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Quentin Grimes, benched and “in line with the company message”

Decision Day came on Friday.

Following a soft morning shootaround at TD Garden ahead of yesterday’s matchup—and defeat—at the hands of the Boston Celtics, Tom Thibodeau dropped the hammer and sent Quentin Grimes to the end of New York’s pine.

It’s the first time in more than a year that Grimes has not started a regular-season game since he last came off the bench as part of the Knicks' second unit back on Nov. 20, 2022.

And it’s hard not to agree with the coach’s decision whether you wanted the change to happen before Friday or judging by what we watched yesterday on Beantown’s hardwood.