here are the real facts
lebron won titles with two other stars, as did every other player that won a title whether it was michael, magic, larry, duncan, garnett, etc
yes kobe won two titles without shaq, he replaced shaq with pau gasol, kobe also missed the playoffs without another star player while lebron led the cavs to the finals and the best record in the league without help
those are the facts, it's only "haterade" to you because kobe is your boy, too bad you aren't an nba star because you would be the only one willing to play with him at this point
kobe should thank god daily for being traded to the lakers, if he stuck with the hornets he would basically be tracy mcgrady
E
Additional facts: Kobe has five rings. LeCramp has two.
Kobe has been to the Finals seven times, which makes him five for seven.
LeCramp has been to the Finals six times, which makes him two for six.
And yes, Kobe is extremely grateful LA traded for him:
Kobe Bryant Thanks Hornets on Twitter for Trading Him After 1996 DraftBy Kyle Newport , Featured Columnist Jul 1, 2014
Eighteen years ago today, the Charlotte Hornets made a trade that they'd like to have back.
Kobe Bryant hasn't forgotten that trade.
Charlotte took Bryant out of high school with the 13th pick in the 1996 NBA draft. Less than a week later, the Hornets traded the Black Mamba to the Los Angeles Lakers:
Juan Ocampo/Getty Images
The reasoning behind the trade, according to Bryant, is pretty shocking:
Kobe Bryant ✔ @kobebryant
Follow
On this day 18yrs ago the hornets told me right after they drafted me that they had no use for me and were going to trade me #thanku #lakers
8:13 AM - 1 Jul 2014"No use" for Bryant? That doesn't look good now.
All he has done since the trade is put together a Hall of Fame resume. Bryant has won an NBA Most Valuable Player award and five NBA championships, which includes two NBA Finals MVP awards. He has also been named to the All-Star team 16 times. Oh, he's also fourth on the NBA's all-time scoring list.
Bryant has accomplished all of that while wearing a Lakers uniform.
Who knows how Bryant's career would have played out had Charlotte not traded him, but the Black Mamba and the Lakers are pretty pleased with how the last 18 years have played out.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2116201-kobe-bryant-thanks-hornets-on-twitter-for-trading-him-after-1996-draft