Recently, Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle, who defeated Thibodeau and the Knicks in the Eastern Conference Finals, spoke on why he doesn't have an issue with the Knicks' unorthodox method of trying to poach active coaches from their teams.

Discover Rick Carlisle's reaction to the Knicks firing Tom Thibodeau following their playoff run. What does it mean for the team?

Rick Carlisle reacted to the New York Knicks' decision to fire head coach Tom Thibodeau like a lot of us. He didn't believe it at first. The Indiana Pacers head coach addressed media on Wednesday, a day before he'll lead his team into Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Charles Barkley joked about the Knicks' coaching search strategy by making a direct reference to the Pacers' head coach Rick Carlisle.

Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle had a typically strong reaction to the New York Knicks’ decision to fire head coach Tom Thibodeau. Carlisle, who is also the current head of the National Basketball Coaches Association,

Indy's head coach benched his starters with four minutes remaining in the fourth quarter of Game 2 and the Pacers down by 14 points. A big enough deficit to believe the game was out of reach under normal circumstances,

The New York Knicks had their most successful postseason run since 2000, but after being eliminated in the Eastern Conference finals, the team fired the coach that led them there. The Knicks made the decision to move on from Tom Thibodeau on Tuesday in a decision that surprised many, including other coaches.

Rick Carlisle couldn’t believe the Knicks’ firing of Tom Thibodeau . During a pre-NBA Finals press conference on Wednesday, the Pacers head coach sounded off on the shocking move that rocked the NBA world a day earlier.