“Kobe Bryant called Michael Jordan ‘Mr. Jordan’?! No way!”: When a high school Black Mamba met the Bulls legend for the very first time

Tonoy Sengupta | 02/04/2022
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When a high school Kobe Bryant got to meet Bulls legend and his personal ideal, Michael Jordan

Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan. How can you talk about one without at least mentioning the other?

While His Airness was (somewhat) the originator of the way he played the game, the Black Mamba looked up to him so much that he emulated his game almost to a perfect tee of his idol. And now, because he did it to such a high level, much like his idol, he is now one of the greatest players to ever do it.

But, for the sake of this story, let’s back up a bit. Let’s go back to a time before the end of his career, before any of his championships, before his NBA career even.

Let’s go back to when a high school Kobe Bryant met Michael Jordan for the first-ever time, shall we?

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Kobe Bryant called Michael Jordan ‘Mr. Jordan’ when they met for the first time

When you meet Michael Jordan, you can never call him ‘Mike’. Heck, we don’t even think you can call him ‘Michael’. And, it appears that even a high school Kobe Bryant was ever of that fact.

So, when he met him for the first time in high school… well, here is what happened.

Mr. Jordan. Wow.

Could you imagine Kobe Bryant calling him that after, or even during his NBA career?

We sure as heck can’t.

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Tonoy Sengupta

Tonoy Sengupta

Tonoy Sengupta is a Senior Editor at The SportsRush. Coming from an athletically inclined family, he has been surrounded by sports ever since he was 4 years old. But, while initially pouring all his time into Football (soccer), at 14, Tonoy discovered basketball through the countless highlights of Stephen Curry humiliating players from Curry Land. And just like that, a fiery passion for the game was ignited within Tonoy. And soon after, he decided to become a student of journalism, graduating in 2022, and choosing sports as his area of interest. Today, you can find him spending 99% of his time browsing through every type of content on every team in the NBA, before uncorking everything he has found to the world. In the 1% he isn't doing this, you can find him playing Basketball, Football, Volleyball, or practically any other sport he has had the opportunity to learn.

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