Knicks player’s damning assessment downplayed by Tom Thibodeau

Before and after Tuesday’s game in Utah, guard Austin Rivers pointed out the Knicks are “fatigued.’’ And he indicated it wasn’t just physically, but mentally, too. Rivers, the most candid Knick, initially blamed it on a grueling road schedule. The Knicks were on the road during a pandemic for 13 of their first 19 games...