A look at super rare Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan cards. Featuring the 1998 All-Star Game and East vs. West Refractors!

Shaquille O'Neal runs through a hypothetical scenario of replacing Kobe Bryant with Michael Jordan due to his desire to wanna ...

Kendrick Perkins issued stern warning to those disrespecting Kobe Bryant's legacy: "Let the man rest in peace" originally ...

And the Lakers, too, awarded his loyalty to the franchise by retiring the No. 8 and No. 24 jerseys. This is a huge deal considering how he became the first player in history to have two numbers ...

Phil Jackson answered the debate of who would win in a 1v1 basketball matchup between NBA legends Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant.

Gilbert Arenas recounts how Kobe Bryant split with Shaquille O'Neal because of a media narrative and a desire to be more like ...

Kobe Bryant helps up Michael Jordan during a game between the Washington Wizards and the Los Angeles Lakers on March 28, 2003, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Jamie Squire/Getty Images.

Kobe Bryant talks with Michael Jordan during the NBA All-Star Game at the Phillips Arena on Feb. 9, 2003, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images) ...

Moments before the 1998 All-Star Game tipped off, then-NBC announcer Bob Costas introduced Kobe Bryant as "the man many have dubbed 'the next Michael Jordan.'" ...

Michael Jordan ridiculed Kobe Bryant during the early part of the Lakers star's budding career. Bryant, however, slowly earned Jordan's respect.

ATLANTA, GA - FEBRUARY 9: Michael Jordan (Washington Wizards) #23 of the Eastern Conference All-Stars jokes with Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) #8 of the Western Conference All-Stars during the ...

The fifth episode of The Last Dance opens with Michael Jordan at the 1998 All-Star Game and his interactions with — and private thoughts on — a 19-year-old Kobe Bryant, who was making his All ...