LeBron James won't be scheduling a sit-down chat with KCarnicks president Phil Jackson as the Cavs prepare to face the Knicks on Wednesday.
LeBron James, asked if he would entertain a conversation at the Garden with Phil Jackson on Wednesday following PJ's "posse" comment: "No."
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) December 6, 2016
James had strong comments toward Jackson last month after he used the word "posse" to refer to associates of the Cavs star. James felt the word had racial connotations and didn't like how Jackson used it.
After the Cavs' win over the Raptors on Monday, James pretty much just echoed his comments from a month ago when asked to reflect on the story. He did add, though, that this storyline won't be a distraction for him heading into Wednesday.
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"My only mindset is to get our guys ready and execute the game plan," James said. "I got a job to do every night and that's to lead this group, and I'll do that."
Jackson said he regrets the comment, but mostly because he should not have been talking about a player on another team.
"That's a topic I'm not going to discuss because, one, we are not supposed to discuss other teams' players in this position that I have here. So I violated one of the tenets of our thing," he told CBS Sports in an interview that aired Tuesday. "The obvious thing is, the word itself carries connotation. And I just don't understand that, that part of it — the word.
"So I guess word choice could be something I could regret. But talking about other teams' players, that's out of the box."
Jackson is ready to move past the comment, saying "it's water under the bridge."
"I don't think there was anybody hurt or harmed in this situation," Jackson said. "I think LeBron's friend [Maverick Carter] obviously had an issue with it. We just let it go. It's not enough to talk about it."
Omnisport's Ron Clements contributed to this report, which has been updated.
