the surprise firing of Head Coach Tom Thibodeau, the front office is wasting no time.

After striking out on five sitting NBA head coaches, the Knicks are now set to interview two former coaches next week. New York will interview Taylor Jenkins and Mike Brown, according to James L. Edwards III of The Athletic.

Instead, the Knicks made requests to interview with the active head coaches of five rival franchises. In the span of a single day, New York's bids to speak wit