NBA Legends and Players Pick Kobe over LeBron

The media created debate of who is the GOAT between LeBron and Jordan has been going on for years. And for years, the vast majority of actual NBA players have continued to routinely pick Kobe over LeBron.

[@SneakerShopTalk]

It's funny how the guys who've played the game at that level have consistently said Kobe was better than Lebron but the media does everything to dismiss that.

[@skap_attack]

It is “funny” and also infuriating

[@SneakerShopTalk]

@@skap_attack exactly. They act as if Kobe was some nobody and they conveniently omit the fact the real debate back then was Kobe v Mike.

[@skap_attack]

@@SneakerShopTalk Kobe’s statistics in hindsight are not overly impressive looking now. For a number of reasons. Firstly he wasn’t a starter his first 2 full seasons. His first 3 seasons, he only averaged 13 points per game on 10 shots per game. His last 3 years were severely compromised because of injury. Look at the 14 year in between tho he was as prolific a scorer as anyone ever. Unfortunately those 14 years were also the lowest scoring, slowest paced years in nba history. So that further depreciated his statistics. One thing that should be translatable to any era is his championships. But they even try to diminish those because “he had Shaq”. But curry had Durant, Kareem and Magic and vice versa, bird had Michale and Parish, Lebron had Kyrie, then AD and Wade and Bosh before it. There’s just such lack of consistency with how Kobe is treated.

[@SilentMovements305]

@SneakerShopTalk media members are either paid actors or writers that never touched a basketball in their life let alone the fundamentals of the game itself. If they can disrespect Kobe n say he had Shaq n he ain't top 10 than we as fans the right to say lebron ain't top 10 cuz he cheated the game has been juicing up since the start of his career has been involved in over 80 trades since 2010 has been stacking his team has been giving the keys to the league to do as he feels

[@skap_attack]

@@SilentMovements305 I have to believe you’re right and these guys are just running prewritten narratives out there. How else can you explain like 70% of all players who went against both saying Kobe is the superior player. And only like 5% of the media have Kobe even top 5? Something is not adding up here.

[@dragonray9450]

RIP Kobe we won't let your legacy die.

[@skap_attack]

Amen! 🙏

[@J.X.Sanchez777]

Yes Sir. God bless 🙌

[@dragonray9450]

@@J.X.Sanchez777 ❤

[@weswarden2216]

Damn right we won't. R.I.P. Black Mamba

[@avez6779]

No disrespect but kobe ain’t better

[@jasonnarcisse7116]

Kobe Bryant was MUCH better than lebron

[@bGzzzzz]

Kobe once said in an interview - just because you pass the ball doesn’t mean you make players better

[@Beanz06]

That’s exactly what Lebrun does he makes great plays love was a bad shot chucker and was inefficient Lebron by far is a better all around player

[@bGzzzzz]

@@Beanz06 - love was bad?? 🤦‍♂️, so what happened during 2007-2010?? What happened in 2019? Oh right, players are only “better” if they’re already stars 🤦‍♂️ it’s a shame the media disliked Kobe….if he was liked like LBJ, the picture would’ve been VERY different. Kobe played BOTH ends of the floor, LBJ only plays ONE side ie OFFENSE. Imagine being so great that the NBA had to intercept a trade as it would disrupt LBJ’s chance of winning chips 🤷‍♂️

[@dresantana7157]

⁠​⁠@@Beanz06just cause he makes great plays doesn’t mean it’s the right play and also Kobe is more clutch and efficient in the clutch. There was a video based on stats in the last 5 mins of a game down by 5 that show Kobe is far better then bron on the biggest stages.

[@terrencealexander6811]

Yea Kobe said stupid things sometimes! He should’ve passed the ball more he was a 44% career FG SG! SMH that’s horrible

[@bGzzzzz]

@@terrencealexander6811 - yea and LBJ says stupid things and do stupid things ALL the time….dumb tatt, calling himself GOAT, passing the ball when he is right next to the basket, taking ridiculous 3pt shots when he is shocking from beyond the line, can’t shoot FT if his life depended on it, forcing his wife to call him GOAT etc etc 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤪

[@chicity78]

I’ve been saying this for years. Just from the eye test alone. Kobe had a ridiculous bag and killer instinct.

[@skap_attack]

Yes, yes and yes. All correct statements. The media and hot take nba Twitter is trying to lie to us about what we saw.

[@chicity78]

@@skap_attack MJ and Kobe man…them dudes were unreal. Tough, tough competitors and played the game the right way. They didn’t cheat the game. When the times were rough, they didn’t run to other teams. They wanted to beat the toughest competitors, not join them. They could do unbelievable things with the rock and you never had to question who was in charge when the game was on the line. We saw them with our own eyes. And this new generation wants us to forget what we saw and accept their pick as goat, simply because they weren’t alive to witness players that were better. What a awful time to witness, when lies trump truth daily. We live in a time when someone can tell you that the sky is red and if you don’t agree than you are attacked and ridiculed. Now they want us to believe that LeBron is better than MJ and Kobe. And if we don’t agree than we are “haters”. No, we are realists. I don’t hate LeBron or anyone for that matter. I just know he’s not better than them dudes and he never will be. But he’s still a great great player.

[@skap_attack]

@@chicity78 perfectly said 👏. Couldn’t have said it any better. Lebron is a top 10 player undeniably in my opinion. I will admit he’s somewhere in the 4-9 range. Personally I have him outside of my top 5, but I understand the argument and respect the case for having him in that range. Just don’t call me a hater because I’ve been watching basketball for nearly 30 years now and have more perspective than someone who was born in the year 2000. It’s a crazy time to be alive.

[@danieldang3908]

Wow, 'Killer instinct'! It's so good it makes Kobe better than Lebron!🤣

[@skap_attack]

@@danieldang3908 no. Winning more championships with less help, against harder competition and in fewer time makes Kobe better than Lebron.

[@computerartist0072]

Kobe did it with the Lakers (in one jersey). LeBron had to run all over the place to win LESS rings than The Black Mamba

[@BonesDMS4life]

Real talk

[@chadgsjbssbana]

Kobe doesnt even reach 4 of his finals without shaq. Put lebron on the lakers 3 peat team and they win at least 5 rings. Lebron has only left teams that were lottery teams without him, and he never had a teammate even close to as good as shaq. Lebron has been to 3 different teams which I wouldn't call running all over the place, and he's been successful on every team he has been on

[@PastorAaronEdwardsHall]

@@chadgsjbssbanaSo you're one of those that think Lebron did it himself. When he went to teams he joined D Wade and Kyrie and brought in the best stretch 4/5 in the game and added the best shooters in the world. Shaq dominated but you forget Kobe closed all those games because of Shaes poor FT shooting ability. Kobe did the same thing with Pau. Bron is amazing. He's a created player. But the NBA game is about footwork and fundies. And then you add competitive edge, MJ and Kobe edge everyone out. They are all great but if your child's life was on the line and you had one g to play, your picking MJ then the Mamba all day long or you don't love your kid 🤣🤣🤣

[@HoTSh0t24]

@@chadgsjbssbanaLebron doesn’t reach 4 of his finals without DWade. What’s you’re point?

