Bryant started working on something completely different the last few years of his career. He’d call authors such as J.K. Rowling and directors such as Darren Aronofsky. He asked to visit the set of “Modern Family” and sit in on writers rooms. He kept journals of movie and television projects he’d like to work out. He fleshed out characters and story arcs for children’s books. He was bursting at the seams with ideas and concepts he’d put into production as soon as basketball was over. When he learned that Jordan had the rights to footage shot of his final season, Bryant commissioned a camera crew to film his final seasons. Bryant even inquired about producing the documentary on Jordan’s final season.