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Phil Jackson made the news yesterday by joining Twitter and firing off a hilarious first tweet. So now that we can assume the "Zen Master" will soon be conquering social media, let's take a look back at the career of the legendary coach and former player.
Phil Jackson, 1972
Jackson was drafted by the New York Knicks in 1967 and played with them for 10 seasons, including championship winning seasons in 1970 and 1973.
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Phil Jackson, 1974
Jackson joined the starting lineup for the Knicks in the 74-75 season. He joined the New Jersey Nets for his last two seasons in the league, retiring in 1980.
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Phil Jackson, 1990
Phil was hired as an assistant coach for the Chicago Bulls in 1987, and was promoted to head coach in 1989. Here he is coaching up Michael Jordan.
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Phil Jackson, 1991
Head Coach Phil Jackson of the Chicago Bulls holds the 1991 NBA Championship trophy. This would be the first of six championships with the Bulls.
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Phil Jackson, 1996
Chicago Bulls head coach Phil Jackson displays his championship ring after defeating the Seattle SuperSonics in Game Six of the NBA Finals at the United Center on June 16 in Chicago.
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Phil Jackson, 2001
In 1999, after taking a year off, Phil decided to get back into coaching with the Los Angeles Lakers. Turned out to be a good idea, as they won the championship that season over the Pacers, and then again in 2001 with Shaq and Kobe (pictured) over the 76ers.
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Phil Jackson, 2002
And then Phil's Lakers won again in 2002, this time over the Nets, to give him his third straight championship with LA and ninth overall as a coach.
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Phil Jackson, 2009
Seven years later, Phil got #10 when the Lakers defeated the Magic in the Finals.
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Phil Jackson, 2010
After winning his 11th championship by beating the Celtics in 2010, Phil quit coaching after the 2010-2011 season.
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Phil Jackson, 2012
Finally, here is Jackson late last year speaking at an event for the Children's Hospital in Los Angeles.