Kobe Bryant is still the King of Los Angeles - LeBron's Arrival cannot change it

#4 Lifted the Lakers after Shaq left

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It's funny how everyone tried to argue that without Shaq, Kobe would never win another title for the Lakers. Kobe accepted the challenge and made the Lakers franchise a Championship worthy team again. He brought 2 more titles to Los Angeles in 2009 and 2010.

Kobe Bryant gave us one of the most dominant 5 Year-Runs in NBA History from 2006 to 2010:

Stats - Kobe averaged 29.8 Points Per Game, 5.6 Rebounds Per Game and 5 Assists Per Game.

Accolades- 2x NBA Champion, 2x NBA Finals MVP, 2008 NBA MVP, 5x All-Star, 5x All-NBA First Team, 5x NBA All-Defensive First Team

Kobe won more rings without Shaq than Shaq did without Kobe - bitter reality for those who said that Kobe would be ringless without Shaq.