News

Basketball Network on MSN1h
"He felt confident he could leave and they could survive and thrive" - Phil Jackson reveals how MJ saw the Bulls after his 1993 retirement
After three straight championships and the NBA world at his feet, he walked away in 1993 — certain the team could survive and ...
Basketball Network on MSN1h
"He treated them similarly to Rodman in Chicago" - Lakers journalist on how Phil Jackson managed Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal beefing
"With the Lakers, the best thing Phil did with regard to Shaq/Kobe issues, he didn't overdo it," he further noted. "He ...
"I wish I would have known how good Michael really was going to be" - Doug Collins shares his regret about coaching young Michael Jordan
"I wish I would have known how good Michael really was going to be" - Doug Collins shares his regret about coaching young ...
"I was mentally drained and tired" - Michael Jordan shuts down narrative that Phil Jackson's firing caused his retirement in 1998
"I was mentally drained and tired" - Michael Jordan shuts down narrative that Phil Jackson's firing caused his retirement in ...
"They thought they had the night off" - Rex Chapman recalls torching the 72-win Bulls after they had stayed out late
Rex Chapman will never forget the best game of his career, when he scored 39 points against the 72-10 Chicago Bulls squad.
"I think there needs to be clarification about a lot of things that happened" - Scottie Pippen on the need to continue calling out Michael Jordan
"I think there needs to be clarification about a lot of things that happened" - Scottie Pippen on the need to continue ...
Yardbarker on MSN5d
Shaquille O’Neal Praises Phil Jackson For Handling Of Him & Kobe Bryant
Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant on the floor together coached by Phil Jackson was one of the most dominant trios in the ...
Basketball Network on MSN5d
"Steph might have 50 points, but he's gonna have three to four rebounds" - Michael Cooper on why Magic is the best point guard of all time
Yeah, Steph Curry might have 50 points but he's gonna have three or four rebounds, he's gonna have maybe six or seven assists. Magic was scoring 30 and getting double-doubles - 15 boards and 15 ...
Basketball Network on MSN6d
"They look like turned-on lightbulbs out on the court" - Phil Jackson once mocked white players with bald heads
"[Rik] Smits, [Vlade] Divac, [Chris] Mullin -- they look like turned-on lightbulbs out on the court." Phil wasn't a fan of ...
"The man is dead ... you can't do that. I can't respect that" - When Isiah Thomas slammed Michael Jordan for disrespecting Jerry Krause
"The man is dead ... you can't do that. I can't respect that" - When Isiah Thomas slammed Michael Jordan for disrespecting ...
Phil Jackson recalled when Michael Jordan said he regrets staying with Chicago Bulls: "It weighed pretty heavy on everyone"
Phil Jackson recalled when Michael Jordan said he regrets staying with Chicago Bulls: "It weighed pretty heavy on everyone" ...
Basketball Network on MSN6d
Michael Jordan and Patrick Ewing gave Wizards assistant his dream Rolls-Royce as retirement gift: "I'm terribly happy and utterly surprised"
Though professional rivals on the court, Michael Jordan and Patrick Ewing share a great relationship away from it — from the ...