Mike D’Antoni has resigned as coach of the New York Knicks, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.
D’Antoni and Knicks owner James Dolan agreed on Wednesday to end his three-plus-years run as Knicks coach, a source said. “It was a mutual decision to no longer coach the Knicks … conflicting visions of the club’s future,” the source said.
More From Adrian WojnarowskiWarriors send Monta Ellis to Bucks in trade for Andrew Bogut Mar 13, 2012 Dwight Howard: He's determined to leave the Magic for the Nets, either now or later Mar 13, 2012 D’Antoni had clashed with Carmelo Anthony after the trade brought the All-Star forward to the Knicks a year ago, and he could never get the Anthony to buy into his system.
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The Knicks have lost six consecutive games to nearly drop them out of the Eastern Conference playoff race.
Assistant Mike Woodson, who formerly coached the Atlanta Hawks, will take over as the interim coach.