Phil Handy Identifies Several Ways in Which LeBron James and Kobe Bryant Are ‘Identical’

Phil Handy has come out with several ways that the “Alpha Dogs” LeBron James and Kobe Bryant are identical. The Los Angeles Lakers are a couple weeks into their NBA title celebration. The Lakers are world champions and it was great to see. This is what Laker fans have been waiting for for quite some time now. ANd it could not come in a better year.

Obviously, the year 2020 has been pretty tough for everyone. But this win for the Lakers helped to sweeten it up a bit. With the COVID situation it was hard for the NBA to even restart. But not only that, but the Lakers also had to deal with the death of Kobe Bryant. Take a look at what LeBron said about this recently.

“Of course, you think there’s going to be time for us to get together and I understand that there are regrets in life, but I definitely wish I had that moment with him,” James told Yahoo Sports. “I do remember when I decided to come here, he sent me a text right away and said, ‘Welcome, brother. Welcome to the family.’ That was a special moment because at the time, Laker faithful wasn’t [fully in on me]. A lot of people were saying, ‘Well, we might not want LeBron at this point in his career,’ and, ‘Is he right? Is he going to get us back [to the Finals]?’ So to hear from him and get his stamp of approval, it meant a lot. I don’t ever question myself, but when it’s coming from Kobe, it definitely meant a lot.”

Phil Handy Identifies Several Ways in Which LeBron James and Kobe Bryant Are ‘Identical’

But take a look at what Phil Handy said about the similarities between LeBron and Kobe. The are more similar than people might think.

“Everybody knows Kob and ‘Bron are different guys, personality-wise,” Handy said. “But their work ethic, and their approach to the game, is identical. The way they study their opponents. The way that they break down their own games. The way that they take care of their bodies off the floor. Just the time spent in terms of wanting to be at the top and wanting to compete, they’re exactly the same in that regard. There are so many similarities in just their Alpha mentality, their competitive spirit, and then their confidence.”

“Like, people always question ‘Bron sometimes for whatever decisions he makes, but he’s always been a guy that’s tried to make the right basketball play. (But) being confident? His confidence? His, being around him and Kob, there’s no lack of confidence from either one of those dudes, on anything they can’t do on the floor.”

What do you think about what he had to say?