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When Michael Jordan and his team were preparing for a second round of three mobs in the 1997/98 season, Kobe Bryant was a boy with the Los Angeles Lakers in his second season. That’s during the period depicted in the latest documentary The Last Dance, Bryant was 19 years old and looking to settle down.
Not just any other 19-year-old, he was the youngest player to become an NBA All-Star Game. And when the young man entered the Western Conference All-Star team, he had created quite a stir. A scene from Last Dance showed Jordan and the Eastern team talking about Bryant. Jordan didn’t seem to be taking Kobe lightly.
“That little Laker is going to take everyone one by one. He doesn’t let the game come to him. He just goes out and takes it. I’m going to make this happen. I’m going to make this a one-on-one game.” Jordan said.
Jordan presented a performance that earned him the MVP award for the All-Star game. He had finished the game with 23 points, six rebounds and eight assists.
MJ and 98 East All-stars talking about Kobe in The Last Dance:
“That little Lil Laker is going to take everyone one by one. He doesn’t let the game come to him. He just goes out there and takes it. I’m going to make this shit happen. I’m going to make this a one-on-one game.”
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– Audel Del Toro (@AudelDelToro) April 23, 2020
Kobe Bryant, admirer of Michael Jordan
Since his teens, Bryant has always shown admiration for Jordan. It was demonstrated many times in his competitive approach to the game. The duo also had a good relationship. Kobe always had Jordan’s guidance throughout his career. Jordan was excited when Bryant suffered a tragic death in January earlier this year.
Interestingly, Bryant’s scene in The Last Dance had ended just a week before his death. He had a role to play in the first episode. In his cameo, he talked about how great it was for him to be able to play against the person he had been watching on television. And he went on to talk about how it was difficult for him in the early seasons when the league was much more physical compared to what it has been as his career progressed.
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