Former NBA stars Walt Frazier, Shaquille O’Neal and John Starks approve of the Knicks hiring David Fizdale as their new head coach.
Frazier, Starks and O’Neal appeared at BTIG’s 16th annual Commissions for Charity Day on Tuesday.
Frazier and Starks, former Knicks guards, believe Fizdale could be the man to turn the franchise around.
“He’s well respected,” Frazier said. “What I like is that he’s a defensive coach and that’s the quick fix for the Knicks. No matter what players they accumulate, they have to play defense. I wear these [championship] rings every day and they came from tenacious defense.