Geoff Stellfox/Getty
Few in the NBA are as much a creature of habit as Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau.
The former Bulls coach preaches routine on a daily basis. No exceptions.
That’s how special Derrick Rose is to Thibodeau.
He was the exception Saturday.
Despite playing an emotional game in Oklahoma City less than 24 hours earlier, Thibodeau saw his routine thrown out of whack on “Derrick Rose Night,” including an extended 25-minute halftime in which Rose was honored in front of a sold-out crowd at the United Center.