Kobe Bryant had both of his jerseys retired on Monday night at Staples Center as the Lakers took on the Warriors. The ceremony at halftime honored Bryant and reminded everyone of how his 20-year career was split between the No. 8 and the No. 24 evenly, with a tremendous amount of accolades and success on either side of that dividing line.
Throughout Monday, fans, media, former players, and even Kobe himself debated which version was better. There were those that looked at the three championships of No. 8 and his incredible bounce and athleticism as the decider. Others, including Kobe himself, prefer the older veteran in the No. 24.
There’s no way of really knowing which version was better, but we can try our best to figure it out through the best option at our disposal: NBA 2K18. To determine which Kobe is the best, we put No. 8 Kobe up against No. 24 Kobe in a Best of 3 series of 1-on-1 games and let the virtual Mambas battle it out for supremacy.
As it turns out, Kobe knows himself best as No. 24 Kobe dominated No. 8 Kobe in both games. You can watch highlights of the games here, and the full game streams below.
In the first game, veteran Kobe torched the young one by a 51-28 final score and in the second game, it was more of the same in a 50-30 final.
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While most hedge their bets by saying both were great, NBA 2K18 has an emphatic answer for the debate over which Kobe is better as the youngblood has nothing for the veteran Mamba.
