Lebron James reflects on Bryant's impact on his life after passing him on the career scoring list

I’m just happy to be in any conversation with Kobe Bean Bryant – one of the all time greatest basketball players to ever play, one of the alltime greatest Lakers, the man got 2 jerseys hanging up in the Staples Centre it’s just crazy.
“Now I’m here in a Lakers uniform, in Philadelphia where he’s from, where one of the first times I ever met him, gave me his shoe on an all-star weekend – it’s just surreal. It doesn’t make no sense but the universe just puts things in your life I guess- when you live in the right way or you’re just giving everything to whatever you’re doing things happen organically and it’s not suposed to happen but it just happens.”

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In This Story: LeBron James

LeBron Raymone James Sr. is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is widely considered to be one of the greatest basketball players in NBA history.

James’s teams have played in eight consecutive NBA Finals (2011–2018) and ten finals in total between the Miami Heat, Cleveland Cavaliers and Lakers. His accomplishments include three NBA championships, four NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) Awards, three Finals MVP Awards, and two Olympic gold medals.

James holds the all-time record for playoffs points, is third in all-time points, and eighth in all-time assists. James has been selected to the All-NBA First Team a record thirteen times, made the All-Defensive First Team five times, and has played in sixteen All-Star Games, in which he was selected All-Star MVP three times.

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