Phil Jackson shares his 1 suggestion for improving the NBA

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Phil Jackson shares his 1 suggestion for improving the NBA

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Darryn Albert | Last updated Apr 27, 2026 9:38 PM ET

Phil Jackson is respawning this week with a suggestion for how to improve the modern NBA.

The legendary Hall of Fame coach Jackson posted his first message to X in more than a year on Monday. In his post, Jackson reacted to some comments from Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, Jackson’s former Chicago Bulls player, on the NBA potentially eliminating the three-point line.

Jackson put his own twist on Kerr’s remarks and revealed that he had already been pitching an idea to the NBA for well over a decade now. Essentially, Jackson wants to create a uniform three-point line.

“15 years I’ve been asking the NBA rules committee to widen the court apron,” the 11-time NBA champion head coach Jackson wrote. “Corner shot b-comes 23.9 [feet].”

15 years I’ve been asking the NBA rules committee to widen the court apron. Corner shot b-comes 23.9”
— Phil Jackson (@PhilJackson11) April 27, 2026

The NBA three-point line above the break already sits at 23.9 feet from the basket. However, the corner three-point line is just 22 feet away from the basket, creating an inefficiency that today’s perimeter-oriented offenses have been more than happy to exploit.

Of course, Jackson’s suggestion would involve widening the width of the entire court and doing away with at least a row or two of expensive courtside seating (giving the NBA a major financial disincentive to take Jackson’s advice). But it is always good to hear from The Zen Master Jackson, who last coached in 2011 and is now 80 years old. The last that we heard of Jackson on social media, meanwhile, came last year when he ripped the NBA for supposedly disrespecting sacred holidays.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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