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• Rick Brunson Accepts Lesser Role To Remain On Knicks' Coaching Staff

Rick Brunson will take a lesser role on the coaching staff of Mike Brown than he did under Tom Thibodeau. The New York Knicks parted ways with Thibodeau and hired Brown this offseason. Brown will hire a new associate head coach. Rick Brunson is on board with no longer being the Knicks' top assistant. "This is what's best for the organization and the players," a source said. The Knicks hired Rick B...2025
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• Rick Brunson Will Have Lesser Role With Knicks Under Mike Brown
According to NBA insider Stefan Bondy of The New York Post, Rick Brunson will have a lesser role with the New York Knicks under new head coach Mike Brown. Rick is the father of Knicks All-Star point guard Jalen Brunson. “Mike Brown is expected to hire a new associate head coach, The Post has learned, […] The post Rick Brunson Will Have Lesser Role With Knicks Under Mike Bro...2025
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• Knicks To Hire Mike Brown As Head Coach

The New York Knicks will hire Mike Brown as their next head coach as both sides work through contract details. Brown will replace Tom Thibodeau as head coach of Knicks' team coming off a trip to the Eastern Conference Finals. Brown met with James Dolan as the final part of the process on Tuesday. Brown is available after he was fired by the Sacramento Kings in December. The Knicks could also hire ...2025
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• Knicks Closing In On Hiring Mike Brown As Head Coach

The New York Knicks have been telling prospective head coaching free agents that they are nearing a decision on their position with Mike Brown widely regarded as the favorite. Brown will still require the endorsement of James Dolan before the Knicks move forward with the hire. The Knicks are searching for a new head coach to replace Tom Thibodeau, who was fired despite the team reaching the Easter...2025
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• Sources: Multiple Knicks Players Unhappy With Rick Brunson’s Presence On Bench

It was a banner year for the New York Knicks, given that they made a run to their first Eastern Conference finals in 25 years. But it’s come apart quickly since that run — with the Knicks firing coach Tom Thibodeau on Tuesday after five seasons. The drama doesn’t end there, it seems. Per Hoops […] The post Sources: Multiple Knicks Players Unhappy With Rick Brunson’s P...2025
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• Remembering the last time the Pacers and Thunder made it to the NBA Finals

Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images Time for a trip down nostalgia road. The Indiana Pacers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder might not be the NBA Finals that anyone predicted or wanted, especially leaving teams like the Knicks, Celtics, Rockets and Lakers in their wake — but damn if it isn’t the Finals we need. Not only do these Finals represent a reality where small market teams ...2025
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• Jalen Brunson’s $113 million Knicks’ pay cut puts a price on happiness

Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images Jalen Brunson took a massive discount to help Knicks pursue championship with his old college friends. Jalen Brunson is leaving a lot of money on the table to help the New York Knicks build the best team possible. Brunson and the Knicks agreed on a four-year, $156 million extension on Friday, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Brunson could have signe...2024
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"Donte DiVincenzo barks at Knicks bench over trade, separated from Rick Brunson after tense exchange"

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"On Wednesday, Cuban pointed his finger squarely at Rick Brunson"

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"Rick Brunson has been an assistant coach for four NBA teams, two of which were led by Tom Thibodeau"

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"Minnesota Timberwolves assistant coach Rick Brunson resigned on Tuesday, and the decision reportedly came after he was accused of workplace misconduct."

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"The Timberwolves on Sunday announced additions to the team’s coaching staff for the 2016-17 NBA season, naming Andy Greer and Rick Brunson as Assistant Coaches, Peter Patton as Shooting Coach, Daisuke Yoshimoto as Special Assistant to the President of Basketball Operations and promoting Vince Legarza to Player Development Coach."

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• NBA Contacts Knicks Over Rick Brunson Promotion
The NBA has made contact with the New York Knicks over whether the promotion of assistant coach Rick Brunson violated the league's salary cap rules, sources told Ian Begley of SNY. Rick Brunson received a promotion during the 2024 offseason, with his son Jalen Brunson signing a four-year, $156.5 million contract extension. Jalen Brunson would have been eligible for a $270 million max extension if...2024
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• Jalen Brunson’s $113 million Knicks’ pay cut puts a price on happiness
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• LeBron James has somehow faced 10 father-son duos in NBA career

Photo by Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images This is the ultimate proof of LeBron’s longevity. LeBron James was on his way to another masterclass performance on Saturday night against the Golden State Warriors when ABC announcer Mike Breen put his historic dominance in a new light. As he faced off against Warriors rookie big man Trayce Jackson-Davis, the son of long-time NBA forward Dale ...2024
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• Mark Cuban Contends Mavericks Didn't Get Opportunity To Re-Sign Jalen Brunson

