Spike Lee says directing Denzel Washington is like coaching Michael Jordan

Spike Lee says directing Denzel Washington is like coaching Michael Jordan

Dave Benett/Getty, Highest to Lowest/Apple, BISpike Lee is clearly in a good mood when he pops onscreen for our video chat.The director, who's sporting his signature baseball cap and thick-framed glasses, is flanked in the frame by all the things he loves. The walls behind him are covered with art, murals of his idols, and movie posters, including a signed one of Japanese auteur Akira Kurosawa. When Lee realizes he's talking to a baseball fan, h…