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On October 24th, 2006, Kobe Bryat signed his final 8 jersey before switching to 24. Bryant spent 10 years wearing this iconic jersey, and 10 more years as number 24.
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Excerpt from â"Some records have to stand" - John Salley reveals Phil Jackson didn't want Kobe Bryant to break Wilt Chamberlain's scoring recordâ article by Virgil Villanueva:
"I don't agree with what he told me. I said, 'Phil, Kobe had 81. No matter what you do, he was about to get to 104. They would have kept feeding him the ball. The other side wouldâve been like, âDonât hurt him.â There wouldâve been clearouts. Kobe wouldâve got 104,â" Salley said.
"'Well, some records have to stand,' Phil said. I was like, 'Wow.' Heâs number two; he doesnât need to be number one," Salley continued.
Salleyâs story about Kobeâs 81-point game seems outrageousâhe also claimed that the NBA wouldn't allow LeBron James to be the all-time scoring leader. The entire NBA celebrated Jamesâ milestone when he broke it. Even Adam Silver was in attendance to help with the little ceremony.
Full article: basketballnetwork.net/.amp/old-school/john-salley-reveals-phil-jackson-didnt-want-kobe-bryant-to-break-nba-scoring-record
On October 24th, 2006, Kobe Bryat signed his final 8 jersey before switching to 24. Bryant spent 10 years wearing this iconic jersey, and 10 more years as number 24.
Musicđ¶ : youtu.be/tS1gIxxgvdc
Full video from WhereLakersHappensđ„: youtu.be/KzTmA9hIezQn
Excerpt from â"Some records have to stand" - John Salley reveals Phil Jackson didn't want Kobe Bryant to break Wilt Chamberlain's scoring recordâ article by Virgil Villanueva:
"I don't agree with what he told me. I said, 'Phil, Kobe had 81. No matter what you do, he was about to get to 104. They would have kept feeding him the ball. The other side wouldâve been like, âDonât hurt him.â There wouldâve been clearouts. Kobe wouldâve got 104,â" Salley said.
"'Well, some records have to stand,' Phil said. I was like, 'Wow.' Heâs number two; he doesnât need to be number one," Salley continued.
Salleyâs story about Kobeâs 81-point game seems outrageousâhe also claimed that the NBA wouldn't allow LeBron James to be the all-time scoring leader. The entire NBA celebrated Jamesâ milestone when he broke it. Even Adam Silver was in attendance to help with the little ceremony.
Full article: basketballnetwork.net/.amp/old-school/john-salley-reveals-phil-jackson-didnt-want-kobe-bryant-to-break-nba-scoring-record
