{"id":1535052,"date":"2022-10-30T19:39:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-30T23:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1535052"},"modified":"2022-10-30T19:39:07","modified_gmt":"2022-10-30T23:39:07","slug":"kobe-bryant-ruined-phil-jackson-master-plan-by-trash-talking-michael-jordan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/kobe-bryant-ruined-phil-jackson-master-plan-by-trash-talking-michael-jordan\/","title":{"rendered":"Kobe Bryant Ruined Phil Jackson's Master Plan by Trash-Talking Michael Jordan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
In the world of NBA players<\/a>, few men were as competitive as Michael Jordan. Kobe Bryant<\/a>, however, came pretty close. The Lakers legend wanted to be just like Mike, and that practice included a refusal to back down from any challenge. And while that inner fire helped Kobe become an all-time great, things didn't always work out as planned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Just ask Phil Jackson about that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n During their time together, the Zen Master hatched a plan to try and bring Bryant out of his shell and focus on collective success rather than individual greatness. Jackson hoped that meeting with His Airness, who obviously knew a thing or two about winning, would help the young guard change his mindset. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Kobe, of course, had a different idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\nKobe Bryant could resist trash-talking Michael Jordan during a motivational meeting <\/h2>\n\n\n\n