Knicks President Phil Jackson and Lakers President Jeanie Buss End Engagement

Phil Jackson and Los Angeles Lakers president and co-owner Jeanie Buss have called off their engagement, the 71-year-old New York Knicks president announced Tuesday night.

The pair got engaged in December 2012. According to ESPN.com’s Darren Rovell and Ramona Shelburne, they had been dating since 1999, when Jackson began coaching the Lakers.

Jackson tweeted out the joint statement just before 11 p.m. ET as the Lakers battled the Utah Jazz in a showdown of young Western Conference squads.

Buss, the 55-year-old daughter of late Lakers owner Jerry Buss, responded with messages bearing similarly positive tones:

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