Phil Jackson blows off scouting opportunity for Shaq: Phil Jackson stayed in Los Angeles after the Knicks departed, didn’t join them here Thursday and won’t in San Antonio on Saturday either. The Knicks president didn’t attend the NCAA Tournament either. According to the Orange County Register, Jackson will attend the unveiling of the Shaquille O’Neal statue in front of the Staples Center on Friday and won’t be at the Garden for the Eastern Regional or in Memphis for the big Kentucky-UCLA showdown. -- New York Post
The Knicks are sure playing like a tanking team: There was no Derrick Rose in the Rose City, nor Carmelo Anthony.