[@chadgsjbssbana]

@@PastorAaronEdwardsHall in 2018 and 2007 he very much did it all by himself, but my point is that the teams that Lebron were in the finals with don’t make it to the finals without Lebron, but prime shaq was easily making it to the finals with or without kobe

[@t.j.uchiha8699]

Allen Iverson’s “Question” of “What they forgot?” Will always live rent free in my head 😂 He was dead a** serious too

[@brandywalker1090]

Ai is #3 in my top 5 I definitely remember AI

[@user-br2gi8kh5s]

@@brandywalker1090 Wtf

[@jonahrenzjacob]

KOBE!!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@matolaugh6167]

Kobe > lebron.

[@skap_attack]

NO DOUBT.

[@MARZOSIRUS]

Lebron > Kobe > MJ

[@skap_attack]

@@MARZOSIRUS bahahaha 💀 😂 Jordan > Kareem > Kobe > Bron

[@MARZOSIRUS]

@skap_attack Jordan won against bums or old players. Lebron beat possibly the all time great teams and is still going. If Lebron gets 6 all arguments will be over. MJ couldn't even make it 20 years. Kobe played 20 but didn't match Lebron stat wise.

[@skap_attack]

@@MARZOSIRUS LeBron has played less 50+ win opponents than Jordan and substantially less than Kobe. Lebron has faced a 50+ win opponent 53% of his playoff career. Jordan played 50+ win teams 73% of the time, and Kobe played a 50 plus win team a staggering 86% of the time. Also, lebron played 400 more games than Jordan and counting. He played 100 more games than Kobe. Also, LeBron has played with more all stars per year to make it to his finals than Kobe and many more than Jordan. All of that to win less than either. It's not close, at all.

[@mralowen]

RIP Kobe and his daughter. It still hurts

[@peaceiladel83]

True indeed, they passed away way too soon.

[@rudy7803]

cringe, he dont even know u

[@The_Delta24]

@@rudy7803have some respect he’s just paying tribute to a goated basketball player

[@surferxblood]

Miss Kobe! Rest In Peace Legend

[@skap_attack]

Not a day goes by when I don’t think of the legendary Kobe Bryant. Gone but never forgotten ❤️🙏🐍

[@Creepyfinds14]

I remember watching an interview with Kobe. He blatantly told the world that he wasn't as much as gifted as the other players "physically" he said that his vertical was only 42, that his hands were big but not massive, he was quick but not insanely quick. He admitted himself had to rely on skill a lot more ,that he had to study the game a lot more. So to be able to accomplish all the accolades that he have is just mind-boggling. He may not be the best player ever but he will go down in history as the most skilled player to ever do it

[@skap_attack]

Very well said 🙏❤️

[@ReallyJTT]

only 42 is crazy

[@noahhannon2305]

His vert was 38

[@noahhannon2305]

MJ is objectively more skilled

[@loverofhumanity]

​@@noahhannon2305no. He was more physically gifted than Kobe. He wasnt more skilled. Kobe was a less athletic but more skilled version of mj. Smoother handles, better footwork, bigger bag. The major difference and why mj is better is he was more physically gifted. He was stronger, big frame, big hands and more athletic. Kobe was smooth, slippery, counter moves, unpredictable. Mj was less so but far more physically dominant

[@life0093]

Damn. I miss Kobe

[@skap_attack]

Me too.

[@chadgsjbssbana]

@@skap_attack “Kobe Denver 2003” on google. That’s the guy you miss?

[@tune1464]

Frfr 💜💛💜

[@skap_attack]

@@tune1464 🙏❤️🐍

[@vitokorlestonedgaming2784]

Yeah he was a real one! Went back to watch those practices from when he was calling his whole team soft 😂 he was one of a kind man

[@sunshinehwy2558]

The LeMedia wants Kobe erased from History to help James .. is sad

[@skap_attack]

Sad and pathetic. 🐍 > 👑

[@obitoxshinobi8978]

ya lebum played in his rookie n barely got injured travelling flopping crying at the ref -Kobe🙏didn't play as a starting 5, 4 yrs got bench n -Kobe 🙏 got ACL injured 4 yrs through at the end of his career. -Kobe 🙏could have passed all time scoring list if he played those 8 years

[@skap_attack]

@@obitoxshinobi8978 Kobe DID have a depreciated first 2 and last 3 seasons. It’s undeniable. Looking at the 15 years in between he posted around a 29 point per game scoring average and was easily one of the 3 greatest scorers ever along with Wilt and Jordan. Has he load managed himself more he could have played till 40 and been the all time leading scorer instead of Lebron.

[@obitoxshinobi8978]

@@skap_attack yes🙏

[@thepubknight6144]

@@skap_attack kwame brown said lebron has no go to move., hes spot on..every other player that was in the goat convo since the 70s has either one to three goto moves... how can lebron be the goat and he doesnt even have one goto move

[@thumsit.j8132]

True always . 23 followed by 24 not the fake 23 we have now . MJ and Kobe are one of a kind. GOATS.

[@SwaggerLikeUz]

When Jordan & Kobe played I recorded those marquee matchups, religiously! Watching Lebron’s career I never had that affinity to watch cause He never truly amazed me as a sport’s fan.

[@GS-mh6ub]

We must keep the truth about Kobe Bryant alive‼️💪🏾

[@skap_attack]

I will never stop 🙏

[@emjay1249]

Exactly Nba desperately wants a new GOAT and they think brons best suited for it

[@JohnDoe-zw8vx]

Kobe is the Leonidas to Lebron's Xerxes 😂❤

[@skap_attack]

@@JohnDoe-zw8vx AMAZING ANALOGY!!!

[@G70RYB0Y]

Yup

[@willdrob80]

Gotten easier to watch some Kobe memories lately but still hard to believe he’s gone… RIPMamba.

[@ericworthamii6945]

❤

[@mlean83]

Word. I didnt watch any videos up until a few months ago and mid video my eyes start to fill up everytime. I was at staples center the day he played his last game and met him a week after….. 😢😢😢 ok im bout to cry…

[@felixp55]

Forever Kobe

[@IamLegend-rb4eo]

Lol

[@kidistight]

Still haven't watched Jordan talk about him at his HOF speach, not ready.

[@HarryFromTheNorthSide]

The ending was a beautiful touch.❤

[@Javi.marquez]

love the ending. Nice touch

[@ezekiorage41]

Just from the eyetest it's Kobe hands down...do ppl not notice Lebron has no bag?? Just the same right hand dunk over and over, terrible footwork (often travels), not an aesthetically pleasing jumpshot like Kobe, commits offensive fouls when he tries to get to get shots off AT THE RIM instead of the difficulty of shots Kobe made over multiple defenders, plus Kobe competed in and WON the slam dunk contest Lebron has always been too scared to even compete I'm done with this

[@skap_attack]

All of those are very good points lol. I personally just think of the fact Kobe went out of his way to lessen the supporting case he had while Lebron has gone out of his way to enhance his. Kobe has played tougher competition and won more. Never understood the case for Lebron in the top 2 spots. Wilt chamberlain was as decorated individually than Lebron. In all honesty, much more so. But he’s never been in the goat conversation. Because he was a loser in the finals. So too is Lebron

[@BallCDO]

​@@skap_attackfacts!!!!

