On one side, there’s Sam Smith, a best-selling author with firsthand insight into the iconic Chicago Bulls dynasty of the 1990s. On the other, Phil Jackson, a legendary coach and an indispensable part ...

Phil Jackson and 40-year NBA journalist Sam Smith have seen it all in the league, long before it became the multibillion-dollar global brand it is today. On Nov. 4, the 11-time champion coach Jackson, ...

Hall of Fame coach Phil Jackson unloaded about his failed relationship with Carmelo Anthony during his tenure as Knicks president, writing in an upcoming book that he felt the tension between the two ...

Phil Jackson's newly published book "Masters of the Game" has reignited the debate over his disastrous New York Knicks tenure. The Hall of Fame executive is now blaming Carmelo Anthony for ...

In the early 1970s, writer Sam Smith was just a fan sitting up in the balconies of Madison Square Garden. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED SPORTSCASTER #1: Jackson getting a beautiful ...

What does it take to be an NBA legend? That's the question decorated NBA head coach Phil Jackson set out to answer in his new book, Masters of the Game: A Conversational History of the NBA in 75 ...

Knicks legend Carmelo Anthony is firing back. In his podcast, “7PM in Brooklyn” on Monday, Anthony finally responded to former Knicks president Phil Jackson’s criticisms of him in “Masters of the Game ...

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