Phil Jackson Mind Games

Before the start of Game 1 of the playoff series between the Los Angeles Lakers & Oklahoma City Thunder, Phil Jackson publicly expressed his feelings about Kevin Durant (NBA's leading scorer) being given too many calls from the referees. This wasn't met well by Durant who felt disrespected by Jackson. Phil Jackson was fined $35,000 for his public comments but he knew that was coming. Phil Jackson, the greatest NBA coach of all time, was planting seeds for this playoff series. He does this almost every year being the master tactician and strategist that he is. In game 1, which was a Laker victory, Kevin Durant had a horrible game & didn't receive calls that he would of normally got in the regular season. Though this is just game 1, Phil Jackson can't help but smile.