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Andrea Kremer goes to Phil Jackson’s rarely-seen home in Montana to discuss what’s ahead in his life and whether a return to an NBA team is in his future. Real Sports debuts Tues., June 19 at 10pm ET/PT on HBO
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-- Do you think there's some perception out there that. You know you are done. Years your health and even though you became the best thing about. Do you think that's for the perception is of him I think that's possible. Isn't -- oh well maybe it is a what do you think. Known as much as I've been around this game it doesn't happen it doesn't -- person by. We recently visited Jackson at his remote summer retreat in Montana property owned for forty years. We wanted to find out Jackson is let go of the game a public man for all his adult life. Jackson comes to Montana to keep private. You had very few outsiders like -- here. I really didn't watch it even gets his closer closer than that it should be so. What this hall it's edited out. This place is sacred land project them. His parents both fundamentalist ministers. Preached throughout Montana and -- Barry just constantly. Jackson comes here every summer. Joined by his five children and seven grandkids. Usually the idea is to recharge after the playoffs. To plot the next championship runs. This year though in retirement. Jackson is recuperating from the knee replacement surgery he had in March. So far to resulted in much better than. Expected. I'm not dealing with pain. And walk on through pain. I think that's. Change your mood somewhat ability to focus concentrate. Can you imagine getting even better and stronger to put yourself in a position you could get back to to basketball to catching. People have gone through this before tell me it's possible. And tell me there's very few limitations that I probably out of the tennis court here this summer play doubles hopefully that I'm not -- mention it. But I but I hope that there's no restrictions. And if you had no restrictions. Would you get back into it and. No I'm not commit -- that. I don't evidence that question. Everybody. Listen up listen up guys hey guys listen up no one should ever hit a woman not their life. Not their girlfriends not their day no woman's out here violence especially not from someone they know and trust it up to us. Because even one. Threw -- violence against woman hurts all of us. We all have to take responsibility so step up and speak out because one is too --