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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...

Maurice Cheeks on Monday formally agreed to take over as coach of the the Detroit Pistons, sources close to the process told ESPN.com.

Kobe Bryant shuffled into a conference room on the second floor of the Los Angeles Lakers' practice facility Monday with crutches under his arm and special Nike "Medical Mambas" on his feet and sat down for a near 30-minute interview with ESPNLosAnge...

Stitches removed, out of a cast and with nearly six weeks of rehabilitation under his belt since surgery to repair a torn Achilles tendon in his left leg, Kobe Bryant is still hoping for a return by the Los Angeles Lakers' 2013-14 season opener.

The Brooklyn Nets have contacted Jeff Van Gundy about their coaching vacancy, a league source confirmed to ESPNNewYork.com. No interview has been set up, the source said.

Perhaps with his 29th birthday celebration this week, Carmelo Anthony should treat himself to Phil Jackson's book, "Sacred Hoops." That's what Jackson hopes Melo, whom he called a "terrific player," purchases to learn what it takes to become an NB...

Former Lakers coach Phil Jackson joined Mark Willard and Mychal Thompson on 710 ESPN on Thursday to discuss his new book, his coaching prospects and how his relationship with Lakers executive Jeanie Buss has affected his job opportunities. Listen ...

The Los Angeles Lakers have a coach in Mike D'Antoni, but do they have what they need? Phil Jackson doesn't seem to think so.

13-time NBA champion Phil Jackson talks about how LeBron James can improve, Kobe Bryant's demeanor, joining Twitter, the Lakers' future, whether he will return to coaching and more. Jackson ESPN Radio's Scott Van Pelt and Ryen Russillo comment on w...

Colin will be joined by ESPN NBA analyst Tim Legler (10:45 a.m. ET), 13-time NBA champion Phil Jackson (11:00), ESPN LA 710's John Ireland (12:15 p.m.) and ESPN Radio's Scott Van Pelt and Ryen Russillo (12:45) on Wednesday. As always, email the show...

ESPNDallas.com will compare the Mavericks, Lakers and Rockets in five facets -- other than money -- that could play a role in Dwight Howard's free agency decision in a one-per-day series: owners/front office, coaches, co-stars, supporting casts and f...

How do you want to remember Phil Jackson? Let me answer that question for you. You want to think of him as the lord of the rings, the coach who mentored and mind-gamed some of the best basketball players in the history of the game, the brains behind ...

If Phil Jackson was picking his own dream team, his squad would start with someone other than Michael Jordan. "In my estimation, the guy that has to be there would be Bill Russell. He has won 11 championships as a player," Jackson said in an inter...

If Phil Jackson was picking his own dream team, his squad would start with someone other than Michael Jordan.

Back in April, Phil Jackson praised the Knicks. He went as far as to say they could challenge for the NBA title. Now? Not so much. In an interview with the New York Times, the Zen Master hinted that the Knicks are a ways away from winning a...

Chris Broussard empties the notebook and examines a potential power play by Phil Jackson in Detroit as summer coaching rumors start to stir in Brooklyn and Los Angeles.

Story | Conversation | May 23, 2013