Mark Cuban disputed the notion that Jalen Brunson was willing to sign a four-year, $56 million extension with the Dallas Mavericks as late as early January in 2022. Both Jalen Brunson and Rick Brunson have said they were willing to sign an extension with the Mavericks at that point. "Where it went south was when Rick took over, when the parent took over, or parents took over," Cuban said. Cuban in...2023
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• Mavericks’ true feelings on Knicks hiring Jalen Brunson’s dad Rick as coach
The New York Knicks aren’t exactly being subtle. Just because they hired Jalen Brunson’s father as an assistant coach, though, doesn’t mean the Dallas Mavericks are any more concerned about losing the free agent guard to New York in free agency. One day after the Knicks added Rick Brunson to Tom Thibodeau’s coaching staff, veteran […] The post Mavericks’ true fe...2022
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• Knicks adding Rick Brunson, father of free agent Jalen Brunson, to coaching staff, per report
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• Knicks add Jalen Brunson’s dad Rick to Tom Thibodeau’s coaching staff
The New York Knicks have clearly been interested in Dallas Mavericks star Jalen Brunson, who becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer. Their latest move could persuade the guard to potentially come to the Big Apple next season. The Knicks have hired his father, Rick Brunson, as one of their new assistants. He previously coached […] The post Knicks add Jalen Brunson’s dad Rick to ...2022
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• NBA Scores: Clippers take control of No. 5 in the West... for now
Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images Plus: Milwaukee, Denver, Boston, and Philly are all locked into their playoff seeding With 80 games in the books for most teams across the NBA, the playoff picture is starting to take shape. Here’s everything that the Wednesday games set in stone: Bucks: #1 in the East and best record overall among both conferences Celtics: #2 and Atlanti...2023
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• Rick Brunson Will Have Lesser Role With Knicks Under Mike Brown
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• Knicks Notes: Rick Brunson, Sims, Payne, Kolek, Achiuwa
The NBA has closed its inquiry into the Knicks‘ decision to promote assistant coach Rick Brunson, sources tell Ian Begley of SNY.tv (Twitter link). Brunson, the father of All-NBA New York point guard Jalen Brunson, was recent promoted to a lead assistant gig under head coach Tom Thibodeau. Rick Brunson earned his new role with […]...2024
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• Knicks make pre-emptive statement pushing back on rumored investigation of assistant coach Rick Brunson

Brunson, father of Knicks star Jalen Brunson, was given a promotion with the team the same summer his son took a discount to stay....2024
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$Jalen Brunson didn’t like how Donte DiVincenzo’s fracas with father was ‘handled’$
• Jalen Brunson didn’t like how Donte DiVincenzo’s fracas with father was ‘handled’

DiVincenzo responded to Rick Brunson, yelling, “That’s what happens when they let you run the show. … Let daddy be in charge."...2024
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• Jalen Brunson on Knicks fan at the Garden during the playoffs, upcoming matchup vs Heat | Knicks News Conference
In this Knicks news conference, Jalen Brunson explains how great fans have been so far during this playoff run, previews New York's matchup with Miami, and discusses the benefit to having his dad Rick Brunson as a member of the coaching staff....2023
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• NBA Scores: Clippers take control of No. 5 in the West... for now
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• Mark Cuban denies Mavericks could've signed Jalen Brunson in January 2022, blames Brunson's father for exit

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• Mark Cuban Contends Mavericks Didn't Get Opportunity To Re-Sign Jalen Brunson
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• Knicks adding Rick Brunson, father of free agent Jalen Brunson, to coaching staff, per report
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• Mark Cuban denies Mavericks could've signed Jalen Brunson in January 2022, blames Brunson's father for exit
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• Knicks add Jalen Brunson’s dad Rick to Tom Thibodeau’s coaching staff
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• Donte DiVincenzo barks at Knicks bench over trade, separated from Rick Brunson after tense exchange

Donte DiVincenzo had a parting message for someone on the Knicks....2024
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• Obi Toppin got into heated argument with Knicks assistant coach Rick Brunson

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• Mark Cuban says Mavericks lost Jalen Brunson ‘when the parents got involved,’ wants to re-sign Kyrie Irving
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said Wednesday that “things went south when the parents got involved” in negotiations with former Dallas point guard Jalen Brunson. Here’s what you need to know: Cuban’s comment suggested Brunson’s father, Rick Brunson, who was hired as the Knicks’ assistant coach last year, was to blame for the Mavericks losing Jalen Brunson t...2023
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• Knicks accuse NBA of 'harassment' over Rick Brunson inquiry

The NBA and Knicks are reportedly at odds over the franchise's decision to promote Rick Brunson....2024
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• Tom Thibodeau On Whether Knicks Conducted Rick Brunson Investigation: Team Is 'Gonna Vet Everyone'
Tom Thibodeau said that the New York Knicks vetted Rick Brunson amid concern that the team did not conduct an investigation into the events that lead to the assistant coach's resignation while with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Brunson, who was hired by Thibodeau this summer, was accused of improper conduct toward women while on the job in 2018. A woman, who did not work for the team, filed a compla...2022
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• Knicks off the hook after NBA probe into Rick Brunson promotion

The NBA has cleared the Knicks of wrongdoing after a probe into the team's promotion of assistant coach Rick Brunson, The Post has learned....2024
• Tom Thibodeau gets brutally honest on hiring Jalen Brunson’s dad Rick after past sexual misconduct allegations

In early June, Tom Thibodeau welcomed Jalen Brunson’s father Rick Brunson onto the New York Knicks coaching staff as an assistant. Rick of course helped the Knicks attract his son Jalen in free agency just a few weeks later. Rick Brunson has a checkered past, including sexual misconduct allegations in his past. But Tom Thibodeau […] The post Tom Thibodeau gets brutally honest on hiring...2022
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• Timberwolves assistant Rick Brunson resigns, reportedly amid sexual-harassment allegations

Former NBA player accused of 'improper interactions with several women while on the job'...2018
• Timberwolves assistant Rick Brunson resigns, reportedly amid sexual-harassment allegations

Former NBA player accused of 'improper interactions with several women while on the job'...2018