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Phil Jackson is a retired NBA player and coach, who was most recently the coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. Jackson played 13 seasons in the NBA, winning two NBA championships in 1970 and 1973 as a member of the New York Knicks. Jackson was also the h...

Take a shot at writing a cartoon caption. Playbook cartoonist Kurt Snibbe will offer up a blank cartoon each weekday morning, and he will fill in the blank with our favorite reader submission at the end of the business day. So please, by all means...

Stephen Dunn/Getty Images The Spurs made a franchise-record 14 three-pointers and limited Zach Randolph to two points. The San Antonio Spurs didn't yield a point to Zach Randolph until there was 9:26 left on the clock in the fourth quarter. By th...

Phil Jackson compares Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant in new book

In this excerpt from his new book, "Eleven Rings," former Lakers coach Phil Jackson tells how he got Kobe Bryant -- a single-minded superstar -- to play more selflessly for the good of the team.

Some fresh dribbles of chatter from the NBA's coaching and personnel grapevines: Phil Jackson is obviously taking him time weighing overtures from the Toronto Raptors and the other interested (but still unidentified) teams that have reached out to...

On today's episode, The Basketball Jones discuss surprising and disappointing NBA playoff story lines, select their All-NBA, All-Defensive, and All-Rookie Teams, wonder whether George Karl deserved Coach of the Year, and pitch Phil Jackson the idea o...

Take a shot at writing a cartoon caption. Playbook cartoonist Kurt Snibbe will offer up a blank cartoon each weekday morning, and he will fill in the blank with our favorite reader submission at the end of the business day. So please, by all means...

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....

Five-time NBA champion Steve Kerr comments on Bulls-Heat, Nate Robinson, Pacers-Knicks, Carmelo Anthony's style of play, the futures of Phil Jackson and the Nets and more. Kerr ESPN NBA analyst Tom Penn talks about whether Chris Paul will remain wi...

Phil Jackson informed the Brooklyn Nets that he is not interested in their head-coaching vacancy, a source confirmed to ESPNNewYork.com.

PTI's Michael Wilbon dishes on the Bulls' win over the Heat in Game 1, Tom Thibodeau's mentality, Derrick Rose's status, Phil Jackson's future and more. ESPN.com's Michael Wallace weighs in on the Bulls' win over the Heat in Game 1, Nate Robi...

• PTI's Michael Wilbon dishes on the Bulls' win over the Heat in Game 1, Tom Thibodeau's mentality, Derrick Rose's status, Phil Jackson's future and more. Wilbon • ESPN NBA analyst Hubie Brown talks about Bulls-Heat, LeBron James, the a...

Neil Paine attempts to explain why George Karl's teams have performed so poorly in the playoffs.

Story | Conversation | May 07, 2013

Phil Jackson's name tops the list of coaching candidates for the Brooklyn Nets, according to a source.

The Brooklyn Nets announced Sunday that interim coach P.J. Carlesimo will not return after the team's ouster from the playoffs in seven games by the Chicago Bulls.