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Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau has tremendous admiration for Immanuel Quickley's work ethic

GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- It’s all basketball, all the time.

That is the thought process that binds Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau and his young guard Immanuel Quickley. The two may be of different generations, have different temperaments and embrace different styles of play. But when it comes to the way they approach the game, they are nose-to-the-grindstone soul mates.

"I love the guy. Probably no one spends more time here than him," Thibodeau said after practice Friday. "Well, Julius Randle spends a ton, too. But [Immanuel] just loves the game so much.

"There’s not a lot of other things that he does.