One of those people was Mark Jackson who hasn’t coached in over a decade. After Brown was introduced as the head coach of the Knicks, Jackson posted a cryptic message on social media.

Former Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson has not been a coach for an NBA team since he was let go by the franchise.

Jackson, a former NBA point guard who had his best seasons with the Knicks and Indiana Pacers, had never been a head coach at any level when Lacob hired him away from the ESPN/ABC broadcast table ...

Jackson, a former NBA point guard who had his best seasons with the Knicks and Indiana Pacers, had never been a head coach at any level when Lacob hired him away from the ESPN/ABC broadcast table ...

Despite Stephen A. Smith stumping for him, Mark Jackson didn’t get the call. Whatever you want to call the New York Knicks’ head coaching search, it ultimately concluded with Mike Brown as the ...

"This guy just has no limits" - Mark Jackson explains why Stephen Curry is unlike any shooter the NBA has ever seen ...

Jackson went 121-109 in three seasons with Golden State, which reached the postseason each of the last two years. He had been mentioned as a possible candidate for the New York Knicks ' vacant ...

(The previous mark is 21 wins.) It's been a nightmare season for Jackson, who said at the beginning of the season that he believed the Knicks were a playoff team.

Jackson won 51 games last season and 47 the season before, compiling a 121-109 record in three seasons in Golden State. He is working for ESPN as an analyst during the NBA Finals.

The New York Knicks' focus over the next few weeks will be on free agency, and not on finding a replacement for Phil Jackson, league sources told ESPN's Ramona Shelburne.