CHARLOTTE, N.C. — DeAndre Jordan ended last season with the Knicks, so he knew full-well how dysfunctional the Garden was even before he came across the East River to join the Nets. But the sudden firing of Knicks coach David Fizdale left Jordan stunned.
The Knicks canned Fizdale just a quarter of the way into his second season, and did it in typical Knick fashion, letting him run an entire practice and meet the press before firing him afterward.
Jordan was benched for the final seven games of last season, and eventually joined the Nets, but he couldn’t help but be shocked at the news — and perhaps the tacky way his ex-team fired his former coach.