Chapter 240 When Everything Ends

This was George Karl's third time leading a team to the finals, and as a non-rookie to the championship, he should have been composed.

However, he couldn't control himself.

He was excited, as excited as when he first started coaching a basketball team.

Eight years had passed since the loss in 1996!

Eight years! How many eights years does one have in life? Most basketball coaches don't even last eight years in their careers.

Karl had thought he would never get another chance to settle scores with Phil Jackson.

But fate had them meet again on the biggest stage of the basketball world.

The day before the finals began, Karl held an old newspaper in his hand.

It was the "Chicago Tribune," published after the Chicago Bulls' championship win in 1996, filled with stories about the team, with a poster of Jordan weeping in the locker room wearing his brand-new AJ shoes on the front.

Phil Jackson was asked how he and his players overcame the defeat of 1995 to win the championship.