Former NBA participant Rondae Hollis-Jefferson has sparked comparisons to Kobe Bryant after a viral clip confirmed him making a number of on-court strikes that social media customers likened to a left-handed model of the late basketball icon.
The FIBA Basketball World Cup shared video of Hollis-Jefferson, a small ahