Rudy Tomjanovich
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Rudolph Tomjanovich Jr. is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He won two NBA Championships with the Houston Rockets and coached Team USA to the gold medal in men's basketball
Tomjanovich in 2009
Phil Jackson
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Philip Douglas Jackson is an American former professional basketball player, coach, and executive in the National Basketball Association. Jackson is a 13-time NBA champion, having won two as a player
Rudy Tomjanovich
…its first 32 years in Houston—as a player, assistant coach and head coach. In 2004, Tomjanovich signed a five-year, $30 million contract to replace Phil Jackson as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. He resigned after 43 games, citing mental and physical exhaustion unrelated to his past bout with bladder cancer…
Jackson with the Chicago Bulls in 1997
Jackson battling Celtics' Don Nelson for rebound at Boston Garden in 1972
Michael Jordan and Jackson in 1997
Jackson (right) in 2008, standing next to Lakers assistant coach Frank Hamblen (left)