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The Warriors’ Andre Iguodala ‘absolutely’ believes Mark Jackson has been blackballed by the NBA

The basketball court isn’t the only place where Andre Iguodala is a straight shooter. On Tuesday, appearing on ESPN’s “The Breakfast Club” to discuss his newly released book “The Sixth Man” he said he believes former Warriors coach Mark Jackson has been blackballed by the NBA.

“I do,” he said. “Yes. Absolutely.”

Iguodala joined the Warriors for the 2013-14 season in Jackson’s third, and final, season as the team’s coach.

“He was one of my favorite coaches of all time,” Iguodala said. “It was like, come in, compete, play hard. He was going to put you in the best position to get the most money.