On behalf of basketballheads everywhere, I’d like to nominate Kobe Bryant (the greatest Laker of all-time according to Magic Johnson) to star in the upcoming Space Jam sequel. Let’s quickly browse over some career accomplishments:

- 5x NBA World Champion

- 18x NBA All-Star / 4x NBA All-Star MVP

- 11x All-NBA First Team

- 2x Olympic Gold Medalist

- 81-point game, 4 consecutive 50-point games, and of course 60 on Mamba Day

These don’t even begin to scratch the surface of his unparalleled work ethic.

Accolades and intangibles aside, Kobe is arguably the closest player we’ve seen stylistically to Jordan. From the footwork to the cutting to the fadeaways, its difficult not to compare the two.

The premise can be similar in that he can entertain the thought of coming out of retirement to play basketball again, all in the while rescuing the Looney Tunes from Mr. Swackhammer and Moron Mountain indefinitely.

This is history. This is culture. Take responsibility!