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Kobe Bryant once passed on a novel that Phil Jackson had given him: "It's a beautiful book. Tragic. But he didn't like it"
The book quickly became popular and was adapted ... However, one notable figure who did not was the late Kobe Bryant. This is highlighted by a story from 2001. At that time, Phil Jackson ...
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Kobe Bryant explained how Phil Jackson understood his players on another level: "He'd read everything about every single player"
Jackson's secret, according to Kobe Bryant ... For the team veterans, a book from the same author that he got for them before would suffice. Bryant inevitably took a page out of Phil's book ...
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A year after the deadly helicopter crash
Best-selling author Jeff Pearlman spent 2½ years writing a book about the Kobe Bryant-Shaquille O'Neal-Phil Jackson Lakers, and explains that truthfulness is needed when discussing Bryant's full ...