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80s Lakers bruiser Kurt Rambis pushed as permanent Knicks coach

 


 

Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach Kurt Rambis (left) wears a 1970's style moustache and glasses as he sits with coach Phil Jackson during their NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics in Los Angeles, December 30, 2007. (Xinhua/Reuters File Photo)
Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach Kurt Rambis (left) wears a 1970's style moustache and glasses as he sits with coach Phil Jackson during their NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics in Los Angeles, December 30, 2007. (Xinhua/Reuters File Photo)

New York Knicks president Phil Jackson is pushing to make Kurt Rambis the team's permanent head coach, according to reports.

Sources told ESPN.com that Rambis, who has served as the Knicks' interim head coach since Derek Fisher was fired on Feb. 8, is the preferred choice of Jackson.

Despite Rambis going 8-16 since the coaching change, Jackson wants to give him a new multiyear deal, according to the report.

Rambis, 58, has had a longstanding NBA relationship with Jackson. — Reuters