Throwback: Michael Jordan vs Kobe Bryant Highlights (NBA All-Star Game 1998) - BEST QUALITY!

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without Scottie Pippen and without Jackson, so it will be interesting to see if he can get into his rhythm because Anthony is not known for passing, but part of the story here is Michael the head fake to Garnett over him in the lane so much for being sick, yeah, I think he's fine, he's got the bats, he's got the jump that he's ready to throw. Notice, you are here today for drowning at 39 early, protected by the way the competitive was hanging. the spin Brian Kobe's first All-Star who practiced and worked on his

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passes right through the middle of the man there is no luck for those shots, he has trouble finishing the dribble, although to push Atkins alive to the Georgians in the head of the key and he just has the rebound Jordan takes the incoming pass and his shot resonates here comes Brian to the front of the field with a clap.

Look, that's what I'm talking about, in the All-Star Game you want to do things you normally wouldn't do, Kobe. He understands from a very young age how to entertain the net, the outlet pass

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ted with shots, many centers no longer let the ball out, they want to get involved in their own office, but Shaq knows how important Kobe's electricity is for the team. In preparing it, Kobe told us that he learned from Brooklyn Row and little Archibald that patience is the ultimate key to his long-term success. He looked a little impatient on that last trip down the field and got the ball back in his hands for Garnett.

They turn to each other as they tip their guy to pace the

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and the pace will start to click now they need to push him up the court and keep pushing and keep pushing Hill gets a piece of the past coming out with it, Kappa pushes it to the floor, picks it up, throws it to Hill and pushes it up, that's how the risers are set, you can get it down and up right now, but the big guys in the west ain't running. Back on defense, everyone else just inspected Jason Williams. The entire Nets checked Jordan's back line.

The guy decided not to take any opportunity from any tt Bryant for three. He didn't come here to be shy. Hear it all the time because I was young and too straight. He shouts, it was a foul for Jordan, who now has eight and a chance of nine. Bring your A game and if you don't bring your A game, I'll embarrass you, Michael, I put it on the low pulse right here and You have the faith in the faith to be the next big player in this game. You will have to work as hard as Michael Johns, Michael George, but you will also have the skills of Mariette, the outside jumper, the creativity that allows you to finish. just like Kobe Bryant Kobe Bryant is not only the youngest starter but the youngest player in All-Star Game history.

He is the third player to be a reserve on his team during the season, but he was selected to start in the All-Star Game. John Havlicek T for the couple. of times for the Celtics Dan Majerle once for the Phoenix Suns many bench players have been chosen stars but played as reserves from the bench of the all-star game only three Havlicek Marley and Kobe Bryant have started the game after being sixth men for their teams during the season he has the complete package he has a great understanding of the game great history and the knowledge of the game is very similar to what Michael Jordan and Grant Hill had when they came to the league this guy can articulate it and he has three simple brains I hope he takes one today Bob I think the two most overlooked stars we are finally here are Schmitz and Nick Van Exel of the Birds the last two years excellent Rick's mentor really deserves to be here Kobe Bryant first eighth points to lead the West in scoring Kobe 19 years old is everything you thought it would be oh yeah I'm definitely enjoying my Silva it's a top tier basketball here so it's definitely a dream you're certainly not shy you came out firing I just want to go out there and know how to be aggressive in trying to get loose again into the Florida game.

You know we're Kevin, we talked before the game. You see, it will help me to tell you about it one day. 360 doc tell us about it I just want to improvise and do something. He is so kind. Now you said you'd be nervous. You thought before the game. Know? If I go out, I'll go to the court, every deterrent is still just as nervous, I guess because. I was at home playing basketball and I haven't played in a couple of days, so get ready for another game, yeah, okay, come on, we hope to see you back at the game.

Bob Michaels, seed, now you weren't feeling good when the game started, but once you came out, you and Colby were one on one, he got excited. Wow, he's coming towards me. I mean, I think that comes close to me being very, very aggressive and five new 6s are the first thing I do. I took out the money but I have to defend myself, you know, I'm right, he has a baby, chances like I have to take them, you woke up, although you know you like to slide a little on me once because I know you didn't catch him. back I'm just trying to get my legs under me.

