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Michael Jordan: Kobe Bryant's five rings rank him above LeBron James

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Four years and two LeBron James championships haven't changed Michael Jordan's opinion that Kobe Bryant is better than James.

In 2013, Jordan told NBA TV that Bryant's five championship rings put him above James, who had one at that time. Speaking to campers at his Flight School in Santa Barbara, California on Monday, Jordan said that criteria still stands.

"Would I rank LeBron over Kobe? In terms of best of all time? No," he said.

"There's something about five that beats three. Now he may be better than that, but Kobe won five championships.