Report: Knicks fire coach Fizdale

The New York Knicks fired embattled head coach David Fizdale, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Friday. Wojnarowski reported that assistant coach Keith Smart was fired as well, according to a league source.

Fizdale labeled the Knicks' performance as "sickening" in Thursday's 129-92 setback to the Denver Nuggets at Madison Square Garden. The loss was the team's eighth in a row and 18th in 22 games this season. ESPN's Wojnarowski and Malika Andrews reported last month that Knicks president Steve Mills had begun laying the groundwork for Fizdale's eventual firing.

Fizdale, who is in the middle of a four-year contract, posted a 21-83 record with the Knicks after being hired in May 2018. New York had the NBA's worst record at 17-65 in 2018-19.