Head coach Tom Thibodeau of the Minnesota Timberwolves complains to a referee during a game against the Chicago Bulls at the United Center on February 9, 2018 in Chicago. Credit: Getty Images/Jonathan Daniel
So the rest of the NBA has gone through a four-month suspension of the season, 22 teams have resumed play in the bubble-like campus in Orlando and the Knicks still are searching for a coach. But finally, by the end of this coming week, the Knicks are expected to announce a decision.
In fairness, team president Leon Rose said that he hoped to have a coach in place by mid-to-late July, so he’s on target, but it certainly feels like the process has taken forever — and when you put it in context that the NBA and Adam Silver are trying to figure out a way to get 22 teams into a bubble against COVID-19 before the Knicks can decide on a coach, well, yes, it has taken forever.