Bill Bellamy on pre-draft Kobe I'd never seen anybody in my life do what he was doing in that park, live. I ran to my car, I called all my boys in NY, and said, "Yo, I just seen the next MJ." Nobody believed me.

Which jersey number would Kobe choose for his statue

Bill Simmons before the season: "The Celtics are gonna win 67 games. Up by 30, icing their knees. 67 and 15. Lotta high fives."

Don Nelson asked what hes been doing after basketball: Ive been smoking some pot.

Gilbert Arenas believes MJ was the only elite athlete of his era All of Jordan's competition in that era did not even have the physical tools to keep up with him