In 2002, the Lakers gained their third consecutive NBA title, thanks primarily to the trio of Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neal and head coach Phil Jackson.
It was the third time in little greater than a decade an NBA staff pulled off the feat, as Michael Jordan and the Bulls — additionally coached by Jackson — did it twice from 1991-93 and 1996-98.
And it wasn’t simply within the NBA, because the Yankees adopted the Bulls’ success and gained three straight World Sequence from 1998-2000, whereas developing a win in need of a fourth in a row in 2001.
However since that triple by the Lakers resulted in 2002, no main American professional sports activities staff has achieved the feat.
