Kobe Bryant and LeBron James are often pitted as rivals by the media and their fans, but the current and former Lakers stars actually seem to have developed a mutual respect for one another during their time playing together for Team USA in the Olympics.
Those around the team have already described how the two worked in harmony to lead the 2008 “Redeem Team” to victory in Beijing, and Jason Kidd has said he thinks James learned from Bryant during their time together at the Olympics.