The Warriors preferred that Jackson live in the Bay Area, but he maintained his residence near his church in Los Angeles. "When they hired me they knew I wasn't living here," he told 95.7 The Game.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Golden State Warriors have fired Mark Jackson, ending the franchise's most successful coaching tenure in the past two decades but also one filled with drama and distractions ...

OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Golden State Warriors have fired Mark Jackson, ending the franchise's most successful coaching tenure in the past two decades but also one filled with drama and distractions ...

Mark was the one who believed that the team could win big before anyone else did. For Iguodala, who joined the Warriors in Jackson's final season, the respect ran deeper than wins.