Yes, you read that headline correctly. The New York Knicks are interested in hiring Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd as their new coach after firing Tom Thibodeau. However, the Mavericks won’t let the Knicks talk to Kidd,

The New York Knicks didn't wait long after their best season in decades to dispatch Tom Thibodeau as head coach.

The Mavericks have no interest in losing their head coach. The franchise on Wednesday morning denied a request from the New York Knicks to interview Kidd for their head coaching job, multiple people familiar with the matter confirmed to The Dallas Morning News.