Move around, there's nothing to see. According to Ian Begley, by SNYthe NBA has completed its investigation into the promotion of Rick Brunsonthe league having asked questions to the Knicks about the fact that the latter was promoted to first assistant to Tom Thibodeau at the Knicks, with a salary increase, at the time when his son was making a rebate to the club…
Insinuations of compensation which did not at all, but not at all, please the franchise.
“In response to rumors about the NBA's investigation into Rick Brunson's promotion, he simply took Johnnie Bryant's place (former assistant head coach, left for the Cavaliers last summer) and earned the same salary as Johnnie Bryant. It's shocking that anyone would argue that Rick didn't deserve this promotion.”responded MSG Sports in a press release. “Rick has done a tremendous job and will continue to do so. We consider this to be more of an harassment of the Knicks, due to our opposition to certain issues regarding the NBA as a whole. »
Jalen Brunson had also defended his father on the issue.
“He’s someone who’s been in the NBA a long time, who’s been around Thibs longer than he’s been in the NBA, and who understands the business. He understands the game, he understands what a head coach is. He is therefore more than qualified. The way he educated and raised me, the way I saw him impact others at every level of basketball – in high school, college or in the pros – makes him more than qualified. He is more than qualified for this position.”
On the NBA side, if the timing of the father's promotion was questionable, we obviously found nothing that established a link with the son's little gift. But that won't help relations with James Dolan.
