Following the Mickey Mouse Massacre on Tuesday earning them a place in the NBA Cup quarterfinals next week in a matchup against the Atlanta Hawks, the Knicks spent Wednesday deservedly off and at home.
Next in line, as New York’s Tom Thibodeau let everybody and their mother know following the win against the good-on-paper, bad-on-hardwood Magic, is Charlotte.
Here’s what Coach Thibs, some Knickerbockers, and a few pundits have said during the past few hours as our favorite Manhattan residents get ready to host the Hornets on Thursday.
Tom Thibodeau
On the Knicks getting over the hump and advancing to the knockout round of the NBA Cup:
“Just worried about Charlotte.