Phil Jackson has won so many NBA titles that he's jaded about his new championship ring. The ring he received in LA last night has sixteen oversized diamonds, one for each championship in Laker history. They also have 3D engravings of each player's face.
Phil's problem? "They're unwearable," said the Zen Master according to USA Today. He thinks they're too big to wear and adds, "I always think they're something that should be able to be worn."
If the Heat win it all this year, I bet Eric Spoelstra finds a way to wear an even bigger ring... that is assuming Pat Riley hasn't axed him after a three game losing streak in January.
I guess if a guy already has twelve NBA rings, the thirteenth one better be pretty perfect or else it might be a little disappointing. But you at least honor the distinction of the achievement. You keep the ring sacred, right?
So Phil did what he always does and gave the ring to his long term girlfriend, Jeannie Buss, daughter of ring designer and Lakers' owner Dr. Jerry Buss. Smooth. Even at 65 years of age, the old dog still has it.
But Jeannie must be ready for a more serious ring from Phil because she immediately loaned the ring out to Justin Bieber.
Yeah Justin Bieber wore Phil Jackson's ring. If that doesn't offend the basketball gods, they must still be too pissed about "The Decision" to focus on more recent matters.
I understand that Bieber rocked Usher's world so hard that he had to blow him up into 21st century Elvis even though he never even competed on American Idol. But there is no way in hell that baby Bieber should be rocking the ring of the Zen Master of the Triangle.
Can you imagine Greg Popovich letting Joe Jonas wear one of his rings? I guess Pat Riley will be loaning his ring to Willow Smith, or whoever is the teen pop star in 2014 when the Heat finally win a championship.
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