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Phil Jackson through the years
Flip through the gallery to see Phil Jackson through the years.
Porter Binks, USAT
1971: Phil Jackson with the Knicks.
Associated Press
1974: Jackson looks on during a game against the Boston Celtics.
Dick Raphael, NBAE/Getty Images
1991: Jackson holds the Larry O'Brien Trophy.
Andrew D. Bernstein, NBAE/Getty Images
1996: Jackson and Michael Jordan talk during a timeout.
Steve Simoneau, Associated Press
1996: Patrick Ewing argues with Jackson.
Anne Ryan, USAT
1996: Jackson and Michael Jordan celebrate after winning the championship.
Nell Seiler, USAT
1996: Scottie Pippen, Jackson, and Michael Jordan share a three-way victory handshake during the NBA Championship celebration.
Beth Keiser, Associated Press
1997: Michael Jordan talks to Jackson during a break against the Los Angeles Lakers.
Robert Hanashiro, USAT
1997: Michael Jordan and Jackson look on.
Anne Ryan, USAT
1997: The Bulls hold up five championship trophies.
Anne Ryan, USAT
1998: Jackson drives away from the Bulls practice facility.
Mike Fisher, Associated Press
2000: Jackson talks to Kobe Bryant during a win over Seattle at the Staples Center.
Robert Hanashiro, USAT
2000: Jackson looks on from the bench.
Robert Hanashiro, USAT
2002: Jackson, Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal pose for a photo.
Eileen Blass, USAT
2002: Jackson congratulates Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant.
Robert Deutsch, USAT
2006: Jackson and Kobe Bryant share a laugh as they walk to a photo shoot during Lakers media day.
Kevork Djansezian, AP
2009: Jackson flashes 10 fingers referring to his ten NBA Championships.
Andrew D. Bernstein, NBAE/Getty Images
2010: Kobe Bryant and Jackson of the Los Angeles Lakers pose with the Larry O'Brien Trophy.
Kevork Djansezian, Getty Images
2014: Jackson is introduced at a press conference at Madison Square Garden.
The Star-Ledger, USA TODAY Sports, The Star-Ledger
2017: Jackson watches a Knicks game.
Brad Penner, USA TODAY Sports