Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010 at 11:00 am  |  139 responses

Michael Jackson: Kobe Bryant’s Mentor

Kobe is always getting compared to the MJ of the hardwood, but in fact, another MJ may have helped to shape him more than we previously realized. Yahoo! has a fantastic piece on the relationship between Bryant and the late King of Pop (be sure to read the whole thing): “Bryant was the 18-year-old wonder for the Los Angeles Lakers, and no one knew what to make of a restlessness borne of a desperate desire for greatness. ‘He noticed I was getting a lot of [expletive] for being different,’ Bryant said. They would talk for hours and hours, visiting at Neverland Ranch, and Bryant has long been fortified by the lessons Jackson instilled about the burden of honoring true talent, about the ways to open your mind to be smarter, sharper and insatiable in the chase. ‘It sounds weird, I guess, but it’s true: I was really mentored by the preparation of Michael Jackson,’ Bryant said … ‘We would always talk about how he prepared to make his music, how he prepared for concerts,’ Bryant said. ‘He would teach me what he did: How to make a ‘Thriller’ album, a ‘Bad’ album, all the details that went into it. It was all the validation that I needed – to know that I had to focus on my craft and never waver. Because what he did – and how he did it – was psychotic. He helped me get to a level where I was able to win three titles playing with Shaq because of my preparation, my study. And it’s only all grown. That’s the mentality that I have – it’s not an athletic one. It’s not from [Michael] Jordan. It’s not from other athletes. It’s from Michael Jackson.’”

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  • MJMedia09

    Philospher, did you miss the point. WHY DID THEY CLAIM MJ NEVER MOLESTED HIM UNTIL AFTER the VIDEO AIRED!!

    Also, are you child molester. MJ wasn’t holding his hand in no special way unless you see it that way. I’ve seen MJ hold a LOT OF CHILDREN’S HANDS THAT WAY, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO WERE TERMINALLY ILL. Why is he the only terminally ill child MJ would have had an interest in molesting???? Do you think he molested Ryan White too??? He was the hemophiliac boy who contracted aids who ADMITTED before all these scams that he would stay in MJ’s room and eat popcorn and play video games and he had the BEST TIME OF HIS LIFE. MJ also bought him a Corvette. MJ DID THIS ALL THE TIME.

  • MJMedia09

    Also, you are following the LIE!! Michael NEVER said he sleep in bed with boys. That’s YOU. MJ said childen ask “Can I sleep with you” and he said “if it’s okay with your parents.” Nothing sinister. They turned it into someting sinister because that’s how WICKED AND EVIL some people are. But like I said, they couldn’t even get their lies together. Why do you think a JURY would believe MJ over a suppose Cancer child and his family??? Think about that? And this was a mostly ALL WHITE jury in a CONSERVATIVE part of Santa Barbara.

  • MJMedia09

    Also, in the Bashir documentary, Michael said “share” not as in sleeping in the same bed but as you share things. So he said I GAVE MY BED TO GAVIN and SLEPT ON THE FLOOR. He told him “you can have the bed.” The strange thing, Micahel wasn’t the only one in that room that night. His family and 1 of MJ’s friends also stayed in that room that night like a camp out.

  • MJMedia09

    The problem with Michael was he was TOO KIND and this world wasn’t made for people like him. But then again, 100′S OF TERMINALLY ILL CHILDREN stayed overnight at Neverland and STRANGE, Gavin and his family made these claims after REQUESTING to meet Michael through “A Make A Wish Foundation.” That was a setup coming because they KNEW they could get in MJ’s house with the “I’M DYING” BECAUSE MJ HAD HEART OF GOAL AND DO ANYTHING FOR TERMINALLY ILL OR SICK CHILDREN. HE DID IT ALL HIS LIFE.

  • MJMedia09

    And the thought those WICKED PEOPLE can even think MJ would molest a child with Cancer is beyond EVIL especially after attributing MJ to saving his life. “Michael said see the pacmen as eating all the cancer cells.” DEVILS!!

  • The Philosopher

    MJ:
    I admire your passion.
    Now, it does not matter who claims what. A fact is a fact. He was behaving in an intimate manner on camera in front of the masses with that little boy.
    Michael cannot help himself. But, that is a whole different conversation. Anyways…
    So, you’ve seen Michael hold hands in an intimate manner with many a children? Then you’ve theoretically seen him in a way, molest many a children, no? Depending on how one sees things.

