Knicks Morning News (2016.11.16)

LeBron James fired back at Phil Jackson and said he lost all respect for him after the Knicks’ president referred to his friends and business partners as his “posse.”

Jeff Hornacek is going back to his regular first unit Wednesday night against the Pistons, but he joked he couldn’t promise he would start that way in the second half.

Carmelo Anthony on whether he thought Phil Jackson’s comments were out of line regarding LeBron James and his management team.

Lebron James has lost all respect for Phil Jackson after the Knicks’ team president referred to James’ business partners as his ‘posse.’

The Knicks have assigned Marshall Plumlee to the D-League, where he is expected to suit up tomorrow night at Greensboro.

With the Knicks struggling to begin the season, can they get more out of backup point guard Brandon Jennings?

Joakim Noah is still the starting center — for now. Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek said Noah will take the opening tap at center against the Pistons on Wednesday but failed to guarantee he would be doing so for the second half. Hornacek said he is intrigued with his new “small-ball’’ lineup and will continue to…

Forget for a second whether Phil Jackson understands how loaded the word “posse” is, and that it was almost certain to bother LeBron James – and most NBA players – when Jackson used it in an interview to describe James’ closest associates. A full lifetime in and around professional basketball suggests – insists – that…

Carmelo Anthony has sided with buddy LeBron James over his team’s president. Anthony said he is not surprised at James’ beef with Phil Jackson in calling his handlers “a posse,’’ adding he would be offended, too, if his entourage got tagged by Jackson with that word. Anthony also said he can’t “understand” why Jackson is…

The only good news for the Knicks is when LeBron James next becomes a free agent in the summer of 2020, team president Phil Jackson’s contract will have expired. Jackson has burned another bridge as his inept presidency took another turn with James responding negatively to the Zen Master’s use of the term “posse’’ when describing…

When the Knicks’ president used “posse” to describe James’s friends who travel and work with him, James took offense, citing the racial connotation of the word.

After taking a total of seven 3-point attempts in his first six N.B.A. seasons, the Nets center has hoisted up 38 this season, in only eight games.

Booker’s father, Melvin, had a productive pro basketball career that included stops in Italy, Turkey and Russia, as well as 32 games in the N.B.A.

Wednesday’s Knicks News: Joakim Noah will start against Pistons

Rose seeking $70K in court costs from accuser

Melo: Jackson’s comment ‘hit home’ to LeBron

LeBron rips ‘posse’ remark, mulls Phil’s intent

Tuesday’s Knicks News: Joakim Noah benched in wins over Mavs

Phil Jackson set a new world record this week for alienating NBA superstars.

Rose was cleared in his civil trial, and now he’s seeking damages.

Consider this bridge burned.