Just when you thought things couldn’t possibly get any weirder with the Knicks. On Wednesday night, Phil Jackson went on MSG Network and confirmed the rather baffling rumor that he is, in fact, entertaining trade offers for Kristaps Porzingis. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical, Jackson’s hoping to land a top four pick so he can ostensibly select Kansas product Josh Jackson, if he’s even still on board by then.
But in a further effort to explain his rationale to justifiably apoplectic Knicks fans, Jackson seemingly alluded to the fact that Porzingis is on the market at least partially for skipping his exit interview at the end of the season, which would be a stunning display of world-class pettiness on Jackson’s part, if true.
One person who doesn’t seem to be sweating any of this, however, is none other than embattled Knicks owner and NYC persona non grata James Dolan, who is skipping the draft night proceedings at Barclays Center on Thursday to play a gig with his folk band, JD & The Straight Shot. No, really.
Report: Knicks owner Jim Dolan to quite literally fiddle while Rome burns.https://t.co/8BcXuJlmyt
— NBA Injury Report (@NBAInjuryR3port) June 22, 2017
Not that any additional oversight or direct involvement from Dolan would have anything resembling a positive effect on organizational transactions. Just look at how he comically mishandled the Charles Oakley debacle earlier this year.
Yet, it’s just another symptom of Dolan’s utter lack of interest in the fact that the franchise he helms is the laughing stock of the NBA and is perpetually digging themselves into a hole they won’t be able to climb out of for many years to come.
Tickets to see JD & The Straight Shot at City Winery New York City on Thursday night start at $20 (for a barstool seat), or you can fork over an additional $3 for VIP seats. Show starts at 8 p.m. and ends promptly at 10 p.m., according to their website.
(h/t FTW)
