New York Knicks fans rallied outside Madison Square Garden on
Wednesday, calling on management to fire coach Isiah Thomas.
Chanting "Fire Isiah! He's got to go! Good-bye!," dozens of
fed-up Knicks fans gave Isiah Thomas a symbolic heave-ho, signing
an 8-foot-high pink slip urging Garden chief executive James Dolan
to dump the coach. The pink slip protest was just the latest
movement in a continuing fan revolt in the wake of the team's
dismal 7-17 start.
At the rally, other signs read "Dump Isiah" and "Restore Knicks
Pride."
On Wednesday night, Knicks will play against Cleveland. More
calls for Thomas to step down are expected at the game.
(Xinhua News Agency December 20, 2007)