  • The Philosopher

    And again, everything you are posting up here is common knowledge.
    Except for you being judgmental about things/people you do not even know.

  • The Philosopher

    And, Michael Jackson is not going to molest anyone famous.
    Why in the hell would he do that?

  • http://www.need4sheed.com Tarzan Cooper

    PHILOSOPHER, i WISH to give YOU PROPS for the WAY youre DEALING with this GUY. he EXCELS AT HYPERBOLE. this guy is OBVIOUSLY a blind FAN of JACKOS. AND I think HIS computers CAPS LOCK is INTERMITTENTLY broken.

  • MJMedia09

    I’m not a BLIND FAN BUT A TRUTH SEEKER. And I have proof both 1993 and 2005 were SCAMS. Strange how we’ve had a trial in 2005 even bringing in 1993 and have a father WHO BLEW HIS FKING HEAD OFF after MJ passed probably GUILT and all you can say is “I think he did it” with NO PROOF. Well I have proof he is INNOCENT AND YOU RATHER IGNORE THAT.

  • MJMedia09

    You know who was at the home when Tom Sneddon raided Neverland? MICHAEL’S SON, OMER “MICHAEL” BHATTI but he was in his late teens. I know why the media is trying to shut this story about MJ having biological children down, because it would prove those scams were LIES.

  • MJMedia09

    As Promised, here’s the autographed photo that Kobe Bryant gave to Michael’s son, Omer “Michael” Bhatti, signed to “Little Michael” in 1999. Little Michael is the nickname given to his son.
    http://twitpic.com/1uk5z9

    The Kobe autograph photo was from 1999. And guess what I’ve found Kobe’s signature from 1999 from a cast. LOL

    Observe the signature on the cast
    http://a323.yahoofs.com/ymg/ept_sports_nba_experts__46/ept_sports_nba_experts-408023716-1267216002.jpg?ymDKcvCDWXvkROWa

    IT’S IDENTICAL.

  • MJMedia09

    As Promised, here’s the autographed photo that Kobe Bryant gave to Michael’s son, Omer “Michael” Bhatti, signed to “Little Michael” in 1999. Little Michael is the nickname given to his son.
    http://twitpic.com/1uk5z9

  • The Philosopher

    Tanks, Tarzan.
    MJ:
    How would a boy being in the house prove that they were lies?
    I understand other variables proving things to be lies, but…
    There are many people with multiple biological children who are pedophiles.
    And, people shoot themselves all of the time.
    And again, study the Bashir tape.
    Michael Jackson is pimping that little boy. Do not study the re-released tape. Study the original tape. Michael had problems.

  • MJMedia09

    @Tanks, you are dealing with A PRO who researched EVERYTHING ABOUT THOSE SCAMS.

    I wrote this back during the case. Remember the Bartin Bashir Interview aired on FEBRUARY 3, 2003.

    Having Michael molest Gavin from February 7 to March 10, 2003 defies the logic of a molester. So, it doesn’t even have anything to do with the assumption of Michael’s stupidity.

    If you were a child molester and had known the child since 2001, it defies the logic of a child molester to have had the opportunity to molest the child on MANY OCCASSIONS and chose not to when as a molester you have NO CONTROL over your temptations to molest. It is the very reason you see many molesters who would molest in a store with surveillance camera’s filming them, IN A PUBLIC STORE. A molester has no self control to be able to not molest a child for 2 years and then molest him for a month when investigated. That’s the illogical nature of this entire argument that Michael only molested Gavin from those dates indicated.

    It was because of LWMJ that people were suspicious that Michael was molesting Gavin. The holding hands and Gavin admitting sleeping in Michael’s bed ARE THE REASON THE CPS BECAME INVOLVED, an organization WHO HAS TRAINED EMPLOYEES FOR ABUSE AS THIS ORGANIZATION “SUBSTANTIATED” A CLAIM THAT THE ARVIZO FAMILY MADE AGAINST THE FATHER. So, you mean to tell me, Michael decides to ONLY molest Gavin WHILE the investigation is occuring?:rolleyes I CAN REPEAT IT ENOUGH. THE TIMELINE KILLS THIS CASE!

