Pacers coach Rick Carlisle wasn’t sure what to believe when news broke the New York Knicks fired Tom Thibodeau on Tuesday.

The New York Knicks had their most successful postseason run since 2000, but after being eliminated in the Eastern Conference finals, the team fired the coach that led them there. The Knicks made the decision to move on from Tom Thibodeau on Tuesday in a decision that surprised many, including other coaches.

Carlisle was so surprised that he initially thought the news was one of "those fake AI things." Carlisle later elaborated on what made the firing of Thibodeau so unexpected to him