Who is the better basketball player (ignoring Jordan for now)
I don't watch football.
Lmao everyone on this thread is prob sub 25 years old and never saw kobe play in his prime. Several ex nba players all say Kobe is better...
Lebron will be the greatest in the history of basket ball ever by the time he retires.
Kobe was clearly better. He had the killer instinct that LeBron lacks.
Yeah, right 🙄
Without refs' help, Lebron is not at the same level. There's a reason Lebronze deferred to Kobe in Olympics final. Kobe needed only Gasol, a borderline all star to win it all. Lebron has been gifted with all NBA first team talents around him, sometimes 2. And to date, 5>3
Kobe is more skilled (foot work and shooting). Lebron is just a better athlete in terms of sheer physical strength and speed to weight ratio. He's also a slightly better passer than KB imo. I think at the end of day I would pick Lebron to be on my team.
I'm old enough to have seen both, live, multiple times. I grudgingly agree that LBJ would be my choice. But people forget the dark edge Kobe brought to his game. He was incredible.