{"id":1304606,"date":"2021-01-22T12:37:32","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T17:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1304606"},"modified":"2023-06-27T13:14:46","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T17:14:46","slug":"a-young-kobe-bryant-felt-insulted-by-michael-jordans-advice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/a-young-kobe-bryant-felt-insulted-by-michael-jordans-advice\/","title":{"rendered":"A Young Kobe Bryant Felt Insulted by Michael Jordan's Advice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

They were peers in the NBA while their careers overlapped for seven years, but it\u2019s easy to forget that Michael Jordan is about old enough for Kobe Bryant<\/a> to have been his son. In fact, Jordan was 33 years old and Bryant a mere 18 when they went head-to-head<\/a> for the first time on Dec. 17, 1996.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That rookie season threw a big learning curve at Bryant, but he logged enough minutes and showed enough game in Year 2 to make the cut for the NBA All-Star Game<\/a>. It was there that His Airness gave the Black Mamba advice that Bryant didn\u2019t come to appreciate until later that season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kobe Bryant saw Michael Jordan as a mentor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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