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Karl Malone says Kobe knows there’s a ‘standing offer’ for them to fight

In which the Mailman spends three minutes talking about how he doesn’t hold a grudge but will fight Kobe any time.

Bill Hanstock
Bill Hanstock is a writer, author and Emmy Award-winning producer. He began writing for SB Nation in 2011.

Former Lakers teammates Karl Malone and Kobe Bryant have some history. History that keeps coming back up. And on Wednesday, Malone kinda-sorta said Kobe can meet him in Temecula any time. As he explained to Huff Post Live host Marc Lamont Hill:

“I’m old-school Western. Back in the day, when you had a beef, you didn’t go get guns and knives ... we just go back in the back with no cameras and knuckle up. Get it over with.”

Note to self: write remake of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance starring Malone as Valance, Kobe in the John Wayne role and ... I dunno, Derek Fisher in the Jimmy Stewart role.

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