Jeanie Buss And Phil Jackson's Engagement Came To An End Due To Geographical Distance

Jeanie Buss and Phil Jackson were once the most high-profile pair in the professional basketball domain. Jeanine and Phil's relationship connected two people deeply to the Los Angeles Lakers. She served as a key executive in addition to being the franchise owner. Phil also became one of the most successful coaches in NBA history. However, in December 2016, the ex-pair ended their engagement.

Jeanie Buss and Phil Jackson's engagement reportedly ended due to pressure from his NBA career

It was in March 2014 that the New York Knicks, the team for which Phil Jackson played for 10 years. They announced him as the new president of the team. In the book Masters of the Game, Phil Jackson revealed his apprehensions about taking up the position. This is because he knew that his personal life with Jeanie Buss would be sacrificed. Phil mentioned telling Jeanie that:

"I warned her. I don't think our relationship can survive this. I'm not going to take this job."

Jeanie Buss was extremely confident that her relationship with Phil Jackson would not change. She had told him to take up his new role, which, according to a Yahoo report, had paid him USD 60 million for five years. For the unversed, it was in 1999 that Jeanie Buss and Phil Jackson started dating. Back then, he was a coach with the Lakers, and the ex-pair got engaged in 2012. They were engaged for four years, and in 2016 they parted ways. The ex-couple had taken to X to share a joint statement related to calling off their engagement, and their painful message read:

"With mutual love and respect, we have decided to end our engagement. With the nature of our professional obligations and the geographic distance between us, sustaining the relationship has been difficult. We have shared many wonderful moments through the years, and we expect to remain supportive of each other."

Jeanie Buss and Phil Jackson had to sign an agreement where they could not have basketball conversations

Jeanie Buss had admitted that the NBA had forced her and Phil to sign an agreement that prohibited basketball-related conversations. She had seen the rule as extremely damaging to their bond. However, as the Lakers' governor, her strength was tested. Jason moved to the New York Knicks, which still has left an emotional scar on her.

Back in 2014, an NBA official acknowledged that the league had put certain parameters in place so that Jeanie and Phil's high-profile relationship did not create issues. The official stated that the Knicks' hiring of Phil Jackson was subject to the league's conflict of interest rules. The statement then read:

"To avoid even the appearance of a conflict, we have addressed the issue with the Knicks and Lakers to ensure that the relationship between Jeanie Buss and Phil Jackson will not affect how the teams operate."

Jeanie Buss, earlier in an interview with ESPNLosAngeles.com back in November 2011, was asked whether Phil was the typical guy she would like to date. She had never seen that coming, but it was his personality that had left her floored. It was just something about him that was unmatched.

The ex-couple stated in the statement that they had separated due to their professional obligations and geographic distance. They shared that sustaining the relationship had become difficult. The ex-couple stated in the statement that it was due to their professional obligations and that long-distance had become an issue. They shared that sustaining the relationship had become difficult. They shared that they had had wonderful moments and would always been supportive of each other in the future.

What are your views about Jeanie Buss and Phil Jackson's breakup?

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