  • MJMedia09

    Do you NOT REALIZE they claimed MJ molested the boy THE DAY AFTER the Martin Bashir documentary AIRED WORLDWIDE??? If you claim, you knew he molested him based on how he held his hand, why did they only claim it happened AFTER IT AIRED??? Do you realize they claimed NOTHING HAPPENED until AFTER IT AIRED??

  • The Philosopher

    I mean, everyone sees things differently, I guess.
    Time lines mean nothing to me. I go on what I optically witness.
    And, I do not care about your “credentials”.
    And, he is only going to molest someone who is more vulnerable than some famous child. Easier to “turn out”, and their word holds less weight than Jackson’s, as which was proven time and time again.
    You should know this though, for you are a “PRO”, no?

  • The Philosopher

    Again, it does not matter who claims what.
    It depends on one’s definition of molestation.

  • Nashty

    I listened to the song Michael Jackson did with Shaq a few days ago and it was great. I think MJ is a little weird but all geniuses are like that. Too bad there were too many blood sucking leeches around him trying to get a piece of his fortune.

  • MJMedia09

    Optically witnessing something is NOT FACT. The family claimed it happened AFTER the documentary AIRED. Having Bashir zoom in on MJ holding his hand and adding some sinister music to it does NOT make molestation. That’s where I think some of you need to READ what they claimed because it’s obvious the media has TRICKED YOU INTO BELIEVING WHAT WASN’T EVEN CLAIMED.

    They claimed MJ molested Gavin AFTER the Bashir documentary aired when MJ was under INVESTIGATION. GET IT!!!! So stop creating your own story and follow WHAT THEY CLAIMED. They also claimed they were KIDNAPPED at this time but because of the publicity, Ed Bradley then of 60 Minutes came to the house AFTER the Bashir interview aired and he discuss being at Neverland on February 7, 2003.

    Taken from the February 8, 2004 interview with Ed Bradley on Larry King Live as he discussed his visit to Neverland on February 7, 2003 after the Bashir interview aired.

    BRADLEY: We sat there for hours waiting. It was his people. Mark Geragos just started at the head of his legal team at that time.

    KING: This was before the charges were brought, now, way before.

    BRADLEY: Oh, yes. In fact, the kid who is now charging him and his mother were there that day.

    KING: Really?

    BRADLEY: We sat in the kitchen having coffee and doughnuts and sodas and his mother and the kids said they were willing to go on television to say what a great person Michael Jackson was.

    KING: Back to last February when you met the mother and the kid, what did you think when you heard it was that mother and that kid?

    BRADLEY: I was stunned because they were there to tell me that day what a great person he was.

    KING: But you were shocked that the kid — that was the kid?

    BRADLEY: I was shocked that that was the kid because both the child and his mother were praising Michael and were sitting there in his kitchen eating and saying what a great person he was.

  • The Philosopher

    Yeah.
    And, what happened to Geragos?
    Michael fired his ass.
    Anyways, I again have to tell you I admire your vigor, for I am as big a Jackson fan as you.
    So, would someone sick or sane dangle a child off a balcony in front of a mob of people?

  • The Philosopher

    And, again, behaving intimately with a child is molestation to me.
    Pardon me if I am mistaken. (even though I am not)

  • MJMedia09

    Behaving “intimately” with a child. Holding his hand??? By the way did you see Gavin lean his head on MJ’s shoulder? Did he molest MJ?? I think there is so much REAL SICKNESS in the world and less compassion. That’s why you see holding hands as molestation. This society has made you think that way. And con artist can USE society’s thinking to hurt innocent people. MJ was NAIVE and innocent.

  • MJMedia09

    Michael was happy that Gavin had 2 weeks to live and had gotten rid of the Cancer Cells. That’s why MJ was so happy. Gavin and his family told MJ that he was the reason Gavin Lived! But I think the 2 weeks to live story was a LIE to get in MJ’s home.

  • Spade

    way to slant the article SLAM. I hope most of the readers go to the original article and read the full thing.

  • MJMedia09

    Michael explained how he was holding BLanket tight. And he’s done that before with Paris. I have video of it. When fans are yelling up to him, he would get excited to please them. They would yell “let’s me see the baby.” He showed it. But it’s not like throwing you baby up in he air and catching it or driving without your child in a seatbelt. He was holding Blanket in a tight grip.

