Another day, another report of palace intrigue in Los Angeles. The entire offseason has featured a variety of subtle jabs from one group of Lakers power brokers to another through the media, and today’s round of them concerns the reappearance of Phil Jackson, who earlier this week was reported as an unofficial advisor on their ongoing coaching search.
I wrote about why that may not be the worst thing in the world on its own, but it would appear that some people around the team disagree with that point a bit, as Sam Amick of The Athletic reports that not everyone involved is happy about the Zen Master’s public reappearance (emphasis mine):
Make no mistake, there are powerful people close to the Lakers who aren’t thrilled with the reality that Jackson’s voice is being taken into account when he has no formal position with the franchise.