Editing Luc Longley (section)

===Chicago Bulls===
Longley became the Bulls' starting center. He won three straight championships with the Bulls from 1996 to 1998, becoming the first Australian player to win an NBA title and the only to have won three championships. After he played 55 games from the bench in [[1994–95 NBA season|1994–95]], Chicago Bulls coach [[Phil Jackson]] made him the starting center in [[1995–96 NBA season|1995–96]]. Post-season surgery to his left ankle and the recovery time forced him to miss playing for the Australian Boomers at the [[Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics|1996]] Olympics in [[Atlanta]].

Longley missed almost two months of the [[1996–97 NBA season|1996–97]] season after dislocating his shoulder while body surfing at [[Hermosa Beach, California|Hermosa Beach]] near the team's hotel after a game in [[Los Angeles]].<ref>[https://www.chicagotribune.com/1996/11/26/surf-wipes-out-longley-8-weeks/ Surf Wipes Out Longley 8 Weeks]</ref> In a 2014 interview on Australian television, Longley joked that after a month he began receiving phone calls from [[Michael Jordan]] telling him to get back on court soon because he had no one to set [[Screen (sports)|screens]] for him.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yT0yF84bUNs The Thursday Night Sport Show - Luc Longley interview]</ref>