LeBron James says he has no interest in discussing Phil Jackson's "posse" comments while he's in town this week to play the New York Knicks.

"No," James said flatly when asked if he'd entertain a conversation with Jackson.

When asked to reflect on the discussion that his response to Jackson prompted, James brought up the racial undertones that he believed were part of Jackson's "posse" characterization.

"Didn't affect me, just know how much further we still have to go and how far we still have to go as African-Americans, even in the light of today," James said. "For me, I've built my career on and off the floor on the utmost respect, and I've always given the utmost respect to everyone -- all my peers, people that's laid the path for me and laid the path for coaches, players, things of that nature.

"I've always given respect to them, and it's always, like I told you before, it's always shade thrown on me, so. It means we got a lot more work to do, myself and the team. We've got to continue to protect each other and continue to just be as great as we can be."

James and business partner Maverick Carter were critical of Jackson's comments when he retold a story about James' days with the Miami Heat.