The inevitable became a reality Friday afternoon. David Fizdale was fired by the Knicks after 84 games and just 21 wins. This year was supposed to be different, after the additions of Marcus Morris, Julius Randle, RJ Barrett, Taj Gibson and Wayne Ellington. Instead, with a 4-18 record, the season was somehow going worse than last year’s tankathon, when the Knicks were trying to lose.
Below are five moments that led to this day:
July 1
Fizdale’s magnetic personality was supposed to make the Knicks a player in free agency. Instead, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant went to the rival Nets.