Following a trip to Oklahoma City to watch the Thunder, the renowned defensive specialist took his talents to Boston. According to reports, he helped the Celtics break down Knicks film. That's why Knicks big man Mitchell Robinson took to Instagram to share his thoughts on this matter:

After firing Tom Thibodeau, the Knicks quietly explored hiring Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla before New York turned to Mike Brown.

That recently changed. Tom Thibodeau spent a couple of days around the Thunder. He attended this past Thursday's practice, where he was spotted talking to Isaiah Hartenstein. And he was at Paycom Center when Ousmane Dieng hit a game-winner in their preseason finale on Friday.

The Boston Celtics got a major injury update on Jaylen Brown before Wednesday's season opener against the Philadelphia 76ers.

The Knicks inquired with a number of teams about their coaches this summer after firing coach Tom Thibodeau following their Eastern Conference loss to the Pacers. Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla was not mentioned among the team’s targets before New York went on to hire new coach Mike Brown but NBA insider Marc Stein reported Monday that the Knicks explored the possibility of trying to pursue