Jackson's secret, according to Kobe Bryant, was how he studied his wards, analyzing his players in detail. "Phil Jackson was great at that," Bryant said in an interview with Lewis Howes ...

Michael Jordan privately told Phil Jackson before the 1992-93 NBA season that Scottie Pippen “was the best all-around player” on the Chicago Bulls. However, Jordan never said it to Pippen.

"Phil could do something no one else in the ... Native American spirituality and Zen Buddhism. In 1978, Jackson became a player-assistant coach with the New Jersey Nets. He retired as a player ...