Their paths converged in the eyes of someone who knew them both intimately—Phil Jackson, the Hall of Fame coach who guided the Bulls and the Los Angeles Lakers to multiple championships.

Former Lakers head coach Phil Jackson, with his five championship rings, has a rep for being a basketball sage, but it turns out he might have had a few extra notches on the intensity dial.

Legendary NBA coach Phil Jackson pays tribute to Lakers icon Jerry West after he passed away at 86 years old. The Lakers community is mourning the loss of Jerry West, a legendary figure in NBA ...

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Hall-of-Fame coaches like Pat Riley and Phil Jackson, and a list of all-time great players that only the Boston Celtics could hope to rival. No team has been as successful as the Lakers in ...

In fact, Phil couldn't fathom the necessity of playing games on Christmas, questioning the rationale behind it. "I don't think anybody should play on Christmas Day," Jackson said in 2010. "I don't ...

In 2002, after the Lakers claimed their third straight title, O'Neal said, "If it wasn't for Phil and his system, I wouldn't have any championship rings, never mind three." In May 2003 ...

Best-selling author Jeff Pearlman spent 2½ years writing a book about the Kobe Bryant-Shaquille O'Neal-Phil Jackson Lakers, and explains that truthfulness is needed when discussing Bryant's full ...