Knicks hiring Tom Thibodeau met with hot takes, infamous clip

July 25, 2020 | 07:55pm

The reaction was predictably split. When news broke of the Knicks hiring Tom Thibodeau to a five-year contract, Twitter exploded with hot takes from fans, reporters and media personalities. The memes and GIFs were flying. Some loved it, some hated it, others merely made fun of it. A few accounts poked fun at the idea …

The reaction was predictably split. When news broke of the Knicks hiring Tom Thibodeau to a five-year contract, Twitter exploded with hot takes from fans, reporters and media personalities. The memes and GIFs were flying. Some loved it, some hated it, others merely made fun of it.

A few accounts poked fun at the idea Thibodeau will be the Knicks’ 13^th coach since 2001. Others predicted greatness for RJ Barrett and Mitchell Robinson playing for the defensive-minded Thibodeau, while a few users joked about the notoriously demanding Thibodeau flopping in New York and working his players too hard.

Heat wing Jae Crowder quote-tweeted a post of him and Thibodeau getting into it and in all-caps wrote: “Congrats Tibs on the new coaching job. Can’t wait to have these battles with you again” with two devil head emojis at the end of the tweet. The taped incident between the two took place in 2014, when the 62-year-old Thibodeau was head coach of the Timberwolves and Crowder was a member of the Heat.

“F–k you! Let’s go to the back then you motherf—-r,” Thibodeau could apparently be seen saying.

Warning: This clip contains graphic language

CONGRATS TIBS ON THE NEW COACHING JOB. CANT WAIT TO HAVE THESE BATTLES WITH YOU AGAIN.! 😈😈 https://t.co/xJClBq39Cm
— JAE CROWDER (@CJC9BOSS) July 25, 2020

Here are some other reactions to the hiring:

Tom Thibodeau is the definition of CULTURE!!!! Finally the Knicks are trending in the right direction for once.
— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) July 25, 2020

The Knicks have now changed coaches 14 times since San Antonio’s last coaching change, and eight times during Erik Spoelstra’s era in Miami.
— Tim Reynolds (@ByTimReynolds) July 25, 2020

Tom Thibodeau is a defensive head coach…. finally Frank and Mitch will be unleashed and have a coach who’s going to play them heavy minutes. I’m excited pic.twitter.com/mZWghFR4qB
— Fredo🗽 (@goknickstape) July 25, 2020

If Tom Thibodeau lasts the full five years of his contract I will print out this tweet and eat it
— B. W. Carlin (@BaileyCarlin) July 25, 2020

Tom Thibodeau to the Knicks, where he can grind their young players to powder in a desperate chase for 35 wins, as the ancient hilarious prophecy foretold
— Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur) July 25, 2020