The Knicks made the playoffs just once in his 4 1/2 - year run, which ended
after the 2007 — 08 season; a fellow team executive sued Thomas for sexual harassment in 2007, costing the team's parent company $ 11.6 million in a
settlement; and Thomas was hospitalized
after overdosing on sleeping pills last October, a tabloid drama heightened when he told
reporters it was his 17 - year - old daughter who was treated, not him.