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Among the headwinds facing Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel right now may be the influence of executive Kurt Rambis. Dan Woike of the LA Times examined the dynamics between Vogel and Lakers management in a feature this week. Woike reported …
The Los Angeles Lakers’ coaching decision reportedly wasn’t down to ownership, or even the current general manager. According to Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report, the Lakers hired Frank Vogel as head coach primarily because of the rising …
Kurt Rambis and his wife Linda are powerful voices that impeded the Los Angeles Lakers’ hire of Ty Lue as head coach, according to a report. FS1 personality Nick Wright reported on Wednesday that the Buss family and Lakers GM Rob Pelinka signed …
Phil Jackson has largely kept out of the public eye since being fired as New York Knicks president in 2017, and now we have a better idea of why. Appearing Friday on ESPNLA’s “The Sedano Show,” Kurt Rambis, a longtime Jackson …
The Los Angeles Lakers would like to get Kurt Rambis a job within the organization, according to a report. Los Angeles Times reporter Tania Ganguli says the team is looking to find a role for Rambis, be it in the front office or on the coaching …
The New York Knicks don’t have a lot going for them right now, and that applies to the defensive side of the ball as well. According to Ian Begley of ESPN on Wednesday, some of the team’s veterans have begun to privately express …
The 2-4 New York Knicks need some answers, and they’re banking on assistant coach Kurt Rambis to help find them. According to a report by Marc Stein of ESPN on Tuesday, the Knicks have put Rambis in charge of their defense. The team’s …
The man that Phil Jackson supposedly wanted as New York Knicks head coach won’t be hung out to dry by the Knicks president. According to ESPN’s Ian Begley, the Knicks are in negotiations to bring Rambis back as an assistant to new coach …
Despite their meeting with David Blatt, Kurt Rambis reportedly remains the clear frontrunner to be the next coach of the New York Knicks. According to Marc Berman of the New York Post, “nothing has changed” with regards to Rambis being …
The New York Knicks’ search for a head coach was reportedly over before it began. According to NBA analyst Peter Vecsey, former Cleveland Cavaliers coach David Blatt is not being considered for the job. In fact, Vecsey reports that no one …
Phil Jackson really, really seems to like his executive control over the New York Knicks. According to Frank Isola of the New York Daily News, Jackson intends to give Kurt Rambis a contract extension to make him the full-time head coach as long as …
Kurt Rambis has said he is focused on winning as many games as possible with the best team possible. His New York Knicks veterans know better and have intervened. According to Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News, three Knicks veterans approached …
The New York Knicks recently demoted veteran guard Arron Afflalo to the bench, with interim coach Kurt Rambis telling the media that he and Afflalo had had a conversation about the move. Just one problem: Afflalo says that conversation never …
Here’s just our latest indication that Kurt Rambis might not be the right guy to serve as the permanent head coach of the New York Knicks. According to a report by Chris Herring of the Wall Street Journal on Friday, Rambis envisions prized …
Phil Jackson would reportedly like to keep Kurt Rambis as his permanent head coach next season. According to Ian Begley of ESPN, Jackson gave Rambis the Knicks’ interim job with the hope that he would be able to take it and do enough to earn …
Having lost three of his first four games since taking over for the ousted Derek Fisher as head coach of the New York Knicks, Kurt Rambis is having a difficult time getting through to the team. Now he’s banking on good ol’ St. Anger to …
