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Phil Jackson is in the news every day. Will he return to the NBA? What does he want? Where will he land? Would he run a good front office? Will he coach? Marc Stein and David Thorpe weigh in....

A franchise long defined by Dr. Jerry Buss, Phil Jackson and Kobe Bryant is coping with a dizzying array of injuries and changes. We examine with J.A. Adande: ...

In his exit interview, Metta World Peace was asked about coach Mike Brown. Compared to Phil Jackson, he said, it was a "drastic change." But then World Peace went to some trouble, apparently to make clear he was not blaming his coach for the La...

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In Russia, Robert Horry suggests that originally, Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant got along beautifully until Phil Jackson intervened. Horry has been in Russia and was interviewed by Sports.ru. On his blog Rush'n Hoops, journalist Alexander Chern...

Former NBA scout Clarence Gaines Jr. worked with Phil Jackson and Tex Winter in Chicago and blogs about Hall-of-Famer Winter's practices: Bulls practices were a sight to behold. Tex usually led the offensive drills. Most coaches & fans would be ...

J.A. Adande does an amazing job explaining the Lakers' season. Here's what I see: Neither Phil Jackson nor Kobe Bryant tried all that hard to keep the rest of the team fired up and focused. Both now blame the season's sorry end on the rest of the tea...

Phil Jackson heard Andrew Bynum talking about "trust" issues, and laughed it off saying he thought Bynum had been talking about "trusses." And he noted that his dad wore a truss. I know that word "truss" to mean some kind of structural support,...

Phil Jackson says the NBA ought not play on Christmas Day. A little poll in the right margin finds about half of readers agree with him. What Celtics practice is like, as described by WEEI's Paul Flannery (via CelticsHub). There is lots of talk abo...

Victor Baldison/NBAE/Getty Images In her new book, Jeanie Buss says Riley was intrigued by the Laker head coaching job in 2004. Phil Jackson, you may have have already seen, has been sounding the alarm that Pat Riley may well be on his way to retur...

Victor Baldison/NBAE/Getty Images In her new book, Jeanie Buss says Riley was intrigued by the Laker head coaching job in 2004. Phil Jackson, you may have have already seen, has been sounding the alarm that Pat Riley may well be on his way to retur...

Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE/Getty Images Phil Jackson and photographer Andrew D. Bernstein have chronicled the Lakers' road to the 2010 title. "Journey to the Ring" is essentially a coffee table book, starring some fantastic black-and-white photograph...

Phil Jackson explains 72 wins is not something to aim for. The Hornets have gone from one of the worst defenses in the NBA last season to one of the best this year, with the NBA's fourth best defensive efficiency. Here's a look at how. Nikola Pek...

Ramona Shelburne of ESPNLosAngeles.com: "Phil Jackson has officially signed a contract to return to the Los Angeles Lakers. The 11-time NBA champion coach announced on July 1 that he would return for what he called "the last stand for me" but it took...

By J.A. Adande With the prospect of Phil Jackson leaving the Lakers edging closer to reality and the thought of the Hornets trading Chris Paul entering the realm of possibility, my mind's in overdrive. You see, sometimes I combine various tidbits ...

The $2 million performance bonus in Phil Jackson's contract that the Lakers can trigger by winning Thursday's Game 7 at home is detailed here. But Jackson isn't the only potential bonus baby in these Finals. Boston's Ray Allen has already e...