"The Knicks got to be the stupidest damn people in the world” - Charles Barkley sounds off on the New York Knicks originally appeared on Basketball Network.

After a series of rejections for their head coaching search, Barkley says, “the Knicks gotta be the stupidest damn people in the world.”

New York, which fired Tom Thibodeau after losing the Eastern Conference finals in six games, has been on the hunt for a new head coach but has been denied by at least five teams — including the Mavericks for permission to talk to coach Jason Kidd.

Charles Barkley is never afraid to speak his mind -- and he let loose on the Knicks for how they’re handling their coaching search. “The Knicks gotta be the stupidest damn people in the world,” Barkley said on NBA TV during Game 3 of the NBA Finals.

Charles Barkley is far from impressed with the New York Knicks. The NBA legend, who is never one to mince his words, hit out at the franchise for failing to put together a plan for their head

The New York Knicks have been making a mess of their coaching search, and both Charles Barkley and Magic Johnson called them out for it.

Now that the Knicks players have signed off on firing Tom Thibodeau, Magic Johnson says “there’s a lot of pressure on the players next season" and “all the excuses are gone now.”