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Will Smith drops Phil Jackson reference in 'Suicide Squad'

Jayne Kamin-Oncea / USA Today

New York Knicks president Phil Jackson gets a shoutout in the upcoming "Suicide Squad" film.

In a recently released trailer, the character Deadshot - played by Will Smith - drops a reference to Jackson and his triangle offense.

"You might want to work on your team-motivation thing," Smith says at the 1:42 mark. "You heard of Phil Jackson? He's like the gold standard, OK? Triangle, bitch."

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