Overview
- Phil Jackson, in a rare X post Monday, said he has spent 15 years urging the NBA rules committee to widen the court so corner threes match the 23.9-foot distance elsewhere.
- His message followed Steve Kerr’s New Yorker interview in which the Warriors coach said he would even consider removing the three-point line to rebalance the game.
- The NBA’s corner three is 22 feet compared with about 23.9 feet above the break, which analytics flag as a built-in efficiency boost that teams target.
- Reporters note that making the line uniform would mean wider courts and likely the loss of one or two rows of premium seats, a major financial hurdle that makes near-term change unlikely.
- Jackson, an 11-time champion coach who has held no official NBA role since leaving the Knicks in 2017, has reignited discussion without any announced action from the league.