Kobe Bryant Thought He Would Destroy Michael Jordan In Their First Match-Up

“I was thinking in my mind, I didn’t care. I’m going to destroy this guy. I don’t care if I’m 18, I’m coming for blood.

And the first thing he did, they ran a fifth-down sequence in the triangle.

He caught the ball in the corner and he made his little pirouette spin that he does and sneaks baseline. I fell for it, and he went by me and dunked it.

I remember just laughing to myself all the way up the court. I’ve seen that move thousands of times and I can’t believe I just fell for it.

And then after that, it was like, ‘OK, let’s get to work.’ Every time I faced him I wanted to see how he was going to respond to his same moves.”

You can watch the video of their first match-up below.