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Not LeBron James, but Kobe Bryant Is Closest Comparison to Michael Jordan, Believes Lakers Legend

When Phil Jackson came to Los Angeles, he didn’t just bring the triangle offense with him. He brought with him some experienced veterans from the Bulls Dynasty like John Salley, Horace Grant, and Ron Harper. For a fresh-faced Kobe Bryant, that was the jackpot. “That little Laker boy,” as the Bulls players called him in The Last Dance, took ‘Be Like Mike’ very seriously. One of their common teammates claimed that Bryant actually succeeded. Ron Ha…

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Essentially Sports broke the news in on Thursday, February 19, 2026.
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