To this day, this is one of the most popular Kobe Bryant wallpapers. A classic dunk from the Kobe archives, where he crushes the opposing defense with a thunderous dunk. In the all time standings ...

And it didn’t take long for diehard fans to notice an eerie similarity to a jam Kobe threw down early in his career. Same arena. Same basket. Same dunk. 19 years apart. 💜💛 pic.twitter.com ...

After 37-year-old Kobe Bryant threw down his first dunk of the season on Thursday night, rookie D’Angelo Russell drew a technical foul for celebrating. He’d like Bryant to pay his fine.

What came later was the realization from someone on the Lakers' social media team that LeBron's dunk was nearly the exact same as one the late Kobe Bryant pulled off in the early days of his career.

Kobe Bryant has the explosion back in his legs ... The strikingly realistic graphics show Bryant throwing down a one-handed slam-dunk over Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose.

wearing down P.J. Tucker and getting past him for a dunk. It wasn't the same explosiveness we know from Kobe, even in recent years at his age, but as he gets back into shape, perhaps that will ...