Tom Thibodeau is Deeply Wounded and Feels Betrayed by the Knicks

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Tom Thibodeau is Deeply Wounded and Feels Betrayed by the Knicks

A friend of Thibs says he is "genuinely very happy for the players" after the Knicks won their first championship since 1973, per Ian O'Connor. "But Tom is still hurt that the decision-makers made it appear he needed to be replaced." O'Connor previously reported Thibodeau was "deeply wounded" and had "a sense of betrayal" after his firing.

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