According to SNY’s Ian Begley, the NBA has been walking around Knicks‘ assistant coach promotion Rick Brunson.
Brunson was on Tom Thibodeauthe coaching staff of because the team added their son, Jalen, in free agency during the 2022 offseason and he was promoted this year after Jonnie Bryant left to take a spot with Cleveland.
Before that, Brunson spent a few years with Thibodeau during the longtime head coach’s stints with the Chicago Bulls and Minnesota Timberwolves.
In a statement released Monday night, MSG sports called the investigation “offensive.”
“In response to the widespread NBA investigation of Rick Brunson‘s promotion, Brunson took Johnny Bryant‘s place and assumed the same salary as Bryant. It’s offensive that anyone would claim that Rick didn’t deserve the promotion, Rick has done a tremendous job and will continue to do so.
“We see this as more harassment of the Knicks because of our opposition to certain NBA issues.”
