Phil Jackson and Jeanie Buss Facetiming, a Thought Experiment

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Phil Jackson and Jeanie Buss Facetiming, a Thought Experiment

What do Phil Jackson and Jeanie Buss facetime about, anyway?

Thank goodness for FaceTime. It does make you feel a bit closer. xo @PhilJackson11 pic.twitter.com/1tsYn6TBiF
— Jeanie Buss (@JeanieBuss) February 18, 2015

Phil Jackson: …like I said, it's all triangles. Throughout our entire existence of being there has always been the power of three. The triumvirate. Three branches of government…

Jeanie Buss: [yawning]

Phil: Schoolhouse Rock. The Chicago Bulls. Dramatic arcs. Rock, paper, scissors. Once, twice, three-shoot.

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Jeanie: [rolls eyes, readjusts seat position]

Phil: Teen comedies: "She's All That," "Drive me Crazy," "Freddy Got Fingered." The rule of three.

Jeanie: -_-

Phil: "We three kings of Orient are…" Three kings, Jeanie. And do you know what America's favorite part of All-Star Weekend was?

Jeanie: The three-point—

Phil: The three-point contest, Jeanie! And do you know how many choices there were?

Jeanie: I—

Phil: Three!

Jeanie: This is the third [beat] time we've had this discussion today. What is your point?

Phil: The power of three, Jeanie. It surrounds us and penetrates us, it binds the galaxy together. Also I would like to have a threesome.

Jeanie: No.

Phil: Rats. OK, I gotta go. And remember [baby talking now] I run a terrible basketball franchise.

Jeanie: [smiling, also baby talking] I run a terrible basketball franchise more.

Phil: No, I run a terrible franchise more.

Jeanie: No, I run—we both run terrible franchises equally.

Phil: [smiles] I love you.

Jeanie: I Lov—

Phil: Three! I. Love. You. I told y—

[call ended]