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Shaquille O’Neal‘s statue unveiling last Friday outside Staples Center turned out to be a star-studded affair. From Kobe Bryant to Phil Jackson, it gave the esteemed guests an opportunity to pay tribute to the Hall of Famer for his contributions to the Los Angeles Lakers organization. The current New York Knicks president even got a […]

With the New York Knicks’ lack of success this year, the believers of Phil Jackson have declined. However, one of his former players made it clear that he still thinks Jackson can turn the team into a winner. Current TNT broadcaster Shaquille O’Neal, who was at the center of the Los Angeles Lakers’ three-peat in […]

The New York Knicks are expected to remain committed to trading star forward Carmelo Anthony in the offseason, according to ESPN’s Ian Begley. A season that started with plenty of promise with a vast difference in the composition of the roster and two very important signings coming from Chicago, turned into a burning kite, descending […]

Sometimes women have the ultimate instinct when it comes to relationships. It turns out Jeanie Buss jokingly predicted she and her former fiancé Phil Jackson would never get married. Digging through the TMZ video vault, there was a clip of the couple leaving a wedding in Beverly Hills back in 2009, where one of the […]

New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony joked about the chances of team president Phil Jackson returning to the Los Angeles Lakers after him and longtime fiancee Jeannie Buss ended their engagement on Monday night. “That put an end to that, didn’t it?” Anthony told reporters with a laugh. There had been some speculation that the former longtime Lakers […]

Phil Jackson is now a single man in the midst of the Big Apple. After 17 years together, Jackson and Los Angeles Lakers part-owner Jeanie Buss have mutually ended their engagement. “With mutual love and respect, we have decided to end our engagement,” Jackson said in a statement on Twitter. “With the nature of our professional obligations […]

Despite the tall task of making the New York Knicks a team worthy of being in the league’s upper echelon, team president Phil Jackson has every intention of finishing his five-year term with the team. While the team is at a pedestrian 14-11 mark through the first third of the season, they’ve also managed to […]

The New York Knicks have been one of the hotter teams in the league as of late and are currently ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference with a 14-11 record. Much of the credit has been given to Carmelo Anthony and Kristaps Porzingis, but one person who deserves as much is their head coach, Jeff Hornacek. The 53-year-old […]

After eight seasons under the tutelage of former head coach Phil Jackson — Luke Walton, now the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers in his own right, has learned the ins and outs of the Zen Master, but some things still remain a mystery. The president of the New York Knicks recently had some sharp […]

Not too far departed from their stint as player and coach, Luke Walton now holds the title his mentor Phil Jackson once did — head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. Now president of the New York Knicks, Jackson has been a pool of knowledge for his former player as he embarks in a career […]

Carmelo Anthony and New York Knicks‘ president Phil Jackson have been making a lot of news lately with regards to their much-publicized disagreement. Jackson has called out his team’s star forward for holding on to the ball too long, which has caused their offense to become slower. Anthony fired back with two posts on social media […]

With New York Knicks team president Phil Jackson dominating headlines recently, the topic of use of medicinal marijuana in the NBA came to surface after Jackson brought up the possibility of acceptance of the substance by the league in a near future. In a panel hosted by Michelle Beadle, former players Jalen Rose, Tracy McGrady, […]

If there is one man who knows New York Knicks president Phil Jackson, it’s Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant. After 11 seasons with the “Zen Master,” he’s gotten to know the ins and outs of a rather complex individual. So it isn’t a surprise that Bryant has shared some of his experiences in dealing with the […]

New York Knicks star forward Carmelo Anthony opened up about his cryptic Instagram post and confirmed indeed it was about team president Phil Jackson, in light of the comments he made earlier in the week of his lack of ball movement. “At the end of the day we’re playing good basketball,” Anthony told Stefan Bondy of […]

When the New York Knicks hosted the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night, it marked the first visit of LeBron James at Madison Square Garden following the controversial “posse” comment Phil Jackson made towards him. It turned out to be a one-sided affair as the Cavs blew out the Knicks, 126-94. A day prior to the […]

New York Knicks star forward Carmelo Anthony didn’t stay quiet for long after swaying away from the media’s questions about team president Phil Jackson after a blowout loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night. Jackson had previously made comments regarding the nine-time All-Star, saying that he held on to the ball for longer than […]

Despite Carmelo Anthony playing a similar role to Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant in the triangle offense, New York Knicks team president Phil Jackson seems to think he needs to get rid of the ball faster. “Carmelo a lot of times wants to hold the ball longer than… we have a rule: If you hold […]

Phil Jackson‘s incendiary comments have resurfaced with the Cleveland Cavaliers visiting the New York Knicks as part of Wednesday night’s ESPN doubleheader. Last month, during an interview with ESPN, the “Zen Master” had made comments about LeBron James‘ departure from the Miami Heat, including a mention of a time when the team stayed in the Cleveland […]

The New York Knicks are now starting to find their groove and have won four of their last five games, climbing back to .500 with a 7-7 record. On Tuesday night, the team had an impressive win at home against the Portland Trail Blazers and saw former MVP Derrick Rose hit a clutch jumper to […]

Cleveland Cavaliers‘ star forward LeBron James and New York Knicks’ president Phil Jackson recently made a lot of headlines after a back-and-forth ensued stemming from a controversial comment made by the latter. The 71-year-old front office executive gave a statement about James and his management team referring to them as a “posse” which left the four-time MVP […]

