Charles Barkley Kobe

Then he said i consider lebron as great as he is i think he s more of a magic johnson type of guy because the other two guys would kill you.

Charles barkley kobe. First i want to express my deepest condolences to the families and friends of all nine people killed in this tragedy. I really want to emphasize. Charles barkley far left said kobe bryant second from right was far closer in playing style to michael jordan second from left than lebron james far right is. In the ringer podcast charles barkley raved about how the only player who ever came close to michael jordan was kobe bryant.

However he has also had a very interesting second career post retirement as an nba analyst. Charles barkley played against both greats so he knows how lethal they are in isolation but he still made a different pick for the greatest 1 on 1 player he s ever seen. In fact chuck even went a step further and said shaq wouldn t be the guy he is now without kobe and d wade who helped him win chips. Michael jordan and kobe bryant are two of the greatest iso scorers in nba history.

Well that is exactly what charles barkley wanted to know. Charles barkley who played against bryant for the last four of his 16 nba seasons added following bryant s death sunday in a california helicopter crash that basketball is a close knit. The 57 year old said that if the la lakers win this year lebron might even go above kobe on his. Charles barkley implied there s still a long way to go before lebron james catches up with jordan.

Statement on behalf of charles barkley. Barkley and kobe squared off in the 1999 nba west first round of the playoffs when barkley was with the houston rockets. Nba veteran charles barkley had a successful basketball career in the league. When kobe bryant confronted charles barkley virtually.

In the final playoff series of barkley s career kobe and the lakers beat.