Knicks fire coach Derek Fisher; Rambis interim head coach
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New York Knicks head coach Derek Fisher talks to his players during the second half of the NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016, in New York. The Nuggets defeated the Knicks 101-96.
NEW YORK >> The New York Knicks have fired coach Derek Fisher midway through his second season.
The Knicks made the decision Monday after losing Sunday for the fifth straight time. They have dropped nine of 10 and fallen to 23-31, well back in the Eastern Conference playoff race.
Fisher went 40-96. The Knicks hired him in June 2014 shortly after he ended his playing career.
Associate head coach Kurt Rambis has been promoted to interim head coach.
Fisher’s firing was first reported by ESPN.
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Doesn’t matter who their head coach is as long as “black hole” Anthony is on the team (any team).