Jackson treatment ‘mind-boggling’

Brian Shaw definitely was surprised the Lakers didn’t hire Phil Jackson after firing Mike Brown this month. Shaw was particularly taken aback that they informed Jackson in a midnight phone call of their choice to hire Mike D’Antoni.

“Under the circumstances ... it’s mind-boggling,” Shaw said Monday. “I was joking with him, at least you got a phone call, even though it was midnight.

“I don’t know if any of the other 29 teams would have done him the way he was done (by the Lakers) after he had done so much for the organization and the city.”

Shawwon three championships as a Lakers player under Jackson and two more on Jackson’s coaching staff. Shaw returned to Staples Center onTuesday as the associate head coach of the Pacers.