Philip Douglas "Phil" Jackson (born September 17, 1945 in Deer Lodge, Montana) is a former American professional basketball player and the current coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. Jackson is widely considered one of the greatest coaches in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His reputation was established as head coach of the Chicago Bulls from 1989 through 1998; during his tenure, Chicago won six NBA titles. His next team, the Los Angeles Lakers, won three consecutive NBA titles from 2000-2002. In total, Jackson has won 9 NBA titles as a coach, a record shared with Red Auerbach.
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@ChChChene3 no that would be Phil Jackson!! Lol. But Coach Pop is up there.
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Source: New York Daily News
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Source: Los Angeles Times
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Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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Source: Chicago Tribune
With almost every utterance, Phil Jackson moves the needle, whether he wants to or not. This holds true whether he's speaking to a packed downtown hotel ballroom — as he did Thursday night to promote his latest book, "Eleven Ring ...
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Source: The State
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Source: New Haven Register
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Source: L.A. Daily News
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Source: SportsGrid
“Should have happened” isn’t a fair way to assess the reality of what did happen. But for the sake of talking about LeBron James and the Indiana Pacers, the Heat should have lost Game 1, (were it not for a flukey over play on the part of Paul George and ...
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