The New York Knicks made the somewhat surprising move to fire coach Tom Thibodeau after losing in the Eastern Conference Finals. It's not often that a front office goes ahead and fires a coach who makes the conference finals -- especially for a team that hasn't made it there in more than two decades.

Days after the New York Knicks fired head coach Tom Thibodeau, a new report revealed some of what was going behind the scenes in the Knicks' organization prior to the sacking. For one thing, the decision wasn't a spontaneous one as the franchise had "been trending" in the direction of letting go of Thibodeau for months,

Alleged Reason Behind Tom Thibodeau's Firing by Knicks Revealed in New Report originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The New York Knicks made the conference finals this year for the first time since 2000. They were two wins away from making the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999.