“The Last Dance” documentary has reignited the debate over who is the greatest basketball player of all time and there are three players in the mix: Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and LeBron James. While the thing separating each player is mainly NBA championships, Basketball Hall of Famer Magic Johnson planted his flag in the debate and said Bryant was the “closest thing” to Jordan. 'THE LAST DANCE' DIRECTOR REALIZED DEEPER BOND BETWEEN MICHAEL JORDAN, KOBE BRYANT WHILE FILMING“Kobe admired (and) respected Michael Jordan in such a way that he patterned his game after Michael's. He had the same mindset and attitude just like Michael Jordan,” Johnson said Monday on ESPN’s “First Take.”“He took no prisoners, he wanted to just put his foot on your neck. He wanted to destroy you, mentally and physically, just like Michael Jordan and he wanted to have six championships like Michael Jordan.

Source: Fox News May 06, 2020 15:33 UTC