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Kobe fell out of the top ten in history! Klay Thompson implicitly sarcastically: Why is Curry better than Kobe?

8:54pm, 17 July 2025Basketball

The late Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant is an idol of many players and fans. He has played for the Lakers for a total of 20 seasons in his career. He is also regarded as one of the greatest basketball players in history.

Unfortunately, he died in 2020 in a helicopter accident, which made any fans who pay attention to basketball feel sorry for them. Recently, the US media "Bleacher Report" announced the ranking of the top 100 players in NBA history, which caused huge controversy. Kobe only ranked 11th, and expressed strong dissatisfaction with the Mavericks star Klay Thompson.

In 1996, a high school boy was selected by the Hornets with the 13th overall pick in the year of the draft, and was immediately traded to the Lakers, starting his brilliant career. The players on the same ladder that year included superstar players such as Iverson, Ray Allen and Nash.

His attitude and enthusiasm for basketball are regarded as role models by many players. What is most impressive is that in the 2013 game against the Warriors, a cutting in a rupture caused by the Achilles tendon, but Kobe still insisted on completing the free throw before leaving the court. This scene is touching. Since then, Mamba's spirit has become a spiritual symbol for many juniors to face basketball.

Kobe won five championships for the Los Angeles Lakers in his career, and was selected for 18 All-Star Games, 15 NBA All-Series, 12 NBA All-Defensive Team, and voted as the 2008 NBA Most Valuable Player and 2 NBA Finals Most Valuable Player. He also won the scoring lead twice, and ranked fourth in the league's regular season total score and fourth in the career playoff score.

The US media "Bleacher Report" recently announced the ranking of the top 100 players in NBA history. The top 10 are: Jordan, James, Jabbar, Magic, Russell, O'Neal, Duncan, Bird, Chamberlain and Curry. Kobe ranked 11th, and Mavericks star Klay Thompson expressed strong dissatisfaction on the social platform.

Thompson called out from the beginning what was wrong with this ranking? He said that the disrespect for Kobe had reached a point of madness, how could he be ranked only 11th? To be honest, when he was still alive, no one would dare to disrespect him like this.

"Bleacher Report" commented on Kobe: Kobe is one of the most influential players in NBA history, and from the perspective of basketball influence, no one can influence the game across so many eras like him. But just because he was not included in the top 10 in history, it has also become one of the focus of recent debate among fans.

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