Without any controversies surrounding the Los Angeles Lakers in recent weeks, former coach Phil Jackson found a social stream in the hip-hop world Tuesday.
TMZ.com is reporting that Jackson was aware that rapper Kendrick Lamar used his name in a rhyme on Big Sean's new song, "Control."
The lyrics involving Jackson are:
"Who the (expletive deleted) y'all thought it's supposed to be?
If Phil Jackson came back, still no coachin' me
I'm uncoachable, I'm unsociable."
From Dennis Rodman to Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant, and all NBA starts in between, Jackson knows a thing or two about uncoachable talent.
So he reached out to the 26-year-old Lamar via Twitter (Phil Jackson @PhilJackson11):
@kendricklamar it's okay to be cocky and sure, but we all need somebody to lean on. Let's just call it mentoring.
Jackson was asked how he felt about Lamar using his name on the "Control" track on Twitter, and he responded:
"Ah shucks, just having some fun with Kerr. He know it. It's amusing to see grown men in their college t-shirts."
Jackson had been somewhat silent since Dwight Howard's exit from the Los Angeles Lakers for the Houston Rockets died down last month. It was his girlfriend, Lakers executive Jeanie Buss, who actually had the latest headlines when she said her father, the late Dr. Jerry Buss, could've have convinced Howard to stay in L.A.
Meanwhile, Lamar also turned some other heads by also saying in the song that "I'm Machiavelli's offspring, I'm the king of New York, king of the coast, one hand, I juggle them both."
He also calls out several rappers by name, but received supportive tweets for his lyrics.
On Twitter, Sean "Diddy" Combs retweeted @REVOLT TV's comments: "If Larry Bird and Magic Never challenged each other - the game wouldn't have made the strides that it did. Same with Music."
Jackson should be able to relate to that.
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