NEW YORK — Derek Fisher has agreed to become the next coach of the New York Knicks and will be introduced at a news conference Tuesday, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.

The Knicks did not confirm the hiring, other than saying they were planning a “major announcement.”

The 39-year-old Fisher just completed his 18th season, finishing his career with the Oklahoma City Thunder. He played under Knicks President Phil Jackson with the Los Angeles Lakers, and helped that franchise win five NBA titles.

Fisher would have been an unrestricted free agent this summer, though it was widely known that this season would be his last as a player.

And once the Knicks failed to close a deal with Steve Kerr — who wound up accepting an offer from Golden State — Fisher was believed to be the next target on Jackson's list.

MIAMI — The flop is having an impact on the playoffs, and it's being caught much more than it was in the regular season.Miami guard Dwyane Wade became the latest recipient of a postseason flopping fine when the NBA ordered him to give up $5,000 after a review showed he over-exaggerated a foul during Game 2 of the finals that was charged to San Antonio's Manu Ginobili.And there's an ironic twist — Ginobili is often considered a master flopper, but he wasn't even warned once about it this season.It was the fifth flopping violation of the playoffs, which works out to one in every 17.2 games.

OAKLAND, Calif. — The battle to give top football and basketball players a cut of the billions of dollars flowing into college athletics began in earnest with former UCLA basketball star Ed O'Bannon taking the stand in federal court to describe how he spent long hours working on his game and as few as possible on his grades.The lead plaintiff in a landmark antitrust suit against the NCAA said his goal at UCLA wasn't to get a degree, but to get two years of college experience before being drafted.O'Bannon portrayed himself as a dedicated athlete who would stay after games to work on his shot if he played poorly, but an indifferent student at best.His job at UCLA, he said, was to play basketball and took up so much time that just making it to class a few hours a day was difficult.