NEW ORLEANS — Carmelo Anthony joked that Phil Jackson’s chances of returning to the Lakers took a major hit when he and Jeannie Buss ended their engagement.
“That put an end to that, didn’t it?” Anthony said with a laugh.
Jackson and Buss, the Lakers’ co-owner, announced on Twitter Monday night that their nearly four-year engagement was off.
There has been speculation that as long as the couple was together that Jackson, the former Lakers’ coach, would return to Los Angeles either this summer when he can opt out of his five-year contract or when his deal is up in two years.