Before the New York Knicks secured the services of Derrick Rose last summer, the team’s president, Phil Jackson, admitted that they were targeting a different player who they believed was a good fit in their system. The 71-year-old front-office executive revealed that the team was very much interested in going after Memphis Grizzlies‘ point guard Mike […]

New York Knicks star forward Carmelo Anthony couldn’t wrap his head around why team president Phil Jackson would talk about LeBron James in the first place. Jackson recently made comments criticizing James, saying he needed preferential treatment and citing a particular event where he, as a member of the Miami Heat, made the team spend […]

Since arguably the greatest NBA coach of all time, Phil Jackson became President of the New York Knicks, every decision he has made has been met with intense scrutiny. One of Jackson’s decisions was to instill his favored triangle offense into the coaching system, which has had mixed results. When speaking to ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan, […]

Jeff Hornacek says Phil Jackson didn’t force Kurt Rambis on him. Earlier this week Kurt Rambis was made his defensive assistant after being the head coach last year after Derek Fisher’s firing. This could be because they have one of the worst defenses in the league with a 111.5 defensive rating. The Knicks have not gotten […]

New York Knicks President Phil Jackson is reportedly unhappy with the way his team has played outside of the infamous triangle offense. With a 2-4 start so far this season, players are trying to find a point of cohesion with each other and they feel the triangle complicates the process further. Earlier this week, Carmelo Anthony […]

Once New York Knicks President Phil Jackson made his way into the Big Apple, it was inevitable that the triangle offense talk would begin considering it brought him so much success. It took Jackson some convincing to get Michael Jordan, Shaquille O’Neal, and Kobe Bryant to buy into its principles, but he eventually did it. Getting […]

Phil Jackson’s triangle offense is legendary. But it doesn’t work everywhere. Jackson won 11 NBA championships with the Bulls and Lakers thanks largely to his revolutionary offense. It’s led to many imitations, none of which have matched his success. Currently, the New York Knicks have been attempting to make the triangle relevant again with Jackson as […]

Before winning their first championship in franchise history back in 1991, the Chicago Bulls suffered a lot of heartache from being ousted by the Detroit Pistons for two consecutive years. And when they finally overcame the Isaiah Thomas-led squad, it marked the start of the Bulls’ reign of six championships in eight years. Many wondered […]

The system may have won 11 championships between 1991 to 2010, but the game has now changed and players have already been complaining about the triangle offense. With this being said, New York Knicks head coach Jeff Hornacek plans to switch his plays and avoid using the Tex Winter-designed offense on all possessions. The 53-year-old […]

Just a few days ago, New York Knicks president Phil Jackson made headlines giving his thoughts about today’s players. In his remarks, he expressed his own observations that the players can’t grasp the triangle offense due to poor fundamentals. Jackson recently appeared as a guest on Shaquille O’neal’s podcast show going into further detail. In […]

Two-and-a-half years into his role as president of the New York Knicks, Phil Jackson still hasn’t stopped answering to questions regarding his revered triangle offense. After his glory days with the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers — teams that won a combined three three-peats in 12 years under the Zen Master’s tutelage — the system […]

During the early 2000s, the Los Angeles Lakers won three-straight championships under then-head coach, Phil Jackson. Despite all the success the franchise achieved during that time, a much-publicized feud between their two superstars, Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant, emerged. On his recent appearance on The Big Podcast with Shaq, the 71-year-old now New York Knicks president gave […]

Although rumors have surfaced that New York Knicks President Phil Jackson will take over the head coaching duties of the team, Jeff Hornacek said there’s no truth to it and even added that the 71-year-old front office executive has been supportive of the tweaks he has made on the triangle offense. It’s also worth noting […]

Team president Phil Jackson has committed on a his hands off approach to the New York Knicks‘ offense, allowing head coach Jeff Hornacek to work his magic. It has already been a challenge and training camp just started. The challenge isn’t for Jackson or Hornacek, but for point guard Derrick Rose. Rose needs time to fully figure out the […]

Monday marked 43 days until the start of the NBA regular season and ESPN took the liberty to give New York Knicks fans a harsh reminder. Despite all the competitive teams they put out during the 90’s, it has been 43 years since the Knicks last won a championship. 43 Days until NBA Tip Off: Knicks have played 43 […]

During the New York Knicks‘ coaching search this summer, all signs pointed to team president Phil Jackson appointing Kurt Rambis to the vacant head coaching position. The story is told that Rambis was never interested in the job, but instead suggested that Jackson hire Jeff Hornacek to lead the team. Jackson spoke on Rambis via Today’s Fastbreak: It […]

Another segment of  The Phil Jackson Chronicles was posted on Today’s FastBreak, and it has Jackson speaking about old times, which was a bit of an escape from his new job of reconstructing the New York Knicks. Jackson recounted particularly about the career of Kobe Bryant, who he worked with for 11 seasons with the Lakers. It was familiar because Jackson had long since written about his time together with […]

The Kobe Bryant era for the Los Angeles Lakers was one full of highs and lows from the very start. After coming back from a wrist injury, Bryant was unhappy coming off the bench and called Jerry West to discuss how to score more consistently on a nightly basis as well as to request a […]

The 2016 offseason has brought plenty of change to the mecca of basketball, as the New York Knicks are primed to compete for a playoff spot next season. The signings of former Bulls‘ Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah give the team a new look front-to-back on paper, though it’s yet to be seen to work […]