Andrea Kremer catches up with Phil Jackson in the latest edition of Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO, Tuesday, 10 p.m.).
At age 66 and one year removed from his final season with the Lakers, Jackson doesn’t appear overly eager to leave his Montana retreat. Judging from the view, would you?
Here’s excerpts from the interview.
On the possibility of coaching the Knicks:
ANDREA KREMER: You wouldn’t have taken the Knick job?
PHIL JACKSON: No. I wouldn’t take…
ANDREA KREMER: Why? This is—the ties to this job go back as far as your whole career.
PHIL JACKSON: Yeah, it’s great. It’s great.
ANDREA KREMER: And you’ve always said New York is special to you.
PHIL JACKSON: New York is special.
ANDREA KREMER: Why do you dismiss it then, possibility, even?
PHIL JACKSON: Well, it just– there’s just too much work … Continue Reading