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Jordan shares thoughts on big scoring nights
NEW YORK (AP) - When it comes to scoring points, Michael Jordan is an expert.
So he couldn't help but delight in Kobe Bryant putting up 81 and a New York high schooler going wild for 113.
Still, Jordan insisted things would have been a bit different if he'd been guarding Bryant.
"If I was on the other side, there's no way I would have been in at the end of that game without six fouls," Jordan said Tuesday. "I don't know if I could have given up 81 points and not fouled out of the game."
Bryant's total in a come-from-behind victory over Toronto last month was the second-highest in NBA history.
Epiphanny Prince set a national girls' record last week in a game that was a rout from the start. Some complained her performance in such a one-sided contest was an example of poor sportsmanship.
"I can't fault the young lady for scoring 113 points when she goes out each and every minute to play the game hard," Jordan said. "If you're going to fault anybody, fault the coach for not taking her out of the game."
Seen here in a game in 1998, Michael Jordan says he might have fouled out before letting Kobe Bryant get to 81 points. (Vince Bucci / Getty Images)
The former Chicago Bulls star was in town to announce the players for his high school showcase, the Jordan All-American Classic, set for April 22 at Madison Square Garden.
Jordan was so impressed by Prince - one of the top prep players in the nation - he's contemplating adding a girls' event next year.
"I think that she's going to innovate this game," he said. "I think we should give women an opportunity to be recognized."
Jordan, whose NBA career-high was 69, couldn't remember a specific time when people got on him about scoring too much. But he knows there were probably many occasions like that.
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NEW YORK (AP) - When it comes to scoring points, Michael Jordan is an expert.
So he couldn't help but delight in Kobe Bryant putting up 81 and a New York high schooler going wild for 113.
Still, Jordan insisted things would have been a bit different if he'd been guarding Bryant.
"If I was on the other side, there's no way I would have been in at the end of that game without six fouls," Jordan said Tuesday. "I don't know if I could have given up 81 points and not fouled out of the game."
Bryant's total in a come-from-behind victory over Toronto last month was the second-highest in NBA history.
Epiphanny Prince set a national girls' record last week in a game that was a rout from the start. Some complained her performance in such a one-sided contest was an example of poor sportsmanship.
"I can't fault the young lady for scoring 113 points when she goes out each and every minute to play the game hard," Jordan said. "If you're going to fault anybody, fault the coach for not taking her out of the game."
Seen here in a game in 1998, Michael Jordan says he might have fouled out before letting Kobe Bryant get to 81 points. (Vince Bucci / Getty Images)
The former Chicago Bulls star was in town to announce the players for his high school showcase, the Jordan All-American Classic, set for April 22 at Madison Square Garden.
Jordan was so impressed by Prince - one of the top prep players in the nation - he's contemplating adding a girls' event next year.
"I think that she's going to innovate this game," he said. "I think we should give women an opportunity to be recognized."
Jordan, whose NBA career-high was 69, couldn't remember a specific time when people got on him about scoring too much. But he knows there were probably many occasions like that.
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