Twitter Reacts to Phil Jackson Joining the Knicks

Stars weigh in on the Zen Master's return to New York.

Welcome to New York City - After weeks of speculation, rumors and debate, it’s official, Phil Jackson is in New York.  The New York Knicks held a press conference Tuesday afternoon to introduce Jackson as the team's new president.  While we knew this day was coming, Spike Lee, Allan Houston and more took to Twitter to share their reaction to the news.— Dominique Zonyéé (@DominiqueZonyee)(Photo: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

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Welcome to New York City - After weeks of speculation, rumors and debate, it’s official, Phil Jackson is in New York.  The New York Knicks held a press conference Tuesday afternoon to introduce Jackson as the team's new president.  While we knew this day was coming, Spike Lee, Allan Houston and more took to Twitter to share their reaction to the news.— Dominique Zonyéé (@DominiqueZonyee)(Photo: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

Guy Torry @guytorry  - Tweet: “Phil Jackson is addressing the Media as @knicks pres. Im in NY & wanna go & object 2 dis marriage. #LakerNation” (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

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Guy Torry @guytorry - Tweet: “Phil Jackson is addressing the Media as @knicks pres. Im in NY & wanna go & object 2 dis marriage. #LakerNation” (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

Skip Bayless @RealSkipBayless - Tweet: “Only way Phil succeeds with Knicks is if he works directly with players, teaches 'em his way, 1 on 1. That has to include Melo.”(Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for IAVA)

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Skip Bayless @RealSkipBayless - Tweet: “Only way Phil succeeds with Knicks is if he works directly with players, teaches 'em his way, 1 on 1. That has to include Melo.”(Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for IAVA)

Fred The Godson @FREDTHEGODSON  - Tweet: “Knicks!!!!! Welcome to NYC Phil Jackson!!!! #godisgreat #knickstape #fatboyfreshoutnow…http://instagram.com/p/lsjVjeJCJH/ (Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

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Fred The Godson @FREDTHEGODSON  - Tweet: “Knicks!!!!! Welcome to NYC Phil Jackson!!!! #godisgreat #knickstape #fatboyfreshoutnow…http://instagram.com/p/lsjVjeJCJH/ (Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

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Allan Houston @ALLAN_HOUSTON - Tweet: “Exciting day for @nyknicks..Looking forward to learning from Phil Jackson”(Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Cantor Fitzgerald)

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Allan Houston @ALLAN_HOUSTON - Tweet: “Exciting day for @nyknicks..Looking forward to learning from Phil Jackson”(Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Cantor Fitzgerald)

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Jumanee D. Williams @JumaaneWilliams - Tweet: “Welcome back Phil. Chasin' that 8th just got a lot more real. Five straight doesn't hurt either pic.twitter.com/TVTkIs5Ug3”(Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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Jumanee D. Williams @JumaaneWilliams - Tweet: “Welcome back Phil. Chasin' that 8th just got a lot more real. Five straight doesn't hurt either pic.twitter.com/TVTkIs5Ug3”(Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Pete Rock @PeteRock - Tweet: “Who woulda thought we would get The Zen Master in our knicks front office? That's crazy nationers!#knicksnation #ondeck #lessthen2years #NY”(Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

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Pete Rock @PeteRock - Tweet: “Who woulda thought we would get The Zen Master in our knicks front office? That's crazy nationers!#knicksnation #ondeck #lessthen2years #NY”(Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

Timothy Legler @LegsESPN   - Tweet: “Won't be easy fix for #Knicks but now there's credibility at the top. #1thing Phil brings is right 2 demand change in priorities of players”(Photo: NBA Tonight via ESPN)

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Timothy Legler @LegsESPN - Tweet: “Won't be easy fix for #Knicks but now there's credibility at the top. #1thing Phil brings is right 2 demand change in priorities of players”(Photo: NBA Tonight via ESPN)

Mike Greenberg @espngreeny  - Tweet: “The only certainty of Phil Jackson is that he takes the heat off Jim Dolan for a while. #Knicks” (Photo: WENN)

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Mike Greenberg @espngreeny - Tweet: “The only certainty of Phil Jackson is that he takes the heat off Jim Dolan for a while. #Knicks” (Photo: WENN)

Spike Lee on raising money for his next film through Kickstarter:  - "That's why I felt it was important to include my body of work [on Kickstarter], because m*****f****** be forgetting… and I don't mind reminding them.”(Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Cirque du Soleil)

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Spike Lee @SpikeLee - Tweet: “We Happy In Da Orange And Blues. YA-DIG? SHO-NUFF...http://instagram.com/p/lsZDx5yqim/ "(Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Cirque du Soleil)

Jared Zwerling @JaredZwerling   - Tweet: “The positive way Phil Jackson is talking about Melo today makes me feel more confident Melo is staying in New York.”(Photo: Jared Zwerling via Instagram)

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Jared Zwerling @JaredZwerling - Tweet: “The positive way Phil Jackson is talking about Melo today makes me feel more confident Melo is staying in New York.”(Photo: Jared Zwerling via Instagram)