Phil Jackson smoked marijuana? NO WAY! And it wasn’t medicinal, and instead recreational? YOU DON’T SAY!
The Zen master is totally chill and relaxed, so it makes sense that he smoked the good weed, I mean just look at the featured image here. The New York Knicks President appeared on this week’s episode of We Need to Talk on CBS Sports Network, and he talked about the culture of the sticky icky icky in the NBA.
Here’s what the legend of two extremely iconic franchises, the Chicago Bulls and the Los Angeles Lakers, had to say.
Phil Jackson: “(When I was recovering from back surgery), I was smoking marijuana during that period of time. I think it was a distraction for me as much as a pain reliever. But I never thought of it as ultimately a pain medication for that type of situation… We have tried to stop (marijuana use) in the NBA.
“I don’t think we have been able to stop it. I think it still goes on and is still a part of the culture in the NBA. It is something that we either have to accommodate or figure out another way to deal with it.”
Pot is becoming more and more normalized every year and the NBA better lead from ahead on this very important social issue.
The legalization of medical marijuana, and more importantly, recreational marijuana, in certain states will have an impact on NBA drug policy, and thus could influence the balance of power in the league.
Phil Jackson is spot on, about how the league needs to deal with the chronic, bud, dank, etc. It really could have an impact in the NBA like it already has in the NFL.
The first two states to legalize recreational marijuana usage, Colorado and Washington, then coincidentally saw their two NFL teams meet in the Super Bowl that same year.
Here’s more on marijuana in the NFL at this link.
Food for thought; or should I saw Funyans, Doritos and Pokey Sticks for thought on Phil Jackson, the legalized grass coming to pass wave and its impact on “the league” moving forward.
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