The REAL Reason Why Kobe Bryant 'Copied' Michael Jordan

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We all know Kobe patterned some of his game after Jordan, but for some reason, when other players did it, no one really noticed as much. Kobe seemed to have more of the Jordan "act" down than his peers at the shooting guard position, but how did all of this happen? Why was the consensus that Kobe Bryant would be the next Jordan, rather than many of the other perimeter stars coming into the NBA in the late 90s?

In this video, I'm going to reveal it to you, as well as give you a quick history lesson about the war between some of the rising sneaker companies during the 80s and 90s.

Several quotes were taken from the book "Showboat: The Life of Kobe Bryant". It's a good read for those of you who are interested in these kinds of stories from back in the day.

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[yuumeiaimerrinvillanueva]

Michael Jordan is not just the Greatest basketball player of all time, he is also the most breath taking athlete ever!!! : )

[NBASFAN]

Imagine your Jordan, retiring, but still have a copy of yourself in the NBA playing. If I was MJ I'm happy as hell that some kid grew up and be just like me.

[arturoluna]

Like copying greatness is a bad thing...lol I wish I could copy MJ

[juanio]

I grew up watching Jordan in the 90s, watched Kobe’s career and now lebrons. I remember everyone wanting to be like mike.

Then years after retiring all I heard was KOBEeee when trying to hit a hard jumper.

He really is one of the greatest sg ever top 3

[raybeast]

Kobe is my personal favorite of all time and also Michael jordan taught Kobe some moves and I wear jordans over Adidas

[Junzstylemadapaka]

I'm a Kobe Nike guy but not gonna lie the Adidas Crazy 8 was hell of a shoe for a baller. That was so comfortable and so nice to play basketball with.

[ronash]

Kobe was the yes, HE DID COPY MJ's ENTIRE GAME, TO THE

[yongwilson]

Rocking the Jordan’s till I die! I’m 50 y/o and saw his greatness! His will to win was what made me a fan for life...seeing him and his team have to go through Detroit and lose...n he had to earn his way to the title...”the journey” was why I am his biggest fan! Being an ex-player of sports, understand how hard it must have been to give your 110% n still come up short. But to break through and win three straight/18 months off and win three straight again! Greatness = Michael Jordan/Scottie Pippen “the Bulls”!

[louisvelez]

Adidas pushed the narrative of Kobe being the next Michael because they needed a guy who can really put their brand on the map, similar in size, he had the mannerisms, charisma. Alot of people really don't know this story and I had read about it in the biography Showboat. His game is different from Michael with some elements he patterned. On top of that his range extended beyond to where he can just rise up and shoot from at least 30 feet. Besides Kobe took more shots than he drove even he was great at driving while Michael used to play closer to the basket and use the midrange. Those guys are more different than people realize, it was all media driven. Jordan edges Kobe in athleticism slightly, Kobe's athleticism to me is more underrated. I've seen him do things I don't think Michael had ever done and vice versa. Great video as always bro

[johnherrera]

This has more topic on shoes than on the jordan/Kobe itself.

[tommyvillegas]

When he was a rookie, he was emulating 2-Pac as well. His mannerisms were the same and he even kind of looked like him.

[TheZayzkidd]

Stop it... Kobe wanted to be like Mike only because Mike is the greatest.

[sekaidaniels]

Can't cry about yesterday if your still here to see tomorrow.

[dumisatonyjohnson]

Kobe wanted to be Michael

Kobe's favorite basketball player ever was Magic Johnson

[dirkdiggler]

Everyone wanted to be jordan, remember the commercial "I wanna be like mike"? Rip mamba

[dgames]

The man second only to the GOAT himself. Kobe, second only to MJ.

[adenmartinez]

He did copy mj 100%. But what's the problem with Kobes the 2nd best i've EVER SEEN skill for skill

[rahmelpervez]

OK Michael Jordan is the original, but Kobe Bryant is the remix baby 😂 😂 😂.

[tupacshakur]

Kobe Bryant was Jordan little brother RIP KOBE BRYANT

[philhardy]

The difference between Kobe in others is he had the talent to copy look at others who tried in didn't come close