Knicks off the hook after NBA probe into Rick Brunson promotion
NY Post
The NBA has cleared the Knicks of wrongdoing after a probe into the team’s promotion of assistant coach Rick Brunson, The Post has learned.
The league was looking into whether Brunson’s pay raise this season was related to his son Jalen taking a team-friendly deal on a contract extension, thereby violating salary-cap rules, an accusation the Knicks recently categorized as “offensive” and “harassment.”
Rick Brunson was promoted during the offseason after former associate head coach Johnnie Bryant departed to take the same title under new coach Kenny Atkinson with the Cavaliers. SNY first reported that the NBA’s investigation was closed.
‘‘In response to the rumored NBA investigation into Rick Brunson’s promotion, Brunson took Johnnie Bryant’s place and assumed the same salary as Bryant. It’s offensive that anyone would claim Rick didn’t deserve the promotion,” MSG Sports said in a statement on Nov. 18. “Rick has done a tremendous job and will continue to do so.
“We see this as more harassment of the Knicks due to our opposition to certain NBA matters.”
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