Phil Jackson

As a player, Phil Jackson won two NBA titles in 1970 and 1973 playing for the New York Knicks. As a coach, he won six titles with the Chicago Bulls, and five with the Los Angeles Lakers. Jackson is known for his use of Tex Winter's triangle offense and using Eastern philosophy while coaching, earning the nickname "Zen Master".

"This is the right place for me" - Phil Jackson on why he believed in the Los Angeles Lakers potential to win

Kobe Bryant revealed Phil Jackson wasn’t a fan of players who only knew how to play basketball

"Phil Jackson once told me some records need to stand" - John Salley believes that LeBron James won't break Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's record as a Los Angeles Laker

“I dunno” — Joakim Noah once showed up at Phil Jackson’s house in Montana but didn't know why

"Kobe just kept walking" — Mark Madsen on the time Kobe Bryant broke Phil Jackson's rule and showed up late for the bus

“He said, ‘Dennis, I don’t want you to die.’” — the moment Dennis Rodman realized Phil Jackson cared about him

Phil Jackson once dreamt of spanking Kobe Bryant and smacking Shaquille O'Neal after a Lakers losing streak

“The culmination of young minds that were working together” — Phil Jackson names his favorite Michael Jordan moment

“If you practice that...you will not panic” — Shaquille O'Neal reveals why Phil Jackson and the Lakers never panicked

“That was probably my hardest year of coaching” — Phil Jackson opens up about why his last season was the hardest of his coaching career

Dennis Rodman once got himself ejected from a game so he could make his dinner reservation and gamble: "I was able to get the hell of there and start my party night right on time."

"Dating somebody and disclosing that, that's not against team policy." — Robert Horry on why Phil Jackson didn't get the Ime Udoka treatment for dating Jeanie Buss

“We flunked Andrew Bynum on the physical exam. The kid had a bad skeleton” — Garry Vitti on Bynum’s health issues during his time with the Los Angeles Lakers

"If he doesn't want to be here, f**k him." - Luke Walton shares why Kobe Bryant's teammates felt betrayed by his trade request in 2007

"Are you willing to come back and be a coachable player?"-How Phil Jackson talked to Kobe Bryant before they reunited in 2006

Jeff Van Gundy questions Phil Jackson's coaching ability

“My job was to make sure that Shaq didn't get in any trouble” — John Salley said the Los Angeles Lakers hired him to be Shaquille O'Neal's babysitter

“Shaq and Kobe used to slam basketballs up against Mitch Kupchak’s office window” — Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant hated how the Lakers chose Kupchak over Jerry West

"Where’s my guy at?" -- Phil Jackson called Hulk Hogan after Dennis Rodman flew out to a WCW show during the '98 NBA Finals

How Phil Jackson pushed Jerry West out of the Lakers organization

“If I always had the best player, I’d probably be a needler, too” — when Jeff Van Gundy clapped back at Phil Jackson

“I've got Phil Jackson calling me" — When Hulk Hogan tried to convince Dennis Rodman to go back to the NBA Finals

“If it comes down to Kobe or you, I’m keeping Kobe” — how Mitch Kupchak told Phil Jackson they were going to fire him as the Los Angeles Lakers head coach

“Get the fu**k out my locker room” - how Phil Jackson claimed the Los Angeles Lakers over Jerry West in 2000