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Kobe Bryant Statue Unveiled Outside Crypto.com Arena, Two More In Works

Published: 02/08/2024
Kobe Bryant's presence will be felt outside Crypto.com Arena forever -- the late Lakers legend's statue was officially revealed at the venue at an incredibly emotional ceremony ... where it was announced two more tributes will go up at a later date. The new bronze figure shows Kobe pointing to the…
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Inauguran una estatua de Kobe Bryant afuera del Crypto.com Arena y se preparan dos más

Published: 02/08/2024
La presencia de Kobe Bryant se sentirá para siempre afuera del Crypto.com Arena, pues la estatua de la leyenda de los Lakers fue revelada oficialmente en una emotiva ceremonia, donde se anunció que se realizarán otros dos homenajes más en el futuro. La nueva figura de bronce muestra a Kobe…
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Shaq Says Deion Sanders Reminds Him Of Phil Jackson, Best Coach In College Football

Published: 09/19/2023
Deion Sanders just received about the highest praise a coach could get ... courtesy of Shaq, who tells us Coach Prime reminds him of 11x NBA champion Phil Jackson during the epic rivalry game with Colorado State this weekend! "When they were down 15, there was a camera that panned to Deion's face,…
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Phil Jackson Stopped Watching NBA Because of BLM Slogans in 2020

Published: 04/22/2023
Phil Jackson says he hasn't watched the NBA since 2020 -- when it went into the bubble for the playoffs and publicly supported Black Lives Matter ... a step too far for him, it seems. The iconic head coach -- who's got 11 championships under his belt from the '90s through the early 2010s between…
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Lamar Odom Says Lakers Need To Hire Phil Jackson As Next Head Coach

Published: 04/14/2022
Lamar Odom says if the Lakers want to win a title next season, they need to hit up an old friend and hire the Zen Master himself -- Phil Jackson!! Remember, last time TMZ Sports spoke with Odom about his beloved Purple & Gold, he thought they could still turn things around and win it all ...…
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Robert Horry Claims Phil Jackson Made 'Master' Comment, But He's No Racist!

Published: 06/30/2021
7-time NBA champ Robert Horry is defending Phil Jackson ... saying he does NOT believe the man is racist -- but admits there were times he had to "check" the legendary coach for comments made towards his players. Horry is responding to bombshell allegations Scottie Pippen made earlier this week…
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Scottie Pippen Calls Phil Jackson A Racist, 'I Was In The Locker Room With Him'

Published: 06/28/2021
Scottie Pippen just unleashed some serious allegations against Phil Jackson ... claiming the legendary NBA coach is a "racist" in a bombshell interview Monday. The ex-Chicago Bulls great has been going OFF on his former team over the past week ... including making a bold claim that Jackson's…
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Scottie Pippen Says Phil Jackson Could Win Title With Current Lakers Roster

Published: 02/19/2019
Scottie Pippen says he's a fan of Luke Walton -- but tells TMZ Sports, if his old pal, Phil Jackson, was coaching the Lakers, they'd be well on their way to an NBA title already. Look, this definitely ain't an aggressive shot at Luke -- but, Pippen kept it 100 telling us, "That's all he [Phil…
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Tyson Chandler: Phil Jackson 'Helped Me Out' By Shipping Me to Dallas

Published: 06/29/2017
Phoenix Suns star Tyson Chandler says he ain't gonna trash his old boss, Phil Jackson -- telling TMZ Sports the Zen Master "helped me out" by trading him from the Knicks to the Mavs back in 2014. People trashed the trade back then (and now, too) -- when Phil dealt Chandler and Raymond Felton to…
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NY Knicks Fire Phil Jackson, Insist Decision was Mutual (UPDATE)

Published: 06/28/2017
6:41 AM PT -- It's official ... but Knicks owner Jimmy Dolan isn't calling it a "firing" -- he's saying both sides have "mutually agreed to part company." Yeah, right. "After careful thought and consideration, we mutually agreed that the Knicks will be going in a different direction," Dolan said…
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Kenyon Martin Says Knicks Should Fire 'Old, Asleep' Phil Jackson