I haven't been around the basketball for three or four days and I've been out of bed for that long, so I'm not trying to exaggerate things and he's doing the right thing, he's lowering the pride factor for the king no It's good Bob, it's just that the younger guys that I'm doing, the older guys say they're competing, they brought their A-game, they all took on the challenge and they all want to perform here. to win this game, everyone is sure they're going to come up short, left alone halfway between Milwaukee and Chicago, Miss Granger said again, you only have one Division One and you'll be on TV every day.

Kobe Bryant stopped Michael Jordan to flex the shot and his teammate's token can't finish it with Peyton Chan, there is no business like the NBA in the last three seconds, the left-hander plans something to take to the locker room. I'm joined by Michael Jordan, now everyone is excited about this matchup between you, Kobe. What do you think? The person who comes out first of the shooters in the confrontation, but I think it's good for you to know that we are both trying to do our job to entertain and we are trying to try harder to not isolate ourselves from the blaring Russian song.

I mean in the mix we'll have time to go one on one, but I won't try to do it too often because I don't want it with the other guys here, but you won't shy away from it. That isolation I will defend myself no matter what, okay, let's go to the gym, Jim was going, okay, thank you very much, your mind will receive the answer, you won't shy away from Michael at all, you'll go after leaving, Kobe always has fun. I'm having a good time, you're Michael, it's a great plan where the

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players bought sounded there, what better way to learn the game, you go Adam, but you would be a challenge and he has his pride high.

It is not like this? Oh yeah, me too, that's how it's played, but that's how I grew up playing and I'm sure you did too in some way here too, so that's what makes this game right now, there have been A couple of smiles were exchanged between the two of you. Were there any words? It is well covered. You got lucky. The second half was typical play in the game series. Chicago accumulates you to leave. They recovered that moment and concluded it in game six. Here it is. Looking back and Michael Jordan was absolutely spectacular doing everything during the game during the time out until at half time your teammates took you to the bench, you can see Ashton looking him in the face, an incredibly inspiring performance on the day and a freedom player like me.

I've seen it before, but you know, Bill, when it comes to playing in a championship, it's not a question of your ability, it's a battle of your will. Michael Jordan's will in terms of winning the championship and winning the championship trophy is stronger than anyone in this league. today we have the 101, you see that everyone kills, it's a question of who the fans want to see like this guy, Kobe Bryant, the starters, at least, reserves, gone by a consensus of competitions, coaches, Kobe Jerry Reynolds, who used to coach Sacramento and is now the player director. The staff said Look, we accept that it is a popularity contest if you put a small penny in the balance.

Our game recorded a triple-double, so enjoy dessert. The MVP, which he also did last year. The Mill of Living company that donated $1,000 to the Thurgood Marshall scholarship fund. Bob, when I talked to Michael before the game in the locker room and asked him, I forgot all this speculation about what's next and who the next dr will be. Colby flying all over the ice, he said it's okay to talk about it, but that's not something that is given away and it's something that the player will have to go out and win. He said Kobe Bryant is a candidate, but he has to quit. his game defines his existence and not just the advertising and the commercials and everything else, it was selling soda and Snuggie when he was eight to watch the fun game without John Stocking, we chose Friday because he feels like blocked knocking out Over there. but if you have time, he wants a lot and he wants the book Shaquille O'Neal really skull in that isolated exchange along the baseline the back identity look inside the hips of the village the step under cossacks call me for three that's right , it's much better that Hill isn't sure if he traveled there.

I've seen it before the defense took a vacation, especially in the final minutes, uncontested design. Jordan was on route 15 and gets the role. Kobe Isaiah Thomas and Bill Walton watched a lot of basketball, they said they had never seen a player eliminate like that. Where did you learn that? I was really just playing on the playground in Philadelphia. When I came back from Europe, I learned some tricks and right now, how much did you practice that for this game specifically? I can't attend much basically trying to play with instincts now come on you had to practice that a little bit you told me something special it was that I had no idea yeah you have something else there the opportunity to speak 18 points think of an MVP, you can play well again Kobe, we look forward to the next trick.

