Carmelo Anthony and Phil Jackson were supposed to do great things for the New York Knicks.
The Los Angeles Lakers forward was at the peak of his powers in the Big Apple. As an executive, Jackson was looking to weave his magic in New York after building dynasties in Chicago and Tinseltown.
Unfortunately, things went haywire for the franchise as the players' displeasure with Jackson made it impossible for things to work.
Anthony guested in a recent episode of ALL THE SMOKE where he expressed his dismay over the Zen Master's handling of things with the Knicks.
“When Phil came, he was just like, he cut that line of communication off me from the Front Office, from the staff members, even players! You know what I’m saying?” Anthony said on All The Smoke. “The minute that I knew that was the game that was being played, like Nah!”
Phil Jackson and Carmelo Anthony's working relationship was so bad the former chastised the latter several times in public. For Anthony, all these have made him close the door—at least for now—on the idea of patching things up with Jackson.
“Nah! I mean, I don’t need closure. … I know if I had a sit-down with you, you wouldn’t say that. You would say something totally different. You’re gonna tell me something like oh it wasn’t like that. I ain’t really got time for that. I don’t need it at this point.”
For now, Carmelo Anthony has all his focus on getting his first taste of championship champagne. When that happens, he'll be sharing a piece of Laker glory with Phil Jackson.
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