Knicks take interim tag off Mike Woodson

The New York Knicks on Friday named Mike Woodson their next coach, removing the interim tag from his job title.

The team announced that Woodson had signed a multiyear extension. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

"I'm very humbled and honored to continue coaching the franchise where I started my NBA career," Woodson, who was drafted by the Knicks in 1980, said in a statement. "Our goal is to build off the success we had at the end of last season and to continue our quest of bringing an NBA championship to Madison Square Garden."

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