Kobe is no LeBron? Turns out, that's right, because Kobe has never blown off an opponent handshake after losing a series, then blown off the media while forcing his teammates to clean up his mess.

Turns out, James was only a media puppet, while Kobe Bryant is the real thing, right now, his stage, his time, two weeks during which he could win the one award and one distinction that has eluded him.

Three rings, yet no Finals MVPs

Three rings, yet none without Shaq.

If you don't think his legacy depends on this, then you don't know the foreboding Los Angeles sports landscape, a place where you are either among the stars or the forgotten.

COMPLETE ARTICLE (LA Times)

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