Knicks Officially Introduce D’Antoni as Coach

Kumar posted 5/15/2008 from www.bizofbasketball.com [flag]

The New York Knicks formerly introduced Mike D’Antoni as their new head coach at a press conference Tuesday afternoon. The former Phoenix Suns coach agreed to a 4-year, $24 million contract with New York. Following weeks of speculation that the Knicks would hire Mark Jackson as their next coach, Team Presid [link]

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