Compare And Contrast Black Mamba Vs The King

Black Mamba vs. The King Throughout the history of professional sports critics are always comparing players and trying to decide where to rank certain players amongst their respective leagues. Critics will do whatever they can to persuade others to believe in their opinion, or will try and find any information to help make their argument stronger or use the information to try and tear another player down. Well in today’s National Basketball Association (NBA) and over the last decade the argument critics have debated over is who is the better play, Kobe Bryant or Lebron James? Fans like myself have personally been involved in depth sometimes heated discussions with friends over this very topic. Who would you say is a better player, who would …show more content…
Virtually everyone has heard of Kobe Bryant regardless if the person is a sports fan or not, Kobe Bryant is one of the world’s biggest icons. Lebron James known as “The King” in today’s basketball world who was given this nickname as soon as he entered the league has been a popular name throughout the basketball world, and throughout all of the sports world fans know who he is. Kobe and Lebron have both had high expectations since they entered the league in their respective draft …show more content…
Kobe Bryant and Lebron James have had some enormous success in their careers in the basketball world, but as we compare the two to figure out which player you would want on your team the differences are there. When it comes down to the most valuable player in the league (MVP) which is by far the biggest individual accolade a player can receive Lebron James takes the cake on this one. Lebron James has won the MVP four times whereas Kobe Bryant has won this award twice. Both players have also been elected to numerous all star games, where Kobe has been elected to eighteen all star games in his twenty year NBA career setting a record. Lebron James has been elected to twelve all star games, where he will try to catch or surpass Kobe Bryant in the years to come if he plays as long as Kobe Bryant played. Kobe Bryant also takes the cake when it comes to scoring titles, all NBA first team selections, all NBA defensive teams. Although the money does not play a major role into deciding which players legacy is better, it tells us a lot about their individual brand. Kobe Bryant’s estate and net worth is greater than that of Lebron James coming in at 320 million dollars, whereas Lebron James is worth 267 million dollars. Both players are set for life, both being involved in investing their money