Mavs and Heat Honor Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan in the Most Unique Way

Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant are regarded as the 2 best shooting guards of all time bar none.

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They've won 11 nba titles combined with a ton of other acoulades

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The Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat have retired Kobe's and MJ's jersey respectively despite them not playing a single minute for their franchise.

The Miami Heat retired MJ's jersey #23 back in April 2003 to honor his retirement.

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In February 2020, the Dallas Mavericks retired #24 less than a month after he passed away in a tragic helicopter accident.

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They are the only 2 NBA players in history to play 0 minutes for a team but still be immortalized by them.

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Kobe Bryant played his game learning from MJ and to know that he sits with his 'big brother' in something so special makes it 20X better.

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Will there ever be another player that could join this list?

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