LeBron James Reacts to Kevin Love's Post About Knicks Firing Tom Thibodeau

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Ashish Mathur | Last updated Jun 3, 2025 6:55 PM ET

The New York Knicks fired Tom Thibodeau as head coach on Tuesday. It was a stunning move since the Knicks made the conference finals this year for the first time since 2000.

Thibodeau joined the Knicks in 2020. He went 226-174 in the regular season and 24-23 in the playoffs.

New York lost to the Indiana Pacers in this year's conference finals in six games. According to James L. Edwards III of The Athletic, Knicks owner James Dolan supported president Leon Rose’s decision to fire Thibodeau.

Miami Heat veteran Kevin Love reacted to the Knicks' firing of Thibodeau by posting a video of Vince McMahon saying, "You're fired!" on his Instagram account.

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, who won the 2016 championship with Love on the Cleveland Cavaliers, reacted to Love's post with seven laughing emojis.

Kevin Love on Instagram:

“James Dolan bringing Thibs into his office after he took the Knicks to their first Eastern Conference Finals in 25 years...”

LeBron James in the comment: “” pic.twitter.com/ka4p6BBxHl
— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod (@big_business_) June 3, 2025

Love has been posting funny videos on Instagram all year.

It all began after All-Star forward Jimmy Butler requested a trade from the Heat earlier in the season.

James almost signed with the Knicks in the summer of 2010. He met with the franchise during free agency before ultimately joining the Heat to play with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh.

The leading scorer in NBA history, James had three postseason battles against Thibodeau when Thibs coached the Chicago Bulls from 2010 to 2015. James' Heat beat the Bulls in the 2011 conference finals and the 2013 conference semifinals.

James then faced Thibodeau and the Bulls again in the 2015 conference semifinals in his first season back with the Cavaliers. The King won that series, too.

It will be fascinating to see who the Knicks hire to replace Thibodeau, who has coached the Bulls, Minnesota Timberwolves and Knicks.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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