[@shinyhappyshibas1385]

Amen! Don't forget the defense Kobe played and the fact that in the Olympics and World championships Lebron is the biggest loser in the history of USA basketball. Without Kobe he would have never won the Olympics.

[@skap_attack]

@@shinyhappyshibas1385 I agree with every word of that 😂🙏❤️🐍

[@dougdonelson9471]

I say this all the time. Lebrons game is bland as fuck. His shot is ugly and robotic looking. He's like a mini dwight howard when he shoots. Kobe is way more skilled and knowledgeable as a player.

[@TayGee-mh8eo]

I'm so tired of everyone saying LeBron is #2 all time. It's just constant propaganda, constant comparisons, constant promotion from the media. 90% of it based on stats.

[@skap_attack]

It’s about stats plus fulfilling the medias own hype of Lebron at the very beginning of his career. The media love to be “right”. They starting hyping this dude up when he was a junior in HS. Every moment in the NBA for him has been all about them helping him to fulfill that bs legacy.

[@TayGee-mh8eo]

@@skap_attack The NBA and sports media has gutted what it means to be a champion in order to boost up LeBron. It used to be a sign of virtue to grow from loss and learn how to win. Now it's cool to quit, go somewhere else and stack your team to guarantee a win. It used to be a sign of virtue to take responsibility and work hard to get better. Now it's cool to throw your teammates under the bus. It used to be a sign of virtue to be the rock onto which the team builds a champion. Now it's cool to whine then leave when things aren't perfect. It used to be a sign of virtue to play hard every game of the regular season as a sign of respect to the organization and the fans and to build chemistry with the team. Now it's cool to make bullsh*t excuses not to play. Players used to hate losing, now it's become cool to "get there". Players used to play for the love of the game. Now they play for stats and "legacy". I hate the NBA now because it abandoned the qualities of a real man, a real leader and a real champion to mimic the feminine qualities of mama's boy LeBron James. The NBA has abandoned it's responsibility to teach young men virtue and instead virtue-signals and teaches them the process doesn't matter. Just win and create the narrative you want. Both the NBA and the mainstream sports media has SUFFERED in the hands of LeBron James. As a result, the league has attracted an attention-seeking, superficial, stats-obsessed, legacy-obsessed, blame-shifting, player-idolizing, team-disregarding fan base that shares the same qualities as LeBron James. And we're all the worst for it.

[@skap_attack]

@@TayGee-mh8eo very well said and I agree with you. Every era of this sports history-for better or worse-was held to the same standard. “Ring culture”. Of course it’s all about the ring and winning. What else would it be about? Until we reached this era where the media has had to hoist up and coddle a loser. That’s when rings became a “team achievement”. Bull shit. It was always a commentary of INDIVIDUAL excellence until this era.

[@TayGee-mh8eo]

@@skap_attack And they diminished winning by acting as if ring culture is only about rings. It was NEVER only about rings. It was about the process. It was about fighting, getting better and finally overcoming. It was never just about ring counting but generally speaking we're going to have more admiration for a guy that climbed a mountain 6 times over a guy that did it only twice. Of course, context means everything so just winning 6 rings does not automatically make you better than a guy that won less if the guy that won less had more to overcome. But that's the point. Let's get into the context and weigh the evidence on both sides. But for LeBron, the context is thrown out and we are forced to discuss the most superficial discussions outside 4th grade. It's why we are still discussing whether LeBron is the GOAT 20 years into his career. If he was the GOAT, it wouldn't take 20 years for us dumb-dumbs to figure it out! But since they have boiled everything down to ring counts and stats, LeBron is still in the running. They have dumbed down the conversation. Also this -- because this is the most important thing for me: For generations, sports was a metaphor for life. Work hard, overcome your foes and challenges and learn how to win. Now those things have been thrown out the window. Now all we talk about is legacy. Not maturation. Not overcoming. Not perseverance. Every damn night it's a discussion on legacy based on (in most cases, manufactured) stats. Most of these guys don't actually like playing and it shows. Most of these guys aren't true competitors and it shows. They don't learn their craft. They have the same weaknesses and tendencies they had five years ago. They're on they're 3rd or 4th team. The NBA is full of young boys trying to impress the social media instead of men working hard to overcome whatever challenges are placed before them.

[@skap_attack]

@@TayGee-mh8eo damn. Again, couldn’t possibly agree anymore. Sports is a metaphor. To me it was always about “the heroes” journey. Where, as you said, our protagonists have to overcome challenges and obstacles-both internal and external forces. And this is the important part for me, the harder the challenges, the more extreme the challenges obstacles, the greater the individual becomes. The hero is only as good as the villain allows. That’s why I’ve never liked Lebron. He sidesteps obstacles. He goes out of his way to make it as easy as possible. And it’s not just Lebron, as you said, it’s mainly this entire generation. There are only few examples of players that want to take on the hardships and challenges. And unfortunately many of them aren’t great enough to overcome. Think a video is needed on this lol.

[@lablount2910]

I loved that last bit. It was an honor to watch him grow into that man, he was not humble when he began. I’ll always look up to him, greatness.

[@jackmehoff2503]

The first thing I've seen today, n it already is the best 8 minutes of my day

[@williamelam6754]

Kobe is better than lebron. I don’t know why these fools keep trying to put him ahead of this man like they keep forgetting how good this dude really was

[@skap_attack]

I try to tell myself that people just forgot. But honestly this ridiculousness was happening when Kobe was still playing. I’ve never understood it, and I never will.

[@randyware9645]

If the lakers need a basket to win a game, Kobe came through, lebron half the time never would take the last shot, and when he does, he misses

[@raywilson3362]

​@@randyware9645but stats says other wise

[@christophergibson3846]

​@raywilson3362 you mean Lebrons 17% FG in clutch moments?

[@randyware9645]

@@christophergibson3846 That’s funny 17% shooting in clutch situations, leFLOP fans want to run to his side to protect him, but they can’t defend a career worth of botched SHOTS!!!

[@pacof4558]

I wanted Kobe with the fro to destroy everyone for years and years without ever loosing that fro. As soon as it was gone I missed it lol. RIP.

[@roryslaine7896]

Lmao I loved afro Kobe too. Afro Kobe definitely looked the coolest. Moustache Kobe looked the scariest though.

[@denardanderson2946]

Thank you for sharing this.

