Kobe is not Mike

KOBE is KOBE - check out his accomplishments
* 4-time NBA champion: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009
* 6 NBA Finals appearances: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2009
* 1-time NBA Finals MVP: 2009
* 1-time NBA Most Valuable Player: 2008
* 2-time scoring champion: 2006, 2007
* 11-time NBA All-Star: 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
* 11 consecutive appearances - No All-Star game in 1999 due to league-wide lockout
* 3-time NBA All-Star Game MVP: 2002, 2007, 2009
* 11-time All-NBA selection:
* First team: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
* Second team: 2000, 2001
* Third team: 1999, 2005
* 9-time All-Defensive selection:
* First team: 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
* Second team: 2001, 2002
* NBA All-Rookie selection:
* Second team: 1997
* NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion: 1997
* NBA regular season leader:
* points: 2003 (2,461), 2006 (2,832, 7th in NBA history),[28] 2007 (2,430), 2008 (2,323)
* points per game: 2006 (35.4, 8th in NBA history),[29] 2007 (31.6)
* field goals attempted: 2006 (2,173), 2007 (1,757), 2008 (1,690)
* field goals made: 2003 (868), 2006 (978), 2007 (813)
* free throws attempted: 2007 (768)
* free throws made: 2006 (696), 2007 (667)
* 2nd most points in a game: 81 (on January 22, 2006 vs. the Toronto Raptors)
* 1995 Adidas ABCD Summer Camp Senior MVP
* 1996 Naismith High School Player of the Year
* 1996 Gatorade Circle of Champions High School Player of the Year
* 1996 McDonald's High School All-American
* 1996 USA Today All-USA First Team
* USA Today and PARADE's 1996 National High School Player of the Year with a seasonal average of 30.8 points, 12.0 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 4.0 steals and 3.8 blocks per game.
* Named Most Outstanding Player at the Beach Ball Classic in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina in his senior year
* The all-time leading scorer in Southeastern Pennsylvania school history with 2,883 points
* Surpassed Carlin Warley (2,441) and Wilt Chamberlain (2,359)
* Led Lower Merion High School to a 31–3 record, including 27 straight wins, and the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Class AAAA state title as a senior. The Aces defeated Erie Cathedral Prep 48–43 to win the gold (1996).
* Had his Lower Merion High School number 33 retired in 2002
* Became the 27th player to enter the NBA straight from high school (Jermaine O'Neal was the other player to do so in the 1996 NBA Draft)
* Won 4 ESPY Awards
* 2002 Outstanding Team Award (Los Angeles Lakers)
* 2006 Under Armour Undeniable Performance Award (Kobe Bryant's 81 Points)
* 2008 Best NBA Player Award (Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers)
* 2009 Best Team Award (Los Angeles Lakers)
* Image:Med 1.png Gold medal with Team USA, 2007 FIBA Americas Championship (Tournament of Americas)
* Image:Med 1.png Gold medal with Team USA, 2008 Summer Olympics
* Ranked #12 in SLAM Magazine's 2009 revision of the top 50 greatest players of all time (published in the August 2009 issue)
* IS STILL PLAYING IN THE NBA