Published: 06/26/2017
Phil Jackson's too damn old to lead an NBA franchise and it's high time the Knicks kicked his geriatric ass to the curb ... so says ex-NBA baller Kenyon Martin, who just LIT UP the Zen master. We caught up with K-Mart hangin' with BIG3 teammate Al Harrington in NYC ... and when we asked the former…
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Fat Joe Says Phil Jackson Ruined N.Y. Knicks: 'He Stunk Up The Place'

Published: 06/23/2017
Fat Joe is flat-out pissed at Phil Jackson for turning his beloved New York Knicks into a dumpster fire ... and now he's legitimately worried he'll DIE before they start winning again. We spoke with Joe Crack about the Knicks prez trying to trade star Kristaps Porzingis (among many other…
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Shaq Says Deion Sanders Reminds Him Of Phil Jackson, Best Coach In College Football

Deion Sanders just received about the highest praise a coach could get ... courtesy of Shaq, who tells us Coach Prime reminds him of 11x NBA champion Phil Jackson during the epic rivalry game with Colorado State this weekend!
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Phil Jackson Stopped Watching NBA Because of BLM Slogans in 2020

Phil Jackson says he hasn't watched the NBA since 2020 -- when it went into the bubble for the playoffs and publicly supported Black Lives Matter ... a step too far for him, it seems.
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Lamar Odom Says Lakers Need To Hire Phil Jackson As Next Head Coach

Lamar Odom says if the Lakers want to win a title next season, they need to hit up an old friend and hire the Zen Master himself -- Phil Jackson!!
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Scottie Pippen Says Phil Jackson Could Win Title With Current Lakers Roster

Scottie Pippen says he's a fan of Luke Walton -- but tells TMZ Sports if his old pal Phil Jackson was coaching the Lakers, they'd be well on their way to an NBA title already
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Tyson Chandler: Phil Jackson 'Helped Me Out' By Shipping Me to Dallas

Phoenix Suns star Tyson Chandler says he ain't gonna trash his old boss, Phil Jackson -- telling TMZ Sports the Zen Master "helped me out" by trading him from the Knicks to the Mavs back in 2014.
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Fat Joe to Knicks: Fire Jeff Hornacek, Too!!!

Fat Joe is calling MORE Knicks heads to roll ... saying Jimmy Dolan needs to put the crosshairs on head coach Jeff Hornacek after pulling the trigger on Phil Jackson.
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NBA's Brandon Jennings -- LeBron Wants To Punish Knicks ... But We Ain't Scared

Knicks guard Brandon Jennings says the team is fully aware LeBron James will try to punish the team for Phil Jackson's "posse" comment in Wednesday night's game -- but he has a message for the King to hear ...
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Jeanie Buss -- Phil Jackson's NOT Coming to Lakers ... 'Just Rumors'

Sorry, Lakers ... the Zen Master is NOT returning to L.A. -- this according to Phil Jackson's fiancee Jeanie Buss.
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John Salley -- Give Rodman a Chance ... He'd Be a Great NBA Coach!

Dennis Rodman has a big supporter ... John Salley -- who says he LIKES the idea of The Worm as an NBA coach and thinks Phil Jackson should give him a shot.
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Phil Jackson -- Porzingis Is a Good Investment

NY Knicks honcho Phil Jackson seems to be VERY AMUSED by all the criticism surrounding Kristaps Porzingis -- but says when push comes to shove, the Latvian is a good investment.
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Phil Jackson -- Preparing for the NBA Draft ... at a Lady Gaga Concert?

The top ranked prospect on Phil Jackson's board stands just 5'1" tall and has never played a lick of professional basketball -- and she goes by the name of Lady Gaga.
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Phil Jackson -- I Won't Watch Bruce Jenner's Docuseries

Phil Jackson emphatically tells TMZ Sports he WILL NOT watch the docuseries that will chronicle Bruce Jenner's transition into a woman.
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