LeBron recognizes greatness, so it shouldn’t be a shock that he constantly has the highest of compliments for Lakers star Kobe Bryant.
As Bryant gets set to pass Michael Jordan on the NBA’s all time scoring list, James paid the ultimate compliment when he said “Bryant maybe the best scorer of all time.”
LeBron on Kobe nearing MJ: "It's not surprising. He's one of, if not the greatest scorer our game has ever seen"
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) December 13, 2014
More LeBron on Kobe: "He's one of the guys that I looked up to … Going straight from high school to the NBA he was on my wall"
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) December 13, 2014
Bryant is still one of the league leaders in scoring despite being in his 19th season.