In what appears to be a calculated bit of promotion for the NBA, Kobe Bryant said he would beat LeBron James in a game of one-on-one after being asked at a London sports camp.
Bryant's exact words, “I’d win, I’d win...That’s what I do. One-on-one is..that’s easy for me, you know. Playing one-on-one is how I grew up playing, it’s like my thing. LeBron is more like a Magic Johnson, he’s a great passer and plays an all-around game. At the core of me, I’m a one-on-one player. I’d do that in my sleep.”
Wow.
This is sure to fan the flames of the fans who believe that LeBron has passed Bryant as the consensus world's best player. Bryant is not without confidence, that much is certain, but one has to ask if this was a bit a gamesmanship on the part of Bryant.
Bryant knows that everyone has been waiting for a showdown between he and James for the better part of three years. That of course hasn't happened. If anyone has been paying attention, however, the likelihood of that showdown increased exponentially when James joined forces with Wade and Bosh in South Beach.
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NBA Showdown: Kobe Bryant Throws Down the Gauntlet on LeBron James.
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