Rose reunited with Thibodeau, his longtime coach on the Chicago Bulls, as a member of the Knicks late in his career

Derrick Rose, ever in support of his former head coach Tom Thibodeau after his Knicks firing, explained why Thibs cannot be mad.

The New York Knicks stunned the basketball world by parting ways with head coach Tom Thibodeau, just days after their Eastern Conference Finals exit. According to reports, the Knicks initially made efforts to poach sitting head coaches from other teams but were unsuccessful.