"He's probably a better player at 21 than Michael was at 21" - Phil Jackson compared young Kobe Bryant to young Michael Jordan originally appeared on Basketball Network. During the early 2000s, when ...

"He can play that role that Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant played," Phil mentioned. "That's a perfect spot for him, to be in ...

From the very first day Kobe Bryant stepped into the league, he had only one thing on his mind — reaching the heights of his role model, Michael Jordan. Twenty years later, nobody doubted that Kobe ...

The late former Chicago Bulls general manager Jerry Krause made it clear to Phil Jackson that he would go even if the team went 82-0 in the 1997-98 season. On the other hand, Michael Jordan also let ...