Mark Jackson took to Instagram on Wednesday to dismiss a report from the New York Post that he lost out on a broadcasting job with the Knicks because the franchise objected to him being on the team’s chartered jet.
“Today, a report came out that I was fired or dismissed from calling Knicks games,” Jackson said. “Honored and privileged to have an offer bestowed upon me to back up the legend Walt Clyde Frazier calling Knick games. Over a week ago, I turned that job down. You heard what I said: More than a week ago, I turned the job down due to the fact that it wasn’t the ideal conditions, and it wasn’t the ideal time for me.
Mark Jackson on IG: "Come on man. Come on. At some point, the lies have got to stop. The lies have got to stop.
— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) November 16, 2023
"I've sat back year after year after year, listening to lies, questioning me as a man and my integrity for what I stand for, what I was raised on That's been… pic.twitter.com/g44oQJIhZg
