With Kobe Bryant’s recent retirement announcement, players have waxed eloquent about fond memories of the Lakers superstar in his prime.
Not ex-Knicks guard Chris Childs, whose most vivid recollection of a young Bryant was nearly turning him into Rudy Tomjanovich.
Last week, Childs, in an appearance on Anthony Donahue’s Knicks Blog Radio, reminisced about the combative Knicks of the 1990s. He recalled his celebrated fight with Bryant 15 years ago at Staples Center that had then-Lakers coach Phil Jackson jogging onto the court to help prevent a brawl.