New Phil Jackson Era Already a Stunner for Jaded, Weary Knicks Fans

March 18th, 2014 by Howard Beck Leave a reply »

NEW YORK — If a New York Knicks fan had passed out in Madison Square Garden's shimmering Seventh Avenue entry two weeks ago, then awoken in a stupor Tuesday morning, he would have had trouble separating delusion from reality.

Indeed, he might have wondered if he were still dreaming. Or hallucinating.

There was Phil Jackson—the NBA's Lord of the Rings, a native Knicks son steeped in the teachings of Red Holzman—trading quips and chuckles with James L. Dolan, the graceless Garden chairman.

In the audience was Irving Azoff, the entertainment mogul. Nearby, Glenn Frey of the Eagles. Across the room, Spike Lee, director and superfan.

The fantasy would grow stranger still.



The notoriously meddlesome Dolan would say he was ceding authority—"willingly and gratefully"—to Jackson on all basketball matters.

Jackson would affirm he'd been given absolute assurance on this point, "because Jim knew that I wasn't going to come if this didn't happen."

But this did happen, all of it. The press conference to announce Jackson's appointment as team presi ...

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