Lakers vice president of business operations Jeanie Buss is hinting that coach Phil Jackson might close to retirement.

Buss is Jackson's longtime girlfriend.

"I think it's really important to him to let these guys know that more than likely, he will not be back. It's weird how history repeats itself, but he left the Bulls as the league went into a labor dispute. Maybe that's part of it. The urgency is this year. Don't think we have time to win any more championships [together]. This is really the last one," Buss said.

"I think it's really, really important, because you can't leave on a note where you feel like you left something on the table, where you feel like you did everything you could to be there in the Finals," Buss added. "That's a hard note to leave on and to retire off of. I think he really wants them to take him seriously and leave the speculation of 'maybe, maybe not,' whatever. [But] this is probably going to be his last year."