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Derek Fisher Fired by Knicks in His Second Season

The New York Knicks fired coach Derek Fisher on Monday after the team lost its fifth straight game and nine of its past 10. The Knicks are 23-31 this season after going 17-65 in Fisher’s first season in 2014-15. New York’s current losing skid contributed to the timing of the move, but the team was …

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Phil Jackson on Kobe Bryant: ‘Quite Often I Could Feel His Hatred’

Hate is a strong word. Yet that is the feeling Phil Jackson got from Kobe Bryant during his first stint coaching the Lakers. According to Jackson, there were several times he could physically feel Bryant’s hatred of him. In an interview with ESPN’s Charles Rosen, Phil Jackson stated: “Ah, my good friend Kobe Bryant…Yes, quite often I could …

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