NEW YORK: The slumping New York Knicks sacked Derek Fisher on Monday (Tuesday in Manila), promoting Kurt Rambis to the job of interim head coach in a bid to reverse their sagging NBA fortunes.

“It’s time for us to make a change, turn this team around and move forward,” Knicks President Phil Jackson said Monday afternoon, hours after the team confirmed the move in a statement posted on its website.

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