[@skap_attack]

My pleasure! Thank you for watching 🙏❤️

[@cheddar8914]

Kobe is baby Jordan point blank period. Them two individuals was from another planet. Media has been trying to brainwash the new generation that Lebron is better than Kobe. But TRU basketball fans know the Truth. Kobe was unstoppable and relentless.. 🕊️R.i.p Kobe & Gi Gi

[@skap_attack]

100%! People who saw it, saw it. Just ludicrous shit narratives going around after the fact. “Duncan was the best player in the 2000s”? “Lebron was passed Kobe in 2007”? Come on. How can anyone expect those of us who really watched that time to believe these lies? I saw Kobe cooking people nightly in an nba where nightly league wide scoring was in the mid 90s. AND he played on the other end of the floor too. SMH. Just so much disrespectful shit going around these days.

[@tigeranthony]

Sorry, but The Mamba wasn't "baby" ANYBODY!!!

[@mj23goat3]

@@skap_attack I've been watching the NBA since 1979, so I DID see it. And Lebron definitely didn't pass Kobe by '07 but Duncan WAS the best player of the 2000's.

[@skap_attack]

@@mj23goat3 totally disagree. Honestly I don’t think it’s particularly close. The TRUE King of The NBA's Most DIFFICULT Era kzbin.info/www/bejne/kH6Uc4V-h7l0mrc

[@macewindau3060]

4 finals mvps, 4 league mvps, nba all time leading scorer ain’t got nothing to do w/a ‘narrative’ it’s just the way it is

[@wizmanballin8498]

when Kobe was taken, I didn't talk to anyone for 3 days. I knew what really happened...and real ballers know Kobe will forever be better than Lebron, no matter what the media tries to force on us. MJ = GOAT Kobe = Goat Lebron = NBA hype

[@skap_attack]

Amen. And I hear you brother. I skipped work for 3 days after Kobe passed. Still can’t believe it. I got choked up even editing this video. He may be gone, but he’ll never be forgotten. Like you said, those of us who know…will always know. Kobe will always be on basketballs Mount Rushmore.

[@wizmanballin8498]

@@skap_attack Yes sir! 👍👍

[@kosiekemiri]

😂😂😂 u know how stupid u sound lebron james is 10x the superstar kobe will ever be😂 tell me wat kobe has done besides get carried by shaq

[@kosiekemiri]

Mj is overrated always getting hyped up by all the old heads😅 cmon bruh KING JAMES ON TOP 🤴 👑 🦁 🤴 👑

[@skap_attack]

@@kosiekemiri Lebron James is not on top lol.

[@germanramos2068]

Fire 🔥🔥love it

[@betong4908]

My favourite NBA player of all time. RIP KOBE!

[@skap_attack]

Mine too. Mamba forever 🙏❤️🐍

[@chadgsjbssbana]

Kobe Denver 2003. That’s your favorite player?

[@longbeachmaumba7059]

Mines too brother 💪🏾 🏀

[@skap_attack]

@@longbeachmaumba7059 💜💛🐍

[@rastafrancois6352]

THANK YOU YOU A REAL ONE # SINCERELY FROM A KOBE FAN

[@skap_attack]

Thank you so much for the kind words 🙏. Watched very moment of Kobe’s career. I’ll never stop trying to spread the word on the Mamba. Too many people these days trying to forget.

[@jimmycharlotin7050]

It's not about whether you a kobe fab or not how many times jordan out of his mouth that jordan would take kobe over lebron what does that tell you

[@skap_attack]

@@jimmycharlotin7050 you’re absolutely right.

[@2pacthegreatestofalltime]

Facts. I've been saying this for years. I live to see them all and by the way Kobe don't have a Dallas failure on his resume. Case close. By the way I miss Kobe Bryant. Him and PAC was supposed to grow old to see all the love the world has for them. This is why I'm blessed to appreciate every moment you have with your family. World is so messed up now with fighting each other and climate change. I wish we all could get alone and come together to save this planet. Rest in Power Mamba. You truly miss bruh 💯

[@skap_attack]

I’m completely with you on this. Kobe was such an inspiration both on and off the court. Gone WAY too soon, but he will never be forgotten. Legends never die… THE LAST ALPHA: The Kobe Bryant Documentary Event kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJyTg5t-ep2Dh5Y 🙏❤️🐍

[@andrecarter1590]

Lebron shouldn't even be in the discussion but they've tricked the masses into it

[@Amick44]

Much of that is longevity. Similar to Kareem.

[@avashmaharjan3460]

@@Amick44 lebron has way better longevity tho. kareem was barely holding on in his last couple of years but lebron is still putting up crazy numbers

[@paranoia_xo]

@@avashmaharjan3460everyone puts up big numbers in this sorry league

[@Kuzkia]

@@paranoia_xoit’s not about longevity it’s about efficiency

[@HoTSh0t24]

When Lebron retires the media will stop talking about him just like they did Kobe. They will push someone else in the spot light against MJ like Giannis, Jokic, or Luka. They have to use a current player so they can have their daily topics. And then there will be young tiktok kids who haven’t even started watching basketball yet saying you don’t know ball if you think MJ, Kobe, or LBJ is the goat 😂

[@allansomething]

Thank you for not being mum about Kobe's greatness. The media is keen on forgetting about Kobe, let alone tarnishing his name, to elevate LeBron.

[@skap_attack]

I have been choking on these lies for 20 years in real time. I’m all about doing my small amount to expose them. I have MUCH more planned on Kobe 🙏

[@allansomething]

@@skap_attack that's great news! You've earned a supporter in this bloke, good sir.

[@chadgsjbssbana]

@@skap_attack I'm a lebron fan but I don't think he's better than jordan and could see an argument for either of them taking the #1 spot, but I don't think kobe comes close to either really. Kobe doesn't win those rings without shaq, but shaq could have won those rings without kobe. You could say lebron doesn't win the rings without wade( which he has) or kyrie (who wasn't even all NBA from 2015-17) or even AD, but none of those teams even come close to a finals without lebron. After lebron left Cleveland in 2018, they went from a finals team to one of the worst in the league, and the same thing happened with the heat after lebron left. After Shaq left, the Kobe led lakers didn't even make the play In tournament.

[@skap_attack]

@@chadgsjbssbana I think Kobe could have come to the East from 1996 to 2013 when he destroyed his Achilles. Playing in that poop conference Lebron was in from 2003-2018, Kobe could have won 6-8 titles without Shaq if he just stayed on the hornets who drafted him. That my opinion. If Lebron never left cleveland? I think he’s maybe have 1 or 2. MAYBE. That’s my opinion. You’re welcome to yours. I have mine. Mine was formed from watching the entirety of both of their career live while also spending countless years studying all other eras.

[@chadgsjbssbana]

@@skap_attack you should address Kobe Denver 2003

[@HenrikM]

I think the media just compare LeBron to MJ because they want clicks and views. Thank you for making this video :) I had the same observation over the years that NBA legends always picked Kobe over LeBron

[@THANOS-iy7ir]

thanks for this video just factsss

[@skap_attack]

My pleasure. Thank you for watching 🙏❤️

[@MALLYGEEZ1]

Lebron doesn't make his teammates better. He just gets 2 other top players in the league at the time. To play with him. He runs to them from team to team.

