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Last running of the Bulls, part 4
Phil Jackson's memories during what looked like the end of the Bulls' reign
Updated: March 15, 2013, 11:55 AM ET
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Rick Telander | ESPN The Magazine
This story appeared in ESPN The Magazine's July 13, 1998, issue. Subscribe today!
Phil Jackson sat in a quiet corner of a suburban Chicago bookstore looking happy and rested. He had just coached the Bulls to their sixth NBA title in eight years, and in a few days he would tell the world that he was resigning. Then he would depart for a vacation in Turkey with his wife, June, friend and former teammate Bill Bradley and his wife, Ernestine. But first, he would conclude his ...
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