D'Antoni says he quit Knicks job in 2012 after Melo said team needed to choose between him and coach

Mike D’Antoni said that in 2012, when he resigned as head coach of the Knicks, he was “forced” by Carmelo Anthony,

Per Newsday, The former Knicks coach said in a long feature in “ESPN The Magazine” that he “quit” after “Anthony said the team needed to choose between him and D’Antoni.” D’Antoni resigned as Knicks coach in March 2012.
“I just went in and quit,” D’Antoni said in the story that mentioned his struggles getting through to Anthony and Kobe Bryant and covered the rebirth he’s enjoyed with the Rockets.