During the game today, I noticed he was sitting on a chair that was much higher up than the other seats on the bench. In fact, it appeared to be a high back black leather office chair. What is the story on this? Phil looked like some sort of sea captain.
I agree with Kam it wouldn't be characteristic of Stern to let just one person in the entire league get that chair just because of preference. It has to be due to some medical issue.
rafer alston should be allowed to sit in tmacs chair for the next home game just because of his performance today
i had those first row seats behind the players bench before.. it must suck to be behind phil in those seats. you really cant see anything..
Yup, you guys are right it's bc of his hip surgery. http://www.forumblueandgold.com/2006/09/30/a-key-laker-to-have-surgery/ Before this week, when I served on a jury for a “trip and fall” case, I knew nothing about hip replacement surgery. Now I know plenty (for a layman). And that makes me appreciate what Phil Jackson is about to go through even more, Just watching Laker games last season it was pretty clear his hip was bothering him, and if that got to the point it was not just getting in and out of folding chairs courtside that was painful but also it was impacting his daily life, the hip replacement surgery he gets next Tuesday is the best thing. The surgery itself takes two or three hours (depending on the exact type of replacement) and there is plenty of rehab, but for a healthy person they can return to doing almost anything in a few months. Jackson is expected to be back on the sidelines by the start of the season. There are things they ask people with hip replacements not to do for a while, like get in and out of chairs where your knees are above your waist. For most of us, that just means avoiding really soft couches. For the lanky Jackson, that could also include sitting unaided in those courtside chairs. I’m curious if and how he deals with that. As for the team, the other coaches will be running the show as a unit. With all of them having been in Phil’s system for years, plus Rambis and Hamblin having head coaching experience, I don’t expect that will be much of a problem.
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Can anyone tell me why do basketball players, being much taller than the average person, have to sit on those low chairs?
try sitting in a chair designed for a toddler and see how comfortable it feels thats how it must be for any tall person in normal chairs but then again, how do fat ppl fly??