[@skap_attack]

Correct. And yet, he’s still won less than Kobe.

[@VigilanteWilliamson]

​@Skap Attack With more healthy seasons and seasons overall as well and still wasnt the winner or defender Kobe was.

[@skap_attack]

@@VigilanteWilliamson absolutely. People will say “Kobe played 20 seasons”. But he ruptured his Achilles at the end of year 17, had another season ending injury in year 18 and another one in year 19.

[@biancazavala7529]

And also scapegoats said teammates when it doesn’t work out.

[@skap_attack]

@@biancazavala7529 yep. Typical Lebron script.

[@MexiKing74]

“Their is no one closer to kobe”!!! Shaq knows what his talking about!

[@raviamin2820]

find the other video of him saying Lebron is the GOAT LMAO

[@Chrisbethinking]

This just became my favorite channel. Finally, a real, authentic and honest assessment of the greats!

[@slick222]

Skap, you've helped me love Kobe. I mean, I knew he was better than Bron already, and you make that case better than anyone and I love it. But I am a bona fide Kobe guy now because of you. I sound like a fanboy and I kinda am, but that is not my personality at all. Your stuff is straight truth spoken in power against power. That's what I'm a fanboy of and you're doing it at a Kobe level right now. More power to you, brother.

[@skap_attack]

THANK YOU so much for the kind words. I GREATLY appreciate it! And I appreciate you supporting the channel. I am not quite done making my full case for Kobe yet either. I’m starting my comprehensive playoff analysis. I have one coming today Jordan v Lebron. Just to shut some trolls up in my comment section 😂. After that I’m doing one on Kobe, which is likely to turn into a MASSIVE piece on the best playoff resume for any all time great. Thanks again, so much, for being here 🙏❤️.

[@haydenphoenix3836]

MJ #1 then Kobe #2 and Lebron somewhere in the top 3-7 and that is the legit no bias tops list.💯💯💯

[@skinnysizmygame]

Kobe is not over lebron lol

[@riezexeero7392]

What Kobe said at the end is 100% fire. Both him and Mike really is a good ambassador for the sport. Unlike Lebum who always say me me me me.

[@mj23goat3]

Yeah, nothin' says "ambassador of the game" better than raping some chick.

[@SquiDy-tq2ey]

Lebron cares more about his fans than the damn sport, MJ retired 3 times because it was getting "too hard for him" Bron would've never done that.

[@mingleboi7833]

@@SquiDy-tq2eylmfaoo we putting people on a pedestal for retiring 3x now 💀😂😂

[@Tyler-kr8vp]

That is absolutely ridiculous… lebron is a perfect ambassador for the sport. Jordan was a colossal asshole and I won’t speak on Kobe but ifykyk

[@TellenJones]

All Kobe needed was Shaq and Gasol to produce 5 rings. Lebron needed Irvine, Love, DWade, Bosh and Brow to produce 4. Lebron got more help and yet won less. It's clear Kobe was better.

[@Sun-Warrior1911]

Everybody wants to be like Mike!! Kobe was the only one who could say he succeeded at it!!

[@GHN1013]

We can chatter all day long on the sidelines, but until you’ve actually played in the NBA against these two, our opinions can only go so far. If NBA players are ranking Kobe over Lebron, you gotta stop and think why.

[@AbrahamPalmer-wj5cb]

Exactly

[@terrencealexander6811]

Kobe’s career avg is 44% FG vs LBJ avg 50% , Kobe Rode the pine as a rookie vs LBJ’s ROY, Kobe 2x FMVP vs Lbj 4x FMVP, Kobe 1 mvp vs lbj 4 MVP’s, Kobe’s career pts 33k vs lbj pts 39k both played 20yrs ! This isn’t even close LBJ is way better than Kobe! Kobe 25,5,4 vs Lbj 27,7,7 no debate!

[@spine--damaged]

Those words from Kobe in the end... man... I got goosebumps. Legend.

[@rchamp247]

Almost made me tear up. Rest in peace Kobe. We’ll never forget everything you gave to the game and the fans

[@FlexSZN23]

I don’t think there’s another player who’s so drastically ranked differently from players to media and to the fans. Kobe was player, IMO, that you needed to watch and have an understanding of the game to truly appreciate his impact. Stats tell one side of the story, film tells you the other side

[@skap_attack]

I agree. And also take his numbers and put them in era specific context.

[@chadgsjbssbana]

@@skap_attack Lebron played in the same era that kobe won two of his rings in and still had better numbers than kobe. Also kobe doesn't even reach 4 of his finals without shaq.

[@duckboy5725]

@@chadgsjbssbanalol lebron didn’t win rings until the 2010s that’s not the same era as the 2000s dead ball era of slow paced basketball, lebron couldn’t even get to the finals and when he did he got swept, he had to form superteams just to get win a chip and d wade said in his latest interview with KG they formed a superteam cause of kobe and the celtics 😂😂. stop with this narrative that kobe has 4 because of shaq, THEY have 4 because of each other, kobe even averaged more points and led in more categories than shaq in the playoffs, use your brain for once and stop following these false narratives 😂😂 casual. he went to 3 straight without shaq as well. y’all try so hard to downplay kobe’s greatness

[@ashishronak5774]

@@duckboy5725 He was in the finals in 2007. Use facts before you say something.

[@dryames4319]

And got swept

[@lorenzomartinjr]

MJ=>KOBE>REST OF THE NBA!

[@rockytribouillier9028]

Facts!!

[@isaacsilva8033]

agreed 💯

[@JuwanTaylor-jz5zr]

Kobe better than mj

[@mmiittcchh32]

You writing a function in js or just bad at characters?

[@jdk67]

MJ was better than Kobe. Not by much, but in a fantasy draft I would take Jordan.

[@vanessajones5594]

Wasn't aware this was a topic in question.

[@skap_attack]

For me, it never has been. Kobe EASILY clears Lebron…

[@princellasmith7562]

I teared up at the end of this video!! Such powerful words!

[@franklynmaldonadogor2]

Like when did Bron become better than Bird, Magic? What year exactly

[@skap_attack]

Ohhhh around 2006, I think it was. About 2 years into his career when the media decided to start propping up the narrative.

[@matolaugh6167]

I don't think he is.

[@tjc2993]

Lebron is not better Magic and Bird. These medias are something else. Magic won his first championship as a rookie carry a Lakers team. Magic was always a winner. Bird like Magic is also a winner and the worst trash talker. Lebron could never guard against Bird. Bird would make Lebron cry in the first five mins in the game.

[@skap_attack]

@@tjc2993 ultimately I will never have someone with a losing record in my top 5. Wilt was the most dominant player ever with 30, 22 and 4 career averages and 4 league MVPs. Will never have him in my top 5 due to that 2-4 record in the finals. I view bron much of the same way at 4-6.

