The Lakers’ stop at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Tuesday to face the Knicks featured a return of Carmelo Anthony to a franchise and city that he had plenty of memorable moments with. But Anthony was not the only former Knick to have a homecoming on the night, as assistant coach David Fizdale also made a far less ceremonious return to the Big Apple.
Fizdale served as head coach of the Knicks for 104 games across a season-and-a-half during the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons. He won just 21 of those games, and was fired after a 4-18 start in his second campaign in charge.