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With 11 NBA champion rings as coach, Phil Jackson is a more than authorized voice to talk about Michael Jordan and LeBron James.
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An advance of the NBA as it is Phil Jackson he had no problem stating from May 2013 what he would need Lebron James to be better than Michael jordan and end the GOAT discussion on the best basketball in the world.
For 20 NBA seasons, Jackson always qualified for the Playoffs, reached 13 Finals and won 11 titles. Under Phil’s direction were the celebrities Jordan Bulls of Jordan and Los Angeles Lakers of Kobe Bryant and company. And it wasn’t bad for him!
With six of his 11 titles, the other five were in the Lakers, in the Chicago Bulls, Phil Jackson met perfectly in Michael jordan to the point that MJ decided to retire from the NBA because the coach did not continue in Chicago after the 1997-98 campaign.
In 2013, Lebron James he had a championship ring and was preparing to win the second NBA championship with the Miami Heat. With this context Jackson had no problems, he said what he needed ‘The King’ to be better than Michael Jordan and stay with the distinction of the best player of all time.
Phil Jackson confesses that if Lebron James wins more titles than Michael Jordan he will be the best in the NBA
“I think the best thing is just the championships the only measure left for LeBron to say is he is a better basketball player than Michael or that people can argue about it. It’s the amount of championships you win “, Stated Phil Jackson.
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