New Knick coach Mike D'Antoni did not dispute the comments made by Bulls chairman Jerry Reinsdorf that D'Antoni misled the Bulls, K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune is reporting.

According to Reinsdorf, D'Antoni told him that he was not interested in the Knicks position, only to accept the job in New York the next morning. D'Antoni said that he believes there was a misunderstanding.

"There might have been a misunderstanding," D'Antoni said on ESPN's "Pardon the Interruption." "We talked for three hours and all through … the conversation, I didn't quite put it that way; maybe I did. But I do know I was not trying to be rude to anybody and I know Chicago is a great organization. … Everything was good. I took all that into account."

In comments to Knicks beat writers after Tuesday's news conference at Madison Square Garden, D'Antoni labeled his meeting with Reinsdorf a "great talk" and agreed he planned to talk to him Monday or Tuesday "and get an offer from him."

Via Chicago Tribune

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