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.

The New York Knicks may have surprised some when they decided to fire head coach Tom Thibodeau after he led them to the Eastern Conference Finals, but there was reportedly some concern that multiple players publicly criticized him during the course of the season and playoffs.