On First Take, Stephen A. Smith, Cam’ron and Kendrick Perkins join Shae Cornette to discuss James Dolan addressing the New York Knicks’ decision to move on from Tom Thibodeau.
0:00 Dolan addresses decision to move on from Thibodeau during speech
2:00 Thoughts on Dolan’s comments
2:37 How did the Knicks’ Championship win impact Thibodeau?
6:24 More on Thibodeau
7:51 Fair or foul: Dolan calling out Thibodeau
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@Th33Vultur3
June 17, 2026 at 1:25 am
It’s like Mark Jackson being fired by the Warriors and then a year later Steve Kerr takes over and they win the championship
@mannybrown1702
June 17, 2026 at 1:25 am
Mark jackson coaching was not about relationships to owners but him not supporting the Gays
@CoolGuyDoingCoolStuff
June 17, 2026 at 1:29 am
Tibs is an overrated pos. Theres nothing great about his couching style. Play the hell out of your best players until they fall apart
@DeeBoop-d4z
June 17, 2026 at 1:34 am
Ran rose Noah and deng in the ground
@mikesaunders9493
June 17, 2026 at 1:34 am
Tibs is a “culture builder”… There are different types of coaches, all great coaches aren’t made equal…. Honorable mention to Phil Jackson, with him none of this would be possible
@Justice098
June 17, 2026 at 1:41 am
Thibodeau got fired because he didn’t rest his starters. He ran them into the ground trying to win .
@waynemcdaniel7405
June 17, 2026 at 1:43 am
“Thibs wouldn’t wanna play 9 Players in a baseball game.” That’s Fire Jet!🤣🤣🫡
@demetriway3941
June 17, 2026 at 1:43 am
Cam need some chapstick (pause)
@davidsasse40
June 17, 2026 at 1:46 am
Tibedo is the Mark Jackson of the Knicks.
@davidsasse40
June 17, 2026 at 1:48 am
Hey Jimmy Butler. KAT and Wiggins have championships. What about you?😊
@CuatroCinc0
June 17, 2026 at 1:48 am
Having Cam on here is probably the best decision this show made since Shannon
@AlbertoGonzalez-xn1lw
June 17, 2026 at 1:50 am
Too bad theyre not talking about Kerr and his 3G lineup
@alfredjakobuskwak
June 17, 2026 at 1:51 am
perk is analyst goat
@alfredjakobuskwak
June 17, 2026 at 1:55 am
stephen a smith is a hoax. never played. never won. but know how to entertain 😂
@patrickfoster6245
June 17, 2026 at 1:51 am
This is similar to how Mark Jackson did his part in building the culture in Golden State. But a change in coaching was necessary to get over the hump.
@joshuambean
June 17, 2026 at 1:58 am
Can this be the end of Stephen A’s career?
@archietekt
June 17, 2026 at 1:59 am
The team was within a win or two of the NBA Finals last year and Haliburton was on a different level that season. Did you see the shots he was making? Give Thibs his roses with all his faults. The team was built, gelled and matured at the right time and Mike Brown might have stepped in to a ready situation that took them to the promised land. No class Dolan. No class.
@oaklandtoindy
June 17, 2026 at 2:02 am
Nobody wants to work hard for an A-hole. Whether in a factory, construction site, office or locker room. We’re men not robots and it all about managing personalities and relationships.
@cooljp1531
June 17, 2026 at 2:03 am
Less to do with coaching and almost everything to do with Indiana not being there. 2025 Indiana was ripped off in the finals and they were the best team of the four teams in the last 2 NBA finals. Better than the Knicks, OKC or Spurs, not even debatable.
@BurnerOfKD
June 17, 2026 at 2:25 am
Thibbs is a winner. Every winner would feel some type of way when there EX-Team go on to win a chip right after them. I truly think Thibbs wish the best for the Knicks Players. He was probably happy himself that they won
@j.s.friedman9649
June 17, 2026 at 2:29 am
Trust me the coaching had nothing to do with it, Brunson trained harder than any player in the league, with his father making eat drink and sleep the sport. Desperate to get his son a big contract so he could get taken care of in his old age. His father never made close to a million dollars a year, off of his son’s money he’s living it up smoking cigars, and going to all the expensive events. No one trains any more, they just play with there cell phones, smoke pot, drink and think their great when their not, maybe 3-4 players in the league are world class players if that, overpaid, worthless in everyway have the players become. Because Brunson is so straight laced, he got some of the guys to buy into their passion, else they would be thinking about where to get the next drug drink or throw away their money on idiotic things, not even basketball players.
@spaceghostc2c606
June 17, 2026 at 2:32 am
4:20. Tibs takes mid teams and beats them until good, and finds a workhorse and rides that workhorse into the ground. In Chicago he lived in a hotel and had no life other than being a workaholic.
@eightybarsyouletemgo
June 17, 2026 at 2:37 am
What means the world to me 😂😂😂
@Michael-tc1dm
June 17, 2026 at 2:39 am
Ill bring religion into the lockerroom everytime.
@sweetiemcgee
June 17, 2026 at 2:50 am
After all these years of coaching, people will finally pronounce THIBS correctly. Show some respect.
@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403
June 17, 2026 at 2:53 am
Tom Thibodeau wouldn’t want to play nine dudes in a baseball game! hahahahaha, that’s a good one!