In 2002, the Lakers won their third consecutive NBA title, thanks mainly to the trio of Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neal and head coach Phil Jackson.

It was the third time in little more than a decade an NBA team pulled off the feat, as Michael Jordan and the Bulls — also coached by Jackson — did it twice from 1991-93 and 1996-98.

And it wasn’t just in the NBA, as the Yankees followed the Bulls’ success and won three straight World Series from 1998-2000, while coming up a win short of a fourth in a row in 2001.

But since that triple by the Lakers ended in 2002, no major American pro sports team has accomplished the feat.

The Chiefs have a chance to win a third consecutive Super Bowl, but even in sports that have seen three-peats before, it’s not done nearly as often as it was a quarter-century ago.{ai:summary}<p>In 2002, the Lakers secured their third consecutive NBA title, led by Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neal, and coach Phil Jackson. This marked the third instance in over a decade of an NBA team achieving this, following the Bulls' two three-peats under Jackson.</p><p>Since the Lakers' win, no major American professional sports team has repeated the feat of three straight championships. #sports</p>

The reason why the three-peat the Chiefs are chasing has become increasingly rare in sports

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