[@franklynmaldonadogor2]

@@skap_attack I really wanna hear this answer from a bron fan! Supposedly he passed MJ in 2016

[@itznotdatserious99]

I was never a Kobe fan, but he was great to watch. It was like people in the late 80s and in the 90s hating MJ, but recognized how great he was. Today, people seems to be so hypersensitive about sports today. I can tell people that MJ is the GOAT to me, while not ripping apart or tearing down another player's accomplishments. The only regret I have about Kobe when he played, is that I didn't appreciate him more for what he did for the game. I loved his talent and how tenacious he was on the court. I appreciate this video, because the players spoke for themselves on who they believe was greater. They brought a component to this conversation: experience! Something you can't quantify with analytics.

[@skap_attack]

The mindset Kobe had was second to none. He and Jordan are the greatest competitors I’ve ever seen in the sport. And Kobe’s “bag” as the kids say today, in my opinion, exceeded Jordan’s. MJ was more physically gifted, and certainly more accomplished. He was definitely the GOAT, and likely always will be. But Kobe got as close as anyone ever will.

[@itznotdatserious99]

@@skap_attack I agree with that! It's funny to me how, people are considered the GOAT based on advanced analytics. However, when you put Kobe, MJ, Wilt and other all-time greats stats into advanced analytics. It hurt their arguments even more! We need more channels like your's. I enjoyed the humor elements, but I appreciate even more the irrefutable facts that you display.

[@higherpurpose1212]

Kobe is as near replica of Jordan, the scoring, the dunks, acrobats, so pleasing to the eye, so exciting, but we didn't appreciate it more because we had MJ. Looking back, MJ being THE GOAT, there's no comparison between MJ and Lechoke, zero. But Kobe is so much better than Lechoke, hardcode ballers know this. If people want to bring up all time great players to the table not named Jordan, then Kobe is next to Jordan, there's Magic, Jabbar, Wilt, Russell, and Lechoke it too far down the chart...

[@terrencealexander6811]

Kobe’s career avg is 44% FG vs LBJ avg 50% , Kobe Rode the pine as a rookie vs LBJ’s ROY, Kobe 2x FMVP vs Lbj 4x FMVP, Kobe 1 mvp vs lbj 4 MVP’s, Kobe’s career pts 33k vs lbj pts 39k both played 20yrs ! This isn’t even close LBJ is way better than Kobe! Kobe 25,5,4 vs Lbj 27,7,7 no debate!

[@noahhannon2305]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@terrencealexander6811Those stats aren’t that relevant. Kobe is 5-2 in the finals while having less all star teammates, while Lebron is 4-6. Who’s the better scorer? Kobe has 2 scoring titles while Lebron only has 1, despite playing in the league longer. Kobe made all defensive team 12 times compared to Lebron’s 6. Compared to Jordan, these two aren’t in the same league analytically speaking. However, as you have seen, Kobe is held in higher regards than Lebron, and I’ll always take Kobe over Bron because of his killer instinct. Also things like total points like you mentioned are irrelevant because they are about longevity, when the question of who is best is about peaks.

[@jhayes408]

Those words at the ending.......... Speechless

[@justamessenger4577]

The actual sad part is that it has gotten to the point where people have to say “no disrespect to bron” before they say that they believe someone is ahead of him.

[@deyrek]

It's interesting 'cause I feel like Bird also gets overlooked a lot in these debates. I haven't seen him play, I wasn't alive during that basketball era. But what do you think lacks with Larry Bird and why he gets overlooked? 'Cause I feel like mentally, he's the same as Kobe and Jordan, he just has that killer mentality.

[@MisterCrookedNose]

I’m a bit older than you, but you’re exactly right. MJ, Kobe, and Bird were cut from the same cloth. Absolute killers and apex predators. Lebron just doesn’t have that 5th gear in the final minutes of the big games

[@jimbeam3659]

You're both 100% correct 💯. Most of this stuff comes from the sports media..

[@user-sj8oq3im6b]

Bird was that guy. Everyone has bird in their top 7. He is cut from the same cloth as Kobe and mj fasho. Bird just didn’t have the health or genetics. He wasn’t as athletic as Kobe or mj, and he wasn’t great on defense like Kobe and mj, he was good but not great. But bird is def in my top 5

[@yungdirtybandzbmg3538]

Miss you Bean 💔 the greatest to lace em up 🐐

[@hendrixkalusokoma7105]

RIP Legend...My GOAT!!!

[@tjc2993]

Funny how nba players who competed against MJ, Kobe, and Lebron, they always say MJ and Kobe. As a true Lakers fan, I have always said that Kobe is not better than MJ. Kobe is the closest the MJ, but MJ is the best in the game. I don’t even put Kobe as the best Lakers, in my opinion, KAJ is top on my list. Magic is never considered but he won his first championship as rookie and he was carrying the Lakers. Mind you, I’m also a Kobe fan. I tried be fair and impartial. Lebron is not better than Kobe period.

[@skap_attack]

Kobe is my favorite athlete (not just basketball player) and one of my favorite people ever. I saw him play in person when he was in HS, and I was in the building, staples center, for Kobe’s last game ever when he dropped 60 on the jazz. I do have Kobe on my Mount Rushmore. But with all of that said, I have Jordan and Kareem definitively above Kobe. And likely Bill Russell too. But I go back and forth on that 3/4 line.

[@tjc2993]

@@skap_attack It’s alright! There was so many great players. It’s annoying when they put Lebron above them.

[@skap_attack]

@@tjc2993 Kobe fans are typically well versed in history. We can generally critique other all time greats and admit when we another player is above him. Lebron fans are not like that. Their guy MUST be number one. If not, you’re a hater. It’s ridiculous.

[@tjc2993]

@@skap_attack You saw his career from HS to pro. Very cool! Compare to me who saw him in his rookie season as a young whipper snapper and being one of the best. I wish I saw him in HS.

[@skap_attack]

@@tjc2993 I was too young to see most of Jordan’s career. The only seasons I really remember was his last 2 with the bulls (ring 5 & 6) and then his two wizards seasons which I don’t really count. But I saw the entirety of Kobe’s and lebrons careers. That’s why I feel so strongly about this topic lol.

[@giusepperesponte8077]

To me, there’s absolutely zero debate to be had here. The difference in the eye test between Kobe and leflop is so stark that it’s simply impossible to ignore. People love to look at stats in these matters, but that’s just abusing numbers without context in order to represent your opinion as being objectively based in fact. The reason that’s flawed is because you can’t compare two different seasons, let alone different eras of the game. Different players have different luck, different rules, different opposition, different sports science, etc. and it’s shortsighted for someone to think they could account for all of those countless differences and use numbers to provide a truly apples-to-apples comparison. That’s why I believe that at the end of the day, this really just comes down to the eye test, as well as received opinions. Instead of forming their own view based on watching a player, people seem like they’re becoming more and more satisfied to just receive their opinion from whoever repeats it the most. If every viewer of basketball had to watch one random full Jordan game and one random full Lebron game a day for a year, virtually all of them would come out of that year with the view that Jordan is easily better.

