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"Part of me was like… just didn't want to do it" - Kobe Bryant said he considered letting Michael Jordan have his storybook ending in 2003
M any blamed the late Kobe Bryant for spoiling what could have been the perfect ending for Michael Jordan at the 2003 NBA All ...
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Derek Fisher claimed Kobe only compared himself to MJ: "He saw himself as better than most other guys"
It's no secret that Kobe Bryant idolized Michael Jordan. So much so that the "Black Mamba" copied all of MJ's moves — the post-up tricks, the fadeaway jumper, and the relentless will to win ...
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"Kobe, if he don't like you, you know … you don't know with MJ" - Horace Grant on biggest difference between Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant - MSN
From his footwork to his fadeaway, ... Larry Bird on why he puts Kobe Bryant and Jordan in one category. Jordan's aura. Bryant may have mirrored Jordan in form but he was all his own in spirit.
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"A lot of the things Kobe does I would never have done" - Michael Jordan says there's a difference between him and Kobe Bryant that most don't realize - MSN
Everyone is quick to jump on the similarities between Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant. The killer instinct. The footwork. The fadeaway. The will to go through a wall and come out with 40 points, no ...
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"I'm sure Michael doesn't want us to come out and loaf around" - Kobe on whether he would take it easy on MJ in his final A
Kobe Bryant refused to hand MJ a fairytale ending in his final All-Star Game. ... They wanted to stop the game after Mike's fadeaway. The 40-year-old Jordan struggled throughout the game.
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18-year-old Kobe Bryant wasn't fazed by his four airballs in a five-minute playoff stretch: "There was no reluctance or remorse, or anything"
Kobe Bryant's relentless scoring mindset defined his game. Shot after shot, layup after layup, his goal was simple: put the ...
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"I really can't believe those shots he was making" - Charles Barkley was in awe of Kobe Bryant's performance in the 2010 Conference Finals - MSN
As Chuck noted, Kobe took a steady diet of difficult shots under duress, which made no difference. He was insanely efficient: 33.7 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 8.3 assists on 52/43/88 shooting splits.
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"You gotta have a game plan and take some things away" - T-Mac shares what his mindset was when competing against Kobe - MSN
Kobe was no exception to this rule. He had his patented fadeaway shot that he could hit from anywhere on the court, but he also had counters for when defenders started anticipating it.
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"He's a Corvette. I'm a brick wall. You know what's gonna happen" - Shaq on facing Kobe for the first time after his Lakers exit - MSN
Christmas is usually a time for peace and goodwill, but in 2004, Shaquille O'Neal felt something very different. After all, on December 25th that year, the then-Miami Heat big man was set to play ...