LeBron James says he went after Phil Jackson with Dennis Smith Jr. comments

LeBron James admitted he was taking aim at former New York Knicks president Phil Jackson and not the Knicks organization when he said this past weekend that Dallas Mavericks rookie Dennis Smith Jr. "should be a Knick." James made waves Saturday when he said the Knicks "passed on a really good one" in this year's draft by selecting Frank Ntilikina with the eighth pick ahead of Smith, who went No. 9 overall to Dallas. The Cleveland Cavaliers star clarified those remarks Monday, saying he was not "throwing shade at Frank at all, for people that got their pants in bunches." James confirmed that his comments were directed toward Jackson, who parted ways with the Knicks this past June less than a week after presiding over New York's selection of the French guard Ntilikina.