Lakers' Kobe Bryant details Michael Jordan's influence – Daily News

CHICAGO >> The video scoreboard pinpointed a moment that Kobe Bryant remembered vividly 20 years later. On Dec. 17, 1996, Bryant squared off against Michael Jordan for the first time in his life. But despite spending a childhood studying Jordan “exclusively,” Bryant could not prepare for the first in-person interaction. Then, Jordan drove past Bryant […]

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