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Phil Jackson is not remembered fondly New York Knicks despite winning the championship with the team as a player in 1973.
Former longtime head coach, winning 11 titles asidejoined the Knicks in 2014 as team president and they went 80-166 during his tenure.
During his tenure, it became apparent that Carmelo Anthony and Jackson did not see eye to eye for a variety of reasons, which Jackson all but confirms in his new book, Masters of the Game, scheduled for release next Tuesday.
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Phil Jackson maintains control of the ball as New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony tries to steal it during Knicks training camp on September 30, 2014, at the United States Military Academy's Crystal Arena in West Point, New York. (Robert Szabo/NY Daily News via Getty Images)
Jackson said the mutual breakup was largely due to his “broken” relationship with Anthony.
“[Owner James] Dolan said to me, “Are the media going to run you out of town?” I said, “I know who the media is; this has nothing to do with me,” Jackson wrote, according to New York Post. “But Dolan felt it was too much. He said, “I don’t want you to go through this. I know what it's like to deal with these people.” I said, “Unfortunately, my relationship with Carmelo is broken, and if he's going to stay here, it's probably best if I leave.”
Jackson also said he approached Dolan with the idea of trading Anthony because “we're not going to win a championship. Carmelo wants a championship; he wants to be on a team that has a chance, and that's what he should be; He's a Hall of Famer.”
New York Knicks small forward Carmelo Anthony controls the ball against Cleveland Cavaliers power forward Kevin Love during the fourth quarter at Madison Square Garden. (Brad Penner/USA Today Sports)
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Much of the drama arose between Jackson's insistence on running a three-pronged offense that fueled the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers dynasties that Anthony wanted no part of.
“[Former head coach Jeff] Hornacek said Carmelo wants the ball,” Jackson said.
Anthony eventually waived his no-trade clause and joined the Oklahoma City Thunder three months after Jackson left the Knicks. This remains his last NBA job. Jackson wanted to buy out Anthony's contract, but ownership refused.
Lakers head coach Phil Jackson walks off the court after being beaten by the Mavericks in Game 4 of the NBA Western Conference semifinals in Dallas. (Wally Scalage/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
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Jackson was also involved in highly publicized drama with Kristaps Porzingiswho was Jackson's first draft pick as a Knicks executive.
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