New York Newspapers Roast Phil Jackson After He Parts Ways with Knicks
New York Knicks fans celebrated on Wednesday after learning the club had parted ways with much-maligned team president Phil Jackson.
On Thursday, New York newspapers joined in on the fun.
Metro went with the simple headline "Bye Phil-icia" along with a photo of the executive who will be remembered for producing losing teams but also for drafting fan favorite Kristaps Porzingis.
Both the front and back covers of the New York Daily News focused on Jackson's ouster. One side was a parody of The Wizard of Oz that proclaimed "Karma's a Witch" and "Ding-Dong, the Jax Is Gone," while the other showed film director and producer Spike Lee raising his arms toward the heavens upon learning about Jackson's exit from his beloved Knicks:
Finally, there was the New York Post, which coupled the Lee photo with a grave site in memory of Jackson's famous—or infamous, depending on your opinion—triangle offense:
No town spreads the news quite like New York.
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