  • http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/olybb/news/story?id=5493184 ENDSwing

    Tarzan is an idiot. How could Shaq say that after a game if MJ died two weeks after the finals were Over

  • The Philosopher

    MJ:
    Yeah, it is a wrap.
    I see you.

  • The Philosopher

    To all of you guys who say I’m obsessed with The King;
    Introducing…

  • MJMedia09

    Philospher, I love a good debate.. See you

  • http://ohlaglambam.blogspot.com Zabba

    Tarzan, Philosopher and everyone else who thinks MJ is a pedo (I used to believe that too)…Jackson settled the first case, only. The second one was where he said enough is enough. He challenged it, and was found innocent. Not one evidence was brought forward that pointed to MJ as a pedo. Also, the child in the first case confessed his father made up the whole child molestation thing just to get rich, although he did say it after his father committed suicide, so he wasn’t there to defend that claim.

  • http://www.need4sheed.com Tarzan Cooper

    Endswing, clarification: it was not after a game. It was a lisa salters interview on the day he was traded to cavs, same day jacko died. I remember it seemed like a game, must have been some sort of event.

  • The Philosopher

    MJ:
    So, why did not Jackson remove the blanket from the kid’s face instead of “holding him tight” over a multi story building balcony?

  • Nonya

    @ “The Philosopher”: If you have to ask questions like “why did MJ cover his kids faces” you clearly have done no research on the man—let alone the court cases.

    So how is it that you have formed an opinion about the settlement, the court case, and who Michael Jackson is as a person?

    He covered his childrens’ faces as a safety precaution so when they did go out without their father and without the masks, not a single soul would recognize them. Thus, allowing his children to have as much of a normal childhood as possible considering the circumstances of their father’s celebrity.

    “Childhood” was very important to Michael Jackson considering he didn’t have one himself; he was very much forced to become an adult at a young age. He was very outspoken about how the lack of childhood and the broken family dynamic we have now, is what’s killing the world. For anyone who has actually followed Michael Jackson’s life closely, you could never say he’d hurt the ones he has dedicated his life to save.

    It’s plain ignorance that has people calling this innocent man guilty.

    Instead of arguing in the comments section, why don’t you actually research the matter if you’re so passionate about it: read the transcripts, watch the rebuttal videos, delve into the families history of past extortion attempts against other celebrities, how Chandler only cared about getting custody of his son after learning of his son’s friendship with a millionaire (Michael Jackson). The children were victims of their parents, not Michael Jackson; they used their children to get his money.

    If you had put an iota of effort into researching the matter, you would have seen this. That alone exposes the ignorance of all who claim Michael Jackson was a pedophile. It’s so obvious he didn’t do it, for you to call him one screams that you haven’t researched a damn thing.

  • The Philosopher

    ^^Giving his kids a better life by hanging them from a balcony with a rag over their faces.
    And, by the way, there is nothing about Michael Jackson that you know that I do not.
    I wish someone would open that “why” can of worms. Because, I can tell you why.

  • The Philosopher

    You know what? I was not going to do it. But, now I will.
    What about LaToya Jackson openly questioning why a 35 year old man seems to be obsessed with sleeping in the bed with little boys? She would know him better than we do, no?
    What about the book Jermaine Jackson penned that was not released because of the dirt in it? He would know Jackson better than we do, no?
    What about Jermaine Jackson having to break up a group session when he caught Michael in the bed with his own nephews?

  • The Philosopher

    What about the time when Michael and Jermaine were kids? When Joe Jackson took Michael into a room to a meeting with some power players while Jermaine stayed in the lobby. Then some time later, Joe and Michael come out of that room with the power players. Michael, according to Jermaine, looked all spooked, and wide eyed. Jermaine asks Michael what was wrong. Michael never tells him. Jermaine always believes to this day that Joe Jackson forced Michael to “service” those power players in that meeting to secure a deal.
    See, sh1t like that only comes out for a minute. I don’t research Michael Jackson?
    Well, challenge me.

  • Chi

    I love how the ones saying “Michael is a pedophile” are using tabloid stories as their “research”, haha.

    Seriously, would you quote from “The Three Little Pigs” or an FBI file? In other words, would you quote fiction or fact? :P

    Y’all must be trolling. Unless you really are that mentally-incompetent.

  • The Philosopher

    As I’ve said, challenge me.

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