The Chicago Tribune reported Wednesday night that general manager Gar Forman and senior vice president John Paxson flew to Los Angeles to interview Boston assistant coach Tom Thibodeau concerning the vacant head coach position. Here's the problem, the Celtics have not been asked, nor have they given the Bulls the go ahead to speak with Thibodeau.

"I don't know a thing about it," Celtics' executive director for basketball operations Danny Ainge wrote in an email to the Chicago Sun-Times.

"Unless I'm missing something here, everything on the court involving the Boston Celtics -- personnel, coaches, support staff -- is under Danny's watch. Everything goes through him. That's just the way it is in our organization," said Jeff Twiss, Boston's vice president of media relations.

"If Danny doesn't know anything about it, quite simply, we're denying it," Twiss added. "I am very surprised. Times have changed, but there still are normal policies and procedures."

Not only does this violate league rules if the Bulls speak with Thibodeau without the Celtics consent, it is also bad form to interview a coach on the eve of the NBA Finals.

A source also tells the Sun-Times that Thibodeau's first choice is to coach the Celtics if Doc Rivers decides he wants to step down to spend time with his family in Orlando.

According to the Daily Herald, Forman and Paxson were going to wait to speak with Thibodeau until after the Finals, but that changed since Thibodeau has to make a decision regarding the Hornets by today.

Unless Thibodeau has another head coaching job lined up ... this is a very bad decision.

I expect that the Hornets probably low balled him.

If TT is looking at a below average salary, and a terribly constructed roster that is on the down slope, I can see why he's hesitant to take the job, especially when they're giving him ultimatums.