Luke Walton wanted to see Phil Jackson and the triangle offense succeed with the Knicks. Jackson’s departure didn’t sit well with Walton, the Lakers coach.
“I don’t know all the details of what was going on here, obviously, but a mentor to me like that and someone that means as much to me as Phil does, I’m not in favor of it happening,” said Walton, who played for Jackson on the Lakers.
“There’s people out here that I wanted to see succeed,” Walton said. “I love the triangle offense. I wanted to see that work. But for whatever reasons it didn’t.