David Griffin pulls out of running for Knicks GM position

Imagine a basketball organization that doesn't want its own basketball general manager to have authority over his own basketball decisions, or even to hire basketball people they know and trust. Heads up:

Ex-Cavs GM David Griffin has pulled his name out of the Knicks' GM and president search after he couldn't come... https://t.co/H4oStS2yd6

— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpearsESPN) July 9, 2017 Sources told @wojespn that Griffin & NYK were at odds over Griffin having authority on b-ball decisions: https://t.co/xDjOMSHLgQ

— Ian Begley (@IanBegley) July 9, 2017 Also at issue, per @wojespn, was David Griffin's preference to bring his own staff. NYK & Griffin couldn't agree on that.…