Former NBA star Derrick Rose has a strong relationship with Tom Thibodeau, considering he played for the former New York Knicks head coach in three different cities. And that, of course, means someone had to ask him about the firing.

Tom Thibodeau has not spoken publicly since the Knicks shockingly fired him last month after leading them to their first conference finals in 25 years. But Derrick Rose, a longtime Thibodeau loyalist,