At 11 a.m. the Knicks are expected to welcome back Phil Jackson, who will return to the perpetually pitiful franchise in the role of team president. Jackson was on the Knicks' only two championship-winning teams, in 1970 and 1973, before retiring in 1980 and going on to coach the Bulls and Lakers to multiple winning seasons. "Phil knows what to do and how to build teams and how to win, that's the most important thing," Carmelo Anthony said last week. "When you know how to win, whether you're a coach or whether you're in the front office, that stands out." Here's the livestream:
We'll have more on the big announcement later.