"After I scored 81, he was barking on how I could never do it against him," Bryant said, before breaking into a Jordan impression. "'There's no way you're going to score 80 on me! I would have fouled out!' We just went back and forth with it. I normally try to stay pretty cool when it comes to MJ because I look up to him so much, but on that particular occasion I had to remind him that I did have 42 in one half against him."
Kobe Bryant wants role in picking Los Angeles Lakers' next coach - ESPN Los Angeles
Kobe Bryant wants role in picking Los Angeles Lakers' next coach - ESPN Los Angeles


'There's no way you're going to score 80 on me! I would have fouled out!'
