Kobe lists Jordan, LeBron in top five players he's faced

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This may come as a surprise, but a professional basketball player found it difficult to play against Michael Jordan.

Kobe Bryant's farewell tour has included the NBA's third all-time leading scorer divulging into deeper, more historical answers in his media availability.

Monday the Black Mamba listed the five best players he has faced in his 20-year career:

Of course none of the names on this list are surprising, given that it includes three Hall-of-Famers and two others - LeBron and Durant - who one day will join them in Springfield, Mass.

Though Bryant and Jordan only overlapped four different seasons, 1996 to 1998 and 2001 to 2003, the pair squared off eight different times in the regular season.

In those games, Bryant's Lakers went 2-2 against the Bulls and 3-1 against Jordan's Wizards.

Bryant averaged 22.3 points on 46.5 percent shooting, while Jordan averaged 24.5 points on 43.5 percent, all of which came at age 33 and older. Bryant was never older than 24 years old when the two met, but it's apparent His Airness made his presence felt against Kobe, even in the closing stage of his career.

Bryant will make his last trip to the United Center on Jan. 20.

 

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