Mark Jackson 'LOSES job calling Knicks games after team bans him from plane... as franchise president Leon Rose blocks arrangement'

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Mark Jackson was laid off by ESPN last summer after a long run there
But he was meant to be a broadcaster on some Knicks games this year
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By Jake Nisse For Dailymail.Com

Published: 19:41 GMT, 15 November 2023 | Updated: 19:58 GMT, 15 November 2023

Mark Jackson has lost his job as a fill-in Knicks broadcaster for this season, according to a new report.

Jackson, who was drafted by the franchise in 1987, was reportedly set to call some games for his old franchise this season after being laid off by ESPN.

But according to the New York Post, the arrangement will not go ahead after team president Leon Rose banned Jackson from traveling on the team plane.

According to unnamed sources cited in the report, the decision was made partly because of Jackson's history with Knicks assistant Darren Erman - who he previously fired from his staff in Golden State in 2014.

Jackson also would have been prohibited from traveling on the team bus and staying in the team hotel.

The former guard was meant to call Knicks games this season when Clyde Frazier was off, including the team's upcoming five-game road trip.

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