Mark Jackson

The New York Knicks wasted little time in firing head coach Jeff Hornacek following their final game of the season. And they wasted even less time coming up with a list of potential replacements. According to ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Knicks canned Hornacek almost immediately after they returned from their road victory over the Cleveland [...]

The closer we get to the offseason, the less likely it seems that Jeff Hornacek will return as head coach of the New York Knicks next season. In fact, they may already have a replacement or two in mind: Mark Jackson and Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers. Here’s the skinny, replete with some [...]

Steve Kerr is a class act. During NBA Finals media availability ahead of Game 3 on Tuesday, the Golden State Warriors head honcho credited his predecessor, Mark Jackson, with turning this squad into a defensive juggernaut. Here’s what he said, via RealGM: “I didn’t. I didn’t. Mark Jackson did,” said Kerr when asked the question [...]

The Sacramento Kings’ extensive head coaching search may lead them to former Golden State Warriors head honcho Mark Jackson. It may also lead them to more than a dozen other candidates, because they’ve been linked to everyone under the sun. But certain prospects will be eliminated from consideration as the search progresses. That’s just how [...]

Mark Jackson, come on down. You’re the next contestant on “Whose name will be thrown into the New York Knicks’ head coaching rumor mill?” Congratulations. Here’s Tommy Dee for SNY.TV: Phil Jackson has called on one of New York’s own to gauge interest in guiding the team’s rebuilding process from the sidelines. A source close [...]

Is Tom Thibodeau a glutton for punishment? We’re about to find out. After canning Lionel Hollins and reassigning general manager Billy King, the Brooklyn Nets’ search for replacements are underway. And while Kentucky head coach John Calipari has been haphazardly thrown into the mix by any writer with a platform, the Nets appear to have [...]

If the New York Knicks, winners of just 17 games last season, make the 2016 NBA playoffs, plenty of people will be shocked. ESPN NBA analysts Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy will not be among those people. Nor, for the record, will I. The Knicks are going to have a much-improved defense, and Carmelo [...]

This season, Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal told USA Today that himself and Wall are, “definitely the best backcourt in the league.” But, after his dismissal from the Warriors, former Head Coach Mark Jackson called Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry the, “greatest shooting backcourt in the history of the game.” Since then, the question of [...]

Mark Jackson and Stephen Curry definitely still text each other. The Golden State Warriors point guard was always Jackson’s biggest, most outspoken supporter. That hasn’t changed in the wake of M-Jax’s firing. Speaking with reporters on Jackson’s dismissal, Curry, according to the Associated Press (via ESPN) said that the “semi-quick hire” of Steve Kerr was [...]

On the heels of another delusional tirade by banned Clippers owner Donald Sterling, the Clippers lost 104-98 to the Oklahoma City Thunder. How? How does the team with the best floor leader (Chris Paul), the best coach (Doc Rivers), and best frontcourt (Griffin/Jordan) lose a playoff series? In the critical game 5, the Clippers blew [...]