Philip Douglas Jackson is an American former professional basketball player coach and executive in the National Basketball Association NBA A power forward Jackson played 12 seasons in the NBA winning championships with the New York Knicks in 1970 and 1973 Jackson was the head coach of the Chicago Bulls from 1989 to 1998 leading them to six NBA championships He then coached the Los Angeles Lakers from 1999 to 2004 and again from 2005 to 2011 the team won five NBA championships under his leadership Jacksons 11 NBA titles as a coach surpassed the previous record of nine set by Red Auerbach He also holds the NBA record for the most combined championships winning a total of 13 as a player and a coach
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