wanted more than a two-year contract and more money than was offered, so he turned down the job. On August 8, 2009, Rambis was announced as the new head coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves, agreeing to a contract believed to be for 4 years and worth $8 million. Rambis succeeded Kevin McHale, infamous for taking him down in Game 4 of the 1984 NBA Finals. On July 12, 2011, Rambis was fired as coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves after compiling a 32–132 record in two seasons with the team. Return to the Lakers (2013–2014) On July 29, 2013, the Lakers announced they had re-hired Rambis as an assistant coach. New York Knicks (2014–2018) On July 7, 2014, the Knicks announced they had hired Rambis to be the assistant head coach of the team under head coach Derek Fisher. On February 8, 2016, Rambis was named the interim head coach after Fisher was fired. After going 9-19 under Rambis, and finishing the season 32–50 overall, the Knicks decided to hire Jeff Hornacek as the team's new head coach, while Rambis was retained as associate head coach. On April 12, 2018, Rambis was fired along with Hornacek, who went 60–104 over two seasons with the Knicks. Executive career Los Angeles Lakers (2018–present) In September 2018, Rambis rejoined the Lakers as a senior basketball adviser. Rambis has become "one of the most influential members of the organization since returning to the franchise in 2017." Kurt Rambis's wife, Linda Rambis, serves as the Lakers Executive Director of Special Projects and is one of Jeanie Buss's longtime friends. Alongside Rob Pelinka, the couple has been described as "a pillar of the club’s four-pronged brain trust alongside [Jeanie] Buss." Outside basketball Rambis also had a recurring role as Coach Cleary in the family drama 7th Heaven. He also guest-starred in season one of Sweet Valley High in episode thirteen "Club X" as a friend of Elizabeth and an episode of The Commish as a basketball player. He appeared in the "Going Places" episode (as himself) of It's Garry Shandling's Show. Rambis also made a cameo appearance in an episode of Malcolm & Eddie. Head coaching record |- | style="text-align:left;"|L.A. Lakers | style="text-align:left;"| |37||24||13|||| style="text-align:center;"|2nd in Pacific||8||3||5|| | style="text-align:center;"|Lost in Conf. Semifinals |- | style="text-align:left;"|Minnesota | style="text-align:left;"| |82||15||67|||| style="text-align:center;"|5th in Northwest||—||—||—||— | style="text-align:center;"|Missed Playoffs |- | style="text-align:left;"|Minnesota | style="text-align:left;"| |82||17||65|||| style="text-align:center;"|5th in Northwest||—||—||—||— | style="text-align:center;"|Missed Playoffs |-