"[Dolan] said, 'I don't want you to go through it. I know what it's like to deal with these people [the media],' Jackson says in the book. 'I said, 'Unfortunately my relationship with Carmelo is kind of busted, and if he's going to be here, it's probably best that I go.'"
"I said, 'I don't want Carmelo back on the team; we've got to find a way to trade him,' Jackson said. 'I said, 'Let's sit with [Anthony's agent] Leon Rose and explain we're not going to win a championship. Carmelo wants a championship; he wants to be on a team that has a c"
Phil Jackson left the New York Knicks in June 2017 after the team declined to buy out Carmelo Anthony's contract. The pairing between Jackson and Anthony became deeply fractured, and Jackson concluded that one of them needed to leave. Owner James Dolan acknowledged media pressure during discussions about the situation. Jackson sought to trade Anthony and proposed meeting with Anthony's agent Leon Rose to explain that the team would not win a championship together. Jackson publicly criticized Anthony during his presidency, escalating tensions that were seen as beyond repair by the end of the 2017 season.
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