Shaq shows support for Mark Jackson to land Knicks head coaching job

The New York Knicks made nan first stunning move of nan NBA offseason erstwhile they fired caput coach Tom Thibodeau pursuing their astir successful play successful 25 years, sparking a rampant hunt for his replacement.

New York has been linked to galore different names since letting Thibodeau go, specified arsenic Jason Kidd, Michael Malone, and moreover erstwhile Villanova caput coach Jay Wright. However, Shaquille O’ Neal mentions 1 different sanction that galore person disregarded.

In a station made connected Instagram, nan Hall of Fame halfway showed his support for Mark Jackson to go nan adjacent caput coach of nan Knicks, by reposting a station from nan personification “djchuckchillout” which shows a image of Jackson captioned “Ok u @NYknicks Fans it clip for @markjackson to get nan Knicks coaching Job lets goooo time off nan comments.”

Jackson past coached successful nan NBA successful nan 2013-14 play arsenic nan caput coach of nan Golden State Warriors. He spent 3 seasons successful Golden State, and is crediting pinch helping participate successful nan gyration of nan three-point offense, and pinch processing Stephen Curry. It has been his only coaching gig successful nan NBA. After nan 2014 season, Jackson joined ESPN arsenic an analyst, and remained successful that domiciled earlier being fto spell 2 years ago. 

Jackson’s ties to nan Knicks statement arsenic a erstwhile subordinate tally deep, spending 7 seasons pinch nan squad from 1987-1992, and again from 2000-2002. He averaged 11.1 points and 8.0 assists per crippled crossed those 7 seasons, and made his lone profession All-Star quality successful 1989.