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According to SNY’s Ian Begley, the NBA has been poking around on the Knicks’ promotion of assistant coach Rick Brunson.
Brunson has been on Tom Thibodeau’s coaching staff since the team added his 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.
Prior to that, Brunson had spent a few years with Thibodeau during the long-time 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 rumored NBA investigation into Rick Brunson’s promotion, Brunson took Johnnie Bryant’s place and assumed the same salary as Bryant. It’s offensive that anyone would claim 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 due to our opposition to certain NBA matters.”
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