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Report: Phil Jackson has spoken to Luke Walton about Knicks job

If Phil Jackson is the Knicks messiah, it looks like he’s only picking from amongst his own disciples as the rock upon which to build his basketball church. According to a report by Marc Berman of the New York Post on Sunday, Jackson has spoken …

Phil Jackson: Media hurting Knicks’ chances of signing free agents

The New York Knicks might have trouble attracting big-name free agents this offseason because they have won just 49 games over the past two seasons combined. But if you ask Phil Jackson, the media isn’t doing the team any favors in that …

Phil Jackson congratulates Warriors on 72 wins, tells them to get No. 73

The Golden State Warriors’ pursuit of 73 wins has now been blessed by the Zen Master himself. Knicks president Phil Jackson took to Twitter on Monday to congratulate the Warriors on earning their single season record-tying 72nd win by defeating …

Report: Phil Jackson will make Kurt Rambis Knicks coach if James Dolan lets him

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 …

Phil Jackson

Report: Phil Jackson will not coach any Knicks games

Phil Jackson has no plans of coaching the New York Knicks next season — not even at Madison Square Garden. Charley Rosen, Jackson’s close friend and former assistant, told Marc Berman of the New York Post that there is a “zero …

Carmelo Anthony

Carmelo Anthony does not want Phil Jackson as part-time coach

Carmelo Anthony was asked Tuesday about the possibility of Phil Jackson coaching the New York Knicks on a part-time basis next season and said he was not in favor of such a plan. “Phil ain’t coaching no more, man,” Anthony said Tuesday via the …

Report: There is talk Phil Jackson may offer to coach Knicks

Ever since he took over the job as president of the New York Knicks, many have wondered whether Phil Jackson would ever step down from the executive’s office to coach the team. It seems like there is some chatter of that actually happening. …

Kurt Rambis

Phil Jackson wants to make Kurt Rambis Knicks’ permanent head coach

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 …

Phil Jackson clarifies Stephen Curry/Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf tweet

The Zen Master is damn sick and tired of all you crazy kids twisting his Twitter words out of proportion. Knicks president Phil Jackson took time on Monday to clarify a tweet he sent out over the weekend that seemingly threw shade at reigning MVP …

Phil Jackson

Phil Jackson inexplicably shades Stephen Curry on Twitter

If there’s one thing we’ve learned about Phil Jackson in the last few years, it’s that he loves to stir things up on Twitter. He did it again on Sunday. With the basketball world still reveling in Stephen Curry’s magical …

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Jeanie Buss: Phil Jackson ‘is happy with what he is doing’ in New York

Could the NBA’s power couple eventually join forces professionally in Los Angeles again? Perhaps, but it probably won’t be happening any time soon. In an interview with Sam Amick of USA TODAY Sports on Monday, Lakers president Jeanie Buss …

Phil Jackson

Report: Phil Jackson refused to trade Knicks’ 2018 first-round pick

The New York Knicks made no moves prior to the NBA trade deadline on Thursday, and part of the reason for that was Phil Jackson’s refusal to trade a future first-round pick. ESPN’s Ian Begley reports that Jackson had a “firm …

Phil Jackson

Phil Jackson reportedly does not have opt-out until 2017

There has been some speculation lately that Phil Jackson could leave the New York Knicks to join his partner Jeanie Buss with the Lakers, but that happening this summer may be unlikely. According to the New York Post’s Marc Berman, Jackson does …

Phil Jackson

Report: ‘Strong belief’ Phil Jackson eventually returns to Lakers

There is a “strong belief” within the NBA that Phil Jackson will eventually leave the Knicks to head back to the Lakers, according to a report. Adrian Wojarnowski of the Vertical shed light on the firing of Derek Fisher, and included is …

JR Smith

J.R. Smith thinks it was ‘crazy’ that Phil Jackson told media about personal issues

J.R. Smith hit out at Phil Jackson, saying it was “crazy” that the Knicks president shared Smith’s off-court issues with the media. Jackson traded Smith to the Cavaliers last season, and it was widely speculated that Smith had …

Bill Walton

Bill Walton, Phil Jackson block fan’s view at Grateful Dead concert

Don’t you just hate when you pay good money for tickets to an event and you get stuck behind tall people obstructing your view? That’s what happened to some unlucky fans at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, but at least they have an …

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