National Basketball Association

Video proof: MJ, Kobe two of a kind

Published Aug. 9, 2013 1:00 a.m. ET

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That Kobe Bryant looks, sounds, moves and acts exactly like Michael Jordan is one of the first things people notice about Bryant when they see him for the first time. Every shooting guard is compared to Jordan and no shooting guard has ever done a better MJ impersonation than Bryant.

Someone took the time to compile all the evidence and cut it up into this cool YouTube video:

Those who feel Bryant may be a little overrated historically may point to this striking similarity as the reason for that — because he looks like the closest thing to MJ he must actually be the closest thing to MJ. Those who feel Bryant actually is the second-best thing to Jordan will point out at the guy does have five rings.

And then LeBron James gets brought up and on and on it goes.

Actually, sorry, I didn’t mean to start that. Carry on.