New York Knicks head coach Tim Thibodeau is not one to dwell on losses and quickly moves on to the next one. However, he recently admitted that their latest loss to the Philadelphia 76ers after a Julius Randle foul call is still a tough pill to swallow.

After all, it wasn't the first time this season that a questionable call late in the game cost his team the W. A day after that stinging defeat, coach Thibs was understandably still not in a good mood during the team practice on Monday.

As expected, he was asked about his thoughts on that sketchy call, where Randle was called for pushing Tobias Harris during a loose ball with 5.3 seconds left in overtime. Thibs had this to say, per Peter Botte of the New York Post. 

“I’ll let you guys determine that. I don’t want to put it on … that final play. There were a number of things that happened in that game, so I’m not going to blame the officials for something. If you’re asking me did I agree with it? No, I didn’t, but that’s life. You move on and get ready for the next game,” the Knicks coach explained when asked about the call.

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The entire Knicks team was understandably irate after that whistle, and a fuming Randle even thrashed officials in an expletive-laden post-game interview.

Replays showed that Randle seemed to have just made some marginal contact when either team had no possession of the ball. The league, however, stood by the call in their Last 2-Minute Report, citing that the All-Star forward pushed Harris and the loose ball foul call stands. Plus, the league also claimed that Thibs did call a timeout, but he did not signal for a challenge during the same interaction with referees, as required by rule.

Tom Thibodeau certainly has all the right to be incensed by that incident, but he must have short term memory to help his Knicks keep that playoff spot in the East.