[@MrCorner21]

"Kobe is the closest thing to Mike...and is there somebody close to Kobe? No."

[@TheTenCentStory]

Kobe was valued A LOT higher (maybe overvalued) until he died. For some reason after that, the media flipped on him and I'd suspect it has to do with Queen James.

[@jrsx5826]

Kobe Stay in one team

[@JohnDoe-zw8vx]

100%, that's why the media is trying to add in longevity into the GOAT debate so that Queen James can have a category other greats don't 😂

[@jespacey]

nah he's been undervalued after 2011 in favor of akron boy

[@acason4]

It’s actually the complete opposite. 🤦🏼‍♂️ Kobe’s career has always been overrated & it’s even more overrated NOW that he’s dead.

[@sidepriest]

@@acason4but We’re gonna take your word over all time greats LMAO 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@raymondsanjose3955]

Kobe Bryant doesn't care about who's GOAT he just care about winning and that's he's mentality Mamba mentality

[@skap_attack]

💯🛎️

[@bengoku1978]

MJ and Kobe never said they were the GOAT it was given, LBJ brand himself as the GOAT that's delusional.what LBJ did was a great and awesome accomplishment but we all know and don't lie to yourself LBJ is not top 5

[@skap_attack]

@@bengoku1978 Kobe easily clears Lebron. Anyone who watched all of both of their careers knows this.

[@rodneyparr5569]

GREAT FREAKIN CONTENT. YOU AND AOH KEEPIN IT REAL. MUCH LOVE BRAH

[@skap_attack]

Thank you!! 🙏❤️

[@JamesBrown-pn1jw]

Iverson approves ! This aged well

[@jiggareactmilitant]

He was picked 13, so he wasnt a golden boy, he had to earn that starting role and impress coaches through sheer work.

[@williamwitte9600]

Lebron was picked 1 so he had more pressure

[@adamc1667]

Kobe and his teammates shared that coach Del Harris had a thing against kobe but his teammates and players around kobe new he was ready for real playing time. Imagine if kobe first two years he wasn't being held back?

[@adamc1667]

@williamwitte9600 lebron didn't have pressure to win in Cleveland. Nobody expected him to win there. Only expectations for him were to getchis stats. If you play for bigger better markets. Your expectations raise up a bit.

[@stephordless8876]

@@williamwitte9600Not as much pressure that it takes to play for the number 1 team in basketball.

[@wowthatsinteresting8951]

@@adamc1667not just a bit way higher 👌🏾

[@TheThinkingMansTemplar]

The reason Kobe gets left out of the conversation was the incident in Colorado tarnished his image with the media. They never praised him the same after that because it would be brought up and attached to the NBAs brand. His gameplay made him undeniable until his retirement. Him being not here anymore shouldnt take him out of the conversation either.

[@sidepriest]

It’s exactly the reason why kobe didn’t win at least won more mvp. Let’s call it what it is. Easily could have retired with 3 but it is what it is

[@macewindau3060]

What conversation?

[@romagnuslarsson7065]

Of course, at least 3 MVP went to MJ and Shaq. NBA disrespected him before and after 2003, one because they did not want MJ23 to retire and after the colorado incident broke his image. But Kobe demonstrated against MJ and Lebron he can beat them in various ocasions, just watching 1998 All star game performance level God and MVP for MJ is disrepectful. MJ and Shaq knows well about all this awards deviations. 2003 last MJ All star game and season he could not against Bryant on fire till the last match 29/03/2003 Airness completely destroned but MVP for Kevin Garnett?. And in 2006 best KB year told by everybody snd MVP for Steve Nash? Completely a joke. NBA hostory should be reviewed or MVP post mortems should be created in order to respect this tremendous player

[@sidepriest]

@@romagnuslarsson7065 💯

[@terrencealexander6811]

No he gets left out because he was a career 44% FG player! Only 1 mvp , only 2 fmvp , and robe the pine as a rookie! Kobe is so overrated! Great kicks tho

[@Therock007dmx]

The media loves LeBron the players both former and current pick Kobe ahead of him.

[@Battle4Life222]

I got Mj and kobe on the same level. Where they separate is 6-0 and 5-2. Honestly both in their prime against one another would have been a spectacle. Salute to both brothers. RIP to my favorite player of all time Kobe “bean” Bryant. #MambaMentality

[@JP-hj1il]

You forgot something, kobe was a better actor too. Oh, he's also a better activist since he was willing to do things for the community without the cameras and actually be on the street, as in the hood and walk with the working people.

[@skap_attack]

RIP 🙏 gone but never forgotten 🐍

[@eddyhov]

you also forgot that kobe cheated on his wife and kids with a stripper and openly admitted to it

[@louisdavis6432]

You are funny bruh...No one and I mean no one started a lot of anything until Bron opened the school in Cleveland. I can't.....bruh

[@JP-hj1il]

@@louisdavis6432 what! Now that's a Homer statement. Plenty of athletes has school way before lebrons ie jalen rose, dion etc. so calm down with the whitewashed history. And go tell lebron to pay for his school and not take the taxes from the people that should be going to public schools of that area.

[@MexiKing74]

Miss watching all this players play

[@skap_attack]

Me too

[@FergMartice]

I think we should first determine what "best" means before we crown anyone better than another.

[@dr_IkjyotSinghKohli]

Thank you very much for making this video, especially at a time when "experts" like Stephen A. Smith, Shannon Sharpe, etc... are doing their best to erase Kobe from people's memories.

[@martellreed934]

Thank u for this! It’s ALWAYS been Kobe over bron. Let’s be clear. More accomplished while playing More mature. More skilled. Wanted to keep improving as opposed to winning by diluting the conference… Kobe was different! Even w the similarities to Jordan…Kobe was 1of1! You will always be a legend to the real ones! We miss you! Mamba eternal!

[@kcidd12]

the disrespect is real ….they were talking about him until he died … now it’s like he never existed

[@bigt4135]

Rip legend

[@truthhearer6323]

Snotnoses who are below 22 simply cannot grasp how great and domimant Kobe was. He WAS the league.

[@skap_attack]

Couldn’t possibly agree more with this.

[@xtina2189]

It never fails, "he makes his teammates better" always preceeds, "he needs more help"

[@bryang8967]

He’s the Aaron Rodgers of the NBA

[@keithjoseph128]

That's funny because when Kobe was an embarrassment to the game after Shaq let you didn't have that energy.

[@JIX9ISLER1986]

When did lebron pass Duncan, Shaq, and Kobe all of which played in the same era ? Kobe vs Duncan in the playoffs 4-2 Lebron vs Duncan in the playoffs 1-2 (and Duncan wasn't even the finals MVP in any other those finals) lol

[@andrewfanfan]

Lebron is better than Tim duncan

[@kareemjandali6485]

We will keep missing this guy untill the rest of our life.

