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New York Knicks Fire Team President Phil Jackson

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Amid his feuds with multiple players, including star Carmelo Anthony.

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The New York Knicks have fired team president Phil Jackson amid his feuds with multiple players, the New York Daily News reported Wednesday morning. The coaching legend—who won 11 championship rings with the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers—joined the Knicks as a team exec in 2014 and has since attempted to rebuild the struggling franchise. But rather than allow him to trade one of the team’s two biggest stars, including Carmelo Anthony, owner James Dolan decided to fire Jackson.

Read it at New York Daily News