Kobe, Philadelphia man, the all-star game will be there next year. He said his goal was to make the all-star team. In his third year in order to play in Philadelphia, he skipped a year and it is obvious that he belongs well. It's amazing the things young people coming into the league think about. I never imagined a player would ever try to do it. move like that, so Kobe talked about being in Europe and learning those moves when he came back. It's interesting that Kobe speaks three languages, he's fluent in Italian and French and he also got an 1100 on his SAT and he's still continuing his college education while being a professional basketball player, myself, magic, Michael Jordan, all of us, when we get to the league, we understood how to win championships, how to play basketball, but me, from a very young age, I understand the entertainment of basketball and I understand how to go on stage and anything.

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I've seen at 19 were Kareem Abdul-Jabbar when he was a junior at UCLA and then Sabonis, now the center for the Portland Trailblazers, but he was nineteen, before the injuries and before he put on the In a way , he was a 7-3 Larry Bird who could do everything, but then he understood how to bring it, he didn't have to do it in such a strange way because everyone wants him back and the people in Chicago have written nails for the episode. guy you talked about, although they're not on the level of my crostini Johnson, oh, and we look at me, you know, I think we're getting too old for this stuff, he laughs.

Jordan turns toward the bathroom a while ago, East. one in 12th increases his lead to 119 to 96, but the score does not eliminate Kobe Bryant as an MVP candidate, that's for sure, there is something great, there have been three MVPs from losing teams that Bob led on the Hawks in 1958, Dr. J in 1977, Magic Johnson in 1990 and it was because he stopped coaching on the court and I asked Michael what was his favorite memory of Larry Bird. He returned to the sixty-three point game, the 86 playoffs gave Michael protecting the envelope and Larry just whose eyes lit up and he said, I've got a little one.

I have a small one down here, but the young people followed the advice of the saints. I'll go congratulate Michael. He is looking for me. There they are. In this he may be the closest. to a torch passed to us, we will see, there is always the possibility that the Lakers reach the finals. Well, Kobe, you didn't come back into the game for the last 18 minutes. George Karl. I see you a little bit where you were disappointed. I just like to convert. I have a lot of fun, I have my foot and I was able to rest a little.

Now that's Eric. This experience was very fun. It wasn't for you. It's amazing because you are credible. Our house matched Mike's. We had the opportunity to go to the lead. Headlining a little bit was amazing now Michael Jordan has indicated that this could be his last year, what a big disappointment that would be for you and how much more you can learn from him, well boy never stop learning you know Mike it's terrible it's Mike . I learned something too disappointed, I don't know because without him I wouldn't be here right now. What you learned tonight. What was the new thing you learned from him tonight?

I can't tell you that I have to keep adding for all the future basketball players out there, well, coming out of high school, they can't reveal my secrets, they hugged each other, did he say something to them and the torch has already passed tonight?I do not know i do not know. I think we know when I'm going to play hard, I competed to be there, they say keep working hard now. Magic Johnson said they want to bring you in slowly and Dell Harris has tried to do that, that test has become a little more difficult after today's game I don't know so congratulations for cooking you Kobe thank you we hope to see you many more years we love you and congratulations how much you love playing here in New York this has to be special for you to win here in New York, this special, I've had some great games here, the fans always dreamed of double respect, you come back here and play in front of the fans here , it's just the Mecca of basketball and I enjoyed playing here and I'm looking forward to it. come back someday Oh that was a hand so to all the fans here I'm sure all the fans at home don't leave come back and play again.

I'll have a problem coming back. Well, I'm going to have a problem, okay, congratulations, Michael, we're going to talk to you, Bobby, well, in case you missed that word, he's not committing to anything because he said fee, I don't have a problem.