[@junramirez1065]

By simply watching their games.... Kobe buddy.

[@True-Believer616]

Great video. I regularly have to check Lebron minions over the ridiculous drivel they speak against Kobe and MJ. And I always will.

[@skap_attack]

I love that! Been doing it for going on 20 years now 😂. And just like you, I always will 🙏. I been hitting a lot of Lebron content lately. I have a few Kobe pieces I’m planning to do tho. Thanks for watching. I appreciate it 🙏

[@True-Believer616]

@@skap_attack Hey, I'm subbed now so I will be watching. That Last Choke video was an absolute masterpiece. And all facts. I'm going to recommend it to the Lebron stans tomorrow in the video chat I go to. 😂

[@raoulmaestro993]

Kobe took the Lakers Franchise to 5 championships. Bron had to leave Cleveland just to become better.

[@skap_attack]

Absolutely correct.

[@melvynsngltn27]

The Lakers were already a playoff team that signed Shaq that same year. Kobe fanboys pretend that he built the Lakers. They weren't bad until after Shaq left

[@brandangreen1390]

@@melvynsngltn27exactly and shaq was the driving force no doubt as great as kobe was for 3 of his 5 chips meanwhile Cleveland was a mediocre franchise

[@mikenoface]

Dammit. RIP KB24.

[@stevieb9399]

Easily Kobe. A closer comparison would be Wade vs Lebron.

[@bigcheech1937]

Kobe’s game was driven by passion…Lebron’s game is driven by stats…

[@stackboostuploads]

I really feel like LeBron ask you played really simple in Miami and when he came back to Cleveland

[@avashmaharjan3460]

your saying lebron doesn't have a passion for the game? hes been a top 10 and 15 player every year hes played at least. Some years was the best player in the league as well. bron avoided all the distractions in his career and focused on the game, thats how hes been able to play so well when hes so old. he has the best longevity ever in the nba. kobe had more passion but u cant say lebron had no passion

[@curryis828]

​@@avashmaharjan3460🧠🤏

[@briansanchez9663]

Okay ? passion doesn’t mean shit 😂 a player can have passion for the game and still suck

[@bigcheech1937]

@@briansanchez9663 If you watched Kobe’s game and didn’t see the difference in passion in say his game and James Harden’s for example, then I doubt you even watch or like basketball. Passion and intensity matters man, that’s why the Greats elevate their game in crucial moments, they are extremely passionate about their craft.

[@74205gb]

What an inspiration & an absolute legend. 24 was the GOAT #MambaForever

[@skap_attack]

Gone but never forgotten. Legends never die 🙏❤️🐍

[@chadgsjbssbana]

Kobe Denver 2003

[@Niran333]

Shouldn’t have even been a conversation.

[@davidcarlos4350]

We miss you Kobe!

[@dingomatic]

That ending quote by Kobe is everything

[@RR-fc3zm]

Much respect to you Skap Attack for this one...funny because both LBJ & Kobe grew up idolizing MJ...one has the utmost respect & recognizes him as the superior player...the other knows this as well but leverages the media to elevate him more than he should be & feed his narcists ways 👈💯#gmrecognizegm

[@mmiittcchh32]

You'd say the same about mj if he was in brons era. Be real

[@RR-fc3zm]

@@mmiittcchh32well no surprise here another fan boy talking talking "what ifs" and not facts 👈💯 #growUP

[@takingchances4689]

LOVE & MISS YOU KOB ... GREATEST ATHLETE I EVER SEEN 🐐🙏🏽

[@mikemartin8461]

I like what Allen Iverson was talking about and why nobody really talks about how great A.I. was

[@jakubkrivanek3112]

Both Michael and Kobe played in the era of big men, where 250 pound monsters were allowed to mutilate you. Both of them had to pull out real magic to score at their level. LeBron played / plays in a different era, where superstars get extra help from refs, media members iron all your flaws out and regular role players rather don't play any defense so that they don't foul out in the first quarter. However great LeBron is, his career is inflated. If he played in the era, when superstars couldn't simply blackmail their GMs, fire coaches, fire their bench and change teams whenever juicier budget appears somewhere - chances are, he would end up like Charles Barkley. Appreciated, remembered, but with zero titles.

[@Tyler-kr8vp]

Lebron averaged 30 in 2005, wtf r u talking abt? Or did the soft era start right as lebron entered the league? Because if that’s the case then Kobe’s only fmvps are illegitimate.

[@stayrich3027]

Best comment of all time eras make a difference. Jordan and Kobe now would average 50

[@Tyler-kr8vp]

@@stayrich3027 No they wouldn't, that's idiocy. Kobe literally played until 2016 and was in his prime in the late 2000s/early 2010s, so that's a dumbass thing to say in general.

[@terrencealexander6811]

Kobe’s career avg is 44% FG vs LBJ avg 50% , Kobe Rode the pine as a rookie vs LBJ’s ROY, Kobe 2x FMVP vs Lbj 4x FMVP, Kobe 1 mvp vs lbj 4 MVP’s, Kobe’s career pts 33k vs lbj pts 39k both played 20yrs ! This isn’t even close LBJ is way better than Kobe! Kobe 25,5,4 vs Lbj 27,7,7 no debate!

[@Damone2020]

Kobe just transcendent the game. I feel so lucky being in Southern California being able to watch all of his games... It's unfortunate that we took it for granted the buzzer beaters when you thought the game was over it time and time and time again... I've never seen so many people in the NBA and in football name their child Kobe. I've never seen the WNBA still praising Kobe. His motivational speeches were another level and this just goes to show you when you practice hard and work hard. People know the real players know the media or LeBron's jock sniffers. I wouldn't be surprised if they were on his payroll...

[@terrencealexander6811]

Kobe’s career avg is 44% FG vs LBJ avg 50% , Kobe Rode the pine as a rookie vs LBJ’s ROY, Kobe 2x FMVP vs Lbj 4x FMVP, Kobe 1 mvp vs lbj 4 MVP’s, Kobe’s career pts 33k vs lbj pts 39k both played 20yrs ! This isn’t even close LBJ is way better than Kobe! Kobe 25,5,4 vs Lbj 27,7,7 no debate!

[@Damone2020]

@@terrencealexander6811 there's a lot of LeBron. James jock sniffers out there. Most of them are advertising fake news, but it's okay free speeches free speech 🤣😂

[@terrencealexander6811]

@@Damone2020 lol you’re a clown so facts and stats are irrelevant because they don’t support your overrated poor shooting (44%fg) shooting guard!

[@la_gallada_ruiz9818]

#KOBE was simply the best I ever witnessed

[@albertfranco5617]

I grew up watching Kobe Bryant for me. Kobe Bryant is the best that ever played the game.

[@sukikang7170]

Kobe never flopped

[@abelaguilar2568]

Awesome take on kobe. This man is my inspiration 😢❤

[@Daniel-ls1gb]

RIP Kobe, a true legend

[@christophercostello4109]

If Jordan wasn’t ever around Kobe would have been number one