Nice video collection of epic 1-on-1 battles between Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan. MJ schools Kobe like a schoolboy in most scenes. teaching him some rare cross-overs, his famous fadeaway jumper and numerous fakes. However, Kobe got better over time. The epic 1998 NBA All Star Game was one of the highlights of their battle and it's also featured in this great collection of Kobe vs. Jordan matches.
Hopemixtape is one of the best sources for great basketball videos.
Here is there best of 2011 compilation featuring great slam dunks from LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and many others including top basketball prospects, streetball players, future pro's, great athletes, or the underrated hooper.
Full list of basketball players featured in this video: LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, John Wall, Aquille Carr, Dalante Dunklin,
James Harden, Shabazz Muhammad, Shaquille Johnson, JP Tokoto, John Wall,
Solomon Poole, Will Bunton, Perry Ellis, Deuce Bello, Mr Afrika, Allen
Iverson, Andrew Wiggins, Damien Wilson, Chris Walker, Jabari Parker,
Archie Goodwin, Ike Nwamu, Iman Shumpert, Brandon Jennings, Nick
Johnson, Dezmine Wells, Jamal Crawford, Terrico White, Kevin Durant,
Jacob Tucker, Bishop Daniels, Austin Rivers, Darius Johnson-Odom, Wayne
Selden, Brandon Morris, Russell Westbrook Danrad Chicken Knowles, Hassan
Whiteside, Alex Poythress, Wesley Johnson, Justin Anderson, Courtney
Lee, Kenneth Faried, Chris Lightner, Kasey Hill, Gilbert Brown, Rutger
Neece, Dwyane Wade, JaVale McGee, Air Up There, Hayward Fin, Rudy Gay,
Josh Selby, Chris Thomas, Anthony Bennett, Jeremy Evans, Rodney Purvis,
John Williams, Jeramine Taylor, Nate Robinson, DeMar DeRozan, Donte
Greene, TJ Warren, JJ Hickson, Troy Williams, Derrick Williams, Ricardo
Gathers, Wayne Ellington, Michael Beasley, Jhaustin Thomas, DeAndre
Jordan, Sir Isaac, Marreese Speights, Nick Young, Kevin Durant, Kenny
Dobbs, Amir Garrett, Christian Eyenga, Torian Graham, Andre Drummond,
Airdogg, Josh McRoberts, Tyreke Evans, Will Coleman, Dwight Howard,
Steven Mallory, Lorenzo Brown, CJ Williams, Tim Trew, Demarquise
Johnson, Travis Leslie, Kenny Gaines, Norvelle Pelle, Danuel House,
Jamal Ferguson, Jarell Martin, Dwaun Anderson, Jacob Lawson, Money Mike,
Arnaud Adala Moto, Darnell Wilks, Special FX, Michael Gilchrist,
Nerlens Noel, Zach Auguste, Jermaine O'Neal, Andrew Harrison, Gerard
Anderson, Jahii Carson, Ben McLemore, Kobe Bryant, Carmelo Anthony,
Daiquan Walker, Hanner Perea, Jeff Green, Sam Thompson, Von Wafer,
Leslie McDonald, Jarrett Jack, Demetris Morant, Xavier Rathan-Mayes,
Dalante Dunklin
For once, this blog post is not dedicated to a great basketball video but to 6 great, classic articles (via slate.com) about 6 true basketball legends:
"Jordan's Moment" (David Halberstam • The New Yorker • December 1998 • on one of the great final acts in sports history)
"A Voice Crying in the Wilderness" (Tony Kornheiser • Sports
Illustrated • April 1983 • on the self-inflicted torture of Rick
Barry)
"We Are Grown Men Playing a Child's Game" (Gilbert Rogin • Sports
Illustrated • November 1963 • on the most successful player in league
history, Bill Russell, who was also its most candid)
"The Legend of Black Superman" (Rafe Bartholomew • Deadspin • June
2010 • The story of Billy Ray Bates, who had the talent to be an
all-time great, but drank himself out of the league and ended up playing
in the Philippines, where he had a few wild years before booze ended
his career for good)
