Mark Jackson hasn’t coached an NBA team since 2014, when he was the head coach of the Golden State Warriors. Jackson spoke on “All the Smoke” podcast with Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson on the matter at hand, saying he will return to the NBA.
“I’m a guy with tremendous faith. I’m not gonna slit my wrists if I never coach again because I believe what the Bible says – as far as if you do what you’re supposed to do, it’s a promise from God that he will not withhold any good thing from you.
So if I’m not coaching, that means it’s not good. As long as I’m doing what I’m supposed to do, I truly believe that the day will come when I have the opportunity to walk the sidelines again and lead a basketball team.
For three years in Golden State, I had the time of my life impacting players, developing relationships and changing a culture. I truly was blessed to do that and I look forward to the opportunity to do it again.
I don’t believe that no man can blackball me. That door will open up and the opportunity will present itself. I’ll be locked and loaded and fully prepared,” Jackson noted.
The Brooklyn Nets and the New York Knicks are in search for a head coach and both were linked with Jackson. While the reason behind the hesitation of several teams to hire him as a coach is not clearly known, the former Warriors’ star Andre Iguodala claimed a few months ago that Jackson was blacklisted by the NBA.
