Greatness eventually demands its spotlight in bronze and bold. The Lakers announced that they will honor Pat Riley with a statue outside Staples Center, a tribute that has been long in the making. He won one championship as a player and built his immortality by capturing five more as the architect of Showtime.

Yet when one legend steps into history, the conversation widens. Surely Phil Jackson belongs in that same line of glory. And surely Jeanie Buss’s family, the heartbeat behind it all, deserves its eternal place too.

Lakers owners must honor Phil Jackson and Jerry Buss without delay

ESPN’s Andy Kamenetzky, on ESPN LA, said: “Pat Riley is getting his statue. That means Phil Jackson, his is coming soon, rightly as it should. And by the way, I hope they do this quickly.” Why quickly

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