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Sean Cunningham: Kings legend Mike Bibby, who now coaches the Sacramento State Hornets men's program, paid a visit to the opening of training camp this morning, and caught up with former teammates Doug Christie and Bobby Jackson. pic.x.com/K4mdPVSZSN

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Bobby Jackson on playing In-Between card game when he was playing with the Sacramento Kings: The biggest number I lost was 60,000 dollars. And I had to walk into the Trump Plaza singing Who Let the Dogs Out because I didn't want to pay it with no clothes on. I had my boxers and my tank top on and I lost it to f*cking Vlade Divac.

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Bobby Jackson: Jason Williams was extremely talented and he was a risk taker with his flashy passes and his ability to get the crowd on their feet. Like I ain't never seen one person electrify the crowd like he did. Now because he was that risk taker, it kind of drove it drove Rick kind of crazy. Then Mike Bibby comes in. You got this point guard that knows how to settle everybody down and he knows how to get the ball to the right guys in the right spots and he's not flashing. J-Will was a crowd pleaser and Mike was a game dominator.

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Sean Cunningham: Doug Christie's Sacramento Kings coaching staff is official: Associate head coach Mike Woodson, Bobby Jackson, Mike Miller, Chris Darnell & Leandro Barbosa are assistants. Dipesh Mistry elevated to asst. coach/player development. Paul Jesperson (head of player development) joined by Jimmy Alapag & Garrius Adams. Will Scott (coaching asst/advance scout), Shandon "Biggie" Goldman as head video coordinator & Steph Ingo as asst. video coordinator.

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Matt George: This Father's Day, ESPN is airing a special E60 on the story of former Sacramento King Scot Pollard and the heart transplant that changed his life. The special features Scot's former teammate in Sacramento Bobby Jackson, and Kings radio broadcaster Gary Gerould. pic.x.com/vfZqakAX3C

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Michael Scotto: The Sacramento Kings have added Bobby Jackson as an assistant coach to Doug Christie’s staff, agent Andy Miller of @KlutchSports told @hoopshype. Jackson played six of his 12 NBA seasons in Sacramento, including five as Christie’s teammate, and was a Kings assistant coach twice.

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Furthermore, 76ers assistant coach Bobby Jackson is a potential candidate to re-join the Sacramento Kings on Doug Christie’s staff, league sources told HoopsHype. Jackson spent six of his 12 NBA seasons in Sacramento and was an assistant in Sacramento during two previous stints.

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There was a report Tuesday suggesting Philadelphia 76ers assistant coach Bobby Jackson will return to Sacramento to join Christie’s staff. That is a strong possibility, but a source with knowledge of the situation told The Bee the Kings have yet to ask the 76ers for permission to speak to Jackson and there have been no formal discussions at this point. In addition, vice president of player personnel Phil Jabour, vice president of player development Paul Johnson and vice president of basketball engagement Alvin Gentry will remain with the organization, a source told The Bee.

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Sean Cunningham: In addition to Mike Woodson joining Doug Christie’s staff, I’ve had multiple sources tell me that Bobby Jackson will indeed return to Sacramento as an assistant coach.

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Matt George: Doug Christie compared Malik Monk to himself & Bobby Jackson in how Sacramento became their NBA home after bouncing around teams/markets. He called Sacramento the bed rock that allows players to build a foundation that can be hard to find in the league.

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James Ham: "Mike trusts me, he put the ball in my hands, my teammates trust me." -Malik Monk on setting the franchise record for assists for a reserve. He also mentioned that he's talked trash to Bobby Jackson, who held the record

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Jason Anderson: Kings guard Malik Monk has passed Bobby Jackson for the most assists (630) by a reserve in franchise history.

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Q: How would you describe your first few months on the job? Bobby Jackson: The biggest thing for me, coming in, I’d been in Sacramento for 20-something years. Coming into a new environment, coming around a new coaching staff, getting adjusted with the Summer League and meeting everybody, understanding what Coach Nurse wants, I’m not going to lie, it was kind of tough. Because I didn’t know what to expect, right? I think Nick challenged me. That’s the great thing about him. He’s going to put you in position to be successful, and when he sees something that is not done the right way, he’ll tell you about it. That’s a good thing. I’m always open to learning and evolving as a coach. We’ve got a great coaching staff that’s here every day, willing to get better, learn, develop, critique, and hold each other accountable. That’s been the good thing about it. It’s been a really positive environment to come into.

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Q: What’s an example of Nurse challenging you early on? Bobby Jackson: He’s been a coach for 10 years in Toronto, and he’s had a lot of success. It takes time for you to figure out what he wants and what I need to do to be successful, so I can take some stuff off his plate. Coming in, I was previously a head coach in the G League and had kind of done things my way. The eye-opener for me was him saying, ‘Hey, you’ve got to pick it up.’ And that’s good, I always want that side of coaching, where you don’t get too comfortable and he can coach me and give me the ideas that he wants. At the end of the day, it’s accountability. He’s huge on that, but also giving you the tools to be successful as a coach.

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