A little more than three years after being brought in as the savior of the Knicks, Phil Jackson is out as team president. Jackson was informed of the team’s decision on Tuesday, according to a person briefed on the team’s discussion. The Knicks are expected to officially announce the move later Wednesday.
Jackson arrived in March 2014 with impeccable credentials. He was part of the Knicks’ championship era as a player in the early 1970s, and won 11 N.B.A. championships as coach of the Chicago Bulls and the Los Angeles Lakers. He was already a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame.