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Kobe Bryant has been ranked below Shaquille O'Neal, Tim Duncan, and Magic Johnson in a list of the top 50 NBA players of all time
- Kobe Bryant has been ranked 14th in a list of the 50 greatest NBA players of all time.
- The list, published by Bleacher Report, ranked the five-time NBA champion behind Shaquille O'Neal, Tim Duncan, and Magic Johnson.
- Bryant is one of the NBA's most decorated ever players, and holds the record for the most ever points scored by a single player in am NBA game, having hit 81 against the Toronto Raptors i…
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LeBron James says he was 'literally shedding tears' when he found out that Nike would be naming a new building after him
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Kobe Bryant says he sometimes used to wish that he played an individual sport like tennis instead of basketball
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Anthony Davis says LeBron James sent him an ecstatic text message about 'finally' getting him to the Lakers within 10 minutes of the trade
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