Though there is no indication Jackson is a candidate for a Garden return, Pitino — who coached the Knicks from 1987-89, and earned AP Coach of the Year this season for St. John’s — took to social media earlier this week to tell his former employer that there is an ideal candidate actually available.

The Knicks had a wonderful energy about them as recently as a few weeks ago.

South Africa completed a successful pursuit of the joint second-highest winning fourth-innings total in test history at Lord's.