OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -Lakers coach Phil Jackson says he hasn’t decided whether he’ll return for another season on the Los Angeles bench but he might be compelled to come back if his team wins another championship.
Jackson told reporters before the Lakers’ game Friday night in Oklahoma City that “if we win, it’s almost imperative that I give it another shot.”
Jackson has won three straight NBA championships on three separate occasions, twice with the Chicago Bulls and once with Los Angeles. He’d have another chance to go for a “three-peat” if the Lakers were to win it all this season.
Last season, Jackson won his 10th overall title to break the NBA coaching record previously held by Boston Celtics coach Red Auerbach.
Jackson will turn 65 in September.
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