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"I'll remember that shot longer than my points" - Michael Jordan admitted a single play ruined his 63-point game vs. Celtics
Unfortunately, when it mattered the most, he missed the shot he routinely drained all night. "I'll remember that shot longer ...
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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
"Kobe, if he don't like you, you know he don't like you," Grant said. "If there's a difference, that's a difference. But with ...
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"We walked into the series thinking it would be a sweep" - How the New York Knicks humbled Michael Jordan in the 1992 playoffs
Michael Jordan expected an easy sweep in 1992, but Pat Riley’s Knicks pushed the Bulls to a brutal 7-game series before ...
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"I was right there under the basket watching him" - Former NBA ball boy DJ Khaled explained why Michael Jordan is the GOAT
"I had the best seat in the house," Khaled told the New York Daily News in 2020. "I've seen Michael Jordan play many games. I ...
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"It's not a bad role model to have" - Isiah Thomas gets honest about Kobe copying MJ
And it's not a bad role model to have, and I think he's the closest thing to Jordan that we've seen." Thomas doesn't see a ...
How Luka Doncic-LeBron James connection turned Lakers into legitimate NBA title contender
The trade for Luka Doncic and immediate connection he made with LeBron James has transformed the Lakers into legitimate title ...
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"We laugh about it to this day" - Lenny Wilkens recalls how Magic Johnson provoked Michael Jordan to compete hard during Dream Team practice
Lenny Wilkens opens up about the Dream Team’s most legendary scrimmage, where a single jab from Magic Johnson unleashed peak ...
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"He’s not going to go by the book" - Phil Jackson on how young Kobe Bryant's unpredictability was an advantage
"Because he's not going to go by the book, so sometimes the unpredictability can work to our advantage." Related: Kobe Bryant ...
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"I would never compare him to Michael, but if anyone is close, it'll be him" - Larry Bird on why he puts Kobe Bryant and Jordan in one category
"I would never compare him to Michael, but if anyone is close to him, it'll be him." Bryant hadn't even been drafted yet, but ...
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Michael Phelps reacts to NBA legend Kobe Bryant's latest customised Nike signature shoe
Michael Phelps expressed excitement for the newly relaunched pairs of Kobe Bryant's Nike signature sneaker line, 'What The Kobe'. The Kobe 8 Protro's 'What The' collection initially hit the market ...
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"You want Michael Jordan to Kobe you" - Skip Bayless bluntly casts doubt on LeBron James’ hopes of rekindling friendship with MJ
He feels the LA Lakers star wants Jordan to build a bond with him like he did with Kobe Bryant. However, Bayless doesn't envision "His Airness" becoming close with the star forward later down the ...
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I won titles playing for Michael Jordan’s Bulls and Kobe Bryant’s Lakers – one was like a Formula One car and the other was a NASCAR team
When Jordan retired for the second time after the '98 season, Chicago's stranglehold on The Association waned and the team from Tinseltown stepped up and filled the vacuum. Kobe and Shaq formed ...