Retirement might be a little too easy for Hall of Fame coach Phil Jackson.
While his name has aimlessly bounced across all angles of the rumor mill since he last coached in 2011, it sounds like the "Zen Master" is closer to finding his next NBA home.
UPDATED on Saturday, March 8 at 5:55 p.m. ET
Jackson's restlessness might soon become a thing of the past.
According to ESPN's Stephen A. Smith, via SportsCenter's official Twitter feed, Jackson is strongly considering becoming the Knicks' next president of basketball operations:
He would inherit quite a mess if he did accept the position, but his legend would grow even greater if he could pull this miracle off.
The fact that he'd be doing it in the same city where he started his NBA journey could put a nice full-circle touch on his already storied career.
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The 11-time champion is "ready to go back to work," a source told ESPN's Ramona Shelburne. A front-office role seems to be his ideal position, but Shelburne wrote that a temporary coaching position is a possibility:< ...
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