Knicks' Potential Pursuit of Mavericks' Jason Kidd Gets Major Update originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The New York Knicks fired Tom Thibodeau as head coach despite making the conference finals this year for the first time since 2000.

The Dallas Mavericks are reportedly expected to deny the New York Knicks permission to interview head coach Jason Kidd, should they request it.

The New York Knicks made the somewhat surprising move to fire coach Tom Thibodeau after losing in the Eastern Conference Finals. It's not often that a front office goes ahead and fires a coach who makes the conference finals -- especially for a team that hasn't made it there in more than two decades.