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Derek Fisher: Was Not Fired Due to Matt Barnes Incident
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One month after his firing as New York Knicks head coach, Derek Fisher said his dismissal was not due to his personal life and the incident with Matt Barnes.
In an essay for The Cauldron/Sports Illustrated titled “Truth,” Fisher wrote that he wanted to set the record straight on his Knicks tenure and what he addressed as the Matt Barnes “situation.”
Source: Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN
