...20, 2009; Ontario, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers head coach Phil Jackson (center) coaches his team as players Ron Artest (left) and Kobe Bryant (right) listen during a game against the Golden State Warriors...

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant and coach Phil Jackson shake hands after the Lakers beat the Denver Nuggets in the NBA basketball Western...

4: 1999-2000 Lakers

Phil Jackson's arrival created expectations for immediate success, and he delivered: implementing the famously difficult triangle offense, helping Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant coexist, making grown millionaires meditate...

6: 2008-2009 Lakers

Kobe Bryant's first title without a certain someone (hint: not Devean George). Phil Jackson's record-breaking 10th. Mitch Kupchak's first outside the...

BOSTON - JUNE 05: (L-R) Kobe Bryant #24 and Phil Jackson of the Los Angeles Lakers talk on court against the Boston Celtics in Game...

LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 23: Kobe Bryant #24of the Los Angeles Lakers defends Stephen Jackson #1 of the Golden State Warriors at Staples Center on March 23...

Michael Jackson Memorial Service.LA Lakers' Kobe Bryant, left, and Magic Johnson speak at a memorial service for Michael Jackson at...

Michael Jackson Memorial Service.LA Lakers' Kobe Bryant, left, and Magic Johnson speak at a memorial service for Michael Jackson at...

Basketball legends Kobe Bryant, left, and Earvin Magic Johnson speak at the memorial service for Michael Jackson, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday, July...

ORLANDO, FL - JUNE 14: Kobe Bryant #24 and head coach Phil Jackson of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrate after the Lakers won 99-86

ORLANDO, FL - JUNE 14: Kobe Bryant #24 and Phil Jackson of the Los Angeles Lakers pose for a portrait after defeating the Orlando Magic...

ORLANDO, FL - JUNE 14: Pau Gasol #16, Phil Jackson, Kobe Bryant #24 and Lamar Odom #7 of the Los Angeles Lakers pose for a portrait after...

2004: Head Coach Phil Jackson has a few words for Kobe Bryant #8 of the Los Angeles Lakers circa 2004

ORLANDO, FL - JUNE 14: (L-R) Kobe Bryant #24, Derek FIsher #2, head coach Phil Jackson and Luke Walton #4 of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrate in the...

ORLANDO, FL - JUNE 14: Kobe Bryant #24 and head coach Phil Jackson of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrate after the Lakers won 99-86 to...