Knicks denied by Timberwolves, Rockets to talk with Chris Finch, Ime Udoka
NY Post
The Knicks were shot down by two teams in their head coach search.
New York was denied permission to speak with Rockets head coach Ime Udoka for their vacant head coaching job in another twist in the ongoing coaching search.
The Rockets were formally approached by the Knicks for permission, to which they quickly said no, according to SNY’s Ian Begley.
It had been previously reported that the Rockets had no interest in engaging in a scenario that would set up Udoka to potentially leave for the Knicks job.
Udoka is under contract in Houston for the next two seasons and is coming off a year in which he coached the Rockets to the fourth-best record (52-30) in the NBA, along with the 47-year-old finishing third in the voting for NBA Coach of the Year.
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