GREENBURGH, N.Y. –- Like pretty much all of New York and the rest of the country, Knicks president Phil Jackson was impressed with how Derek Jeter went out in his final home game.

Unlike pretty much all of New York, though, Jackson wasn't watching Jeter’s dramatic walk-off single Thursday night.

“What a way to go out last night with the home crowd,” Jackson said at a Knicks news conference Friday ahead of training camp, which opens Monday. “Unfortunately I did not see the moment.”

“I was watching a football game,” he added. “But it was replayed enough so I could get the feel for it, so what a wonderful thing to do for the crowd that so desperately wanted to see him succeed.”

Jackson did not say whether he was watching the Giants’ win in Washington or a college football game.

He doesn’t know and has never spoken with Jeter, but he did appear in a Nike commercial with several well-known figures paying their respects to Jeter by tipping their caps.

“I have a relationship with Nike that goes back quite a few years and they wanted to include me in that,” Jackson said. “It was a cool ad, it was a tribute to him. [I] respect his record, his tenure here with the Yankees. He's a great leader in the baseball world.”

Knicks coach Derek Fisher mentioned Jeter unsolicited when talking about Carmelo Anthony's decision to return to the Knicks.

“From a basketball perspective for Carmelo, and I feel for a lot of players in this league, I think credibility goes a long way,” Fisher said. “I think respect goes a long way. We’ve watched Derek Jeter for the last 20 years. His nickname is respect. When he walks in the room, there are certain things that come with that respect.

“I think there’s no question [Anthony] wants to win. At the same time, that’s why he came back, because he believes that’s possible. I don’t believe it was just for the money. He could have gotten the money to go anywhere, but I do believe he’s confident in not just where we are, but where we can go.”