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Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant and Chicago Bulls guard Michael Jordan discuss throughout a free-throw try.
Many who're basketball superfans have requested to crucial questions which have grow to be every day subjects of televsion, web and print debates.
Are you prepared for it?
Okay.
Right here it goes: Did Kobe Bryant play like Michael Jordan?
Or did the Black Mamba play like himself?
Showing on the Scoop B Radio Podcast, John Celestand, Bryant’s ex-Los Angeles Lakers level guard weighed in on the favored matter.
Try a snippet from our podcast dialogue under.
John Celestand on Kobe Bryant enjoying in Michael Jordan’s likeness:
“I believe typically man, you may watch one thing and watch someone a lot, that you just subconsciously begin doing issues like them and also you don’t even realize it. I don’t assume he went out and mentioned, “Yo I’m gonna do all the pieces to be Michael Jordan”…however I believe he watched a lot tape, and he had the identical physique body for probably the most half – Michael was 6’6”. Kobe might need been 6’7”, proper? And have been in all probability across the similar weight. They performed the identical place. So, I believe it simply begins to – you watch the ‘Come Fly With Me’ movies, you watch how he walks…you don’t exit and attempt to do it, it simply occurs. Should you’re not the identical peak and the identical weight, it gained’t look precisely. However they have been form constructed related. So it did seem like they have been making an attempt to try this. Shaq would all the time say, “Take a look at little Mike. Take a look at little Michael over there”…however you understand, I by no means thought Kobe was making an attempt to do it purposely however I believe I used to be type of like by…osmosis. It’s not all the time copying. It’s simply watching and absorbing. And you understand individuals say Nas gave the impression of Rakim. And perhaps he did just a little however, I don’t assume he went out and mentioned I’m gonna rhyme similar to Rakim. I believe you hear and also you take in and grew up on it, and it turns into part of you – it’s not all of who you might be, but it surely turns into part of who you might be.”
John Celestand was the Lakers’ 30th decide within the 1999 NBA Draft.
For these conserving rating at house, he gained an NBA Championship with the Lakers in 2000 when LA defeated the Reggie Miller, Jalen Rose led Indiana Pacers.
Indy was guided by Naismith Corridor of Famer, Isiah Thomas.
That 2000 Lakers Championship group was guided by head coach Phil Jackson and had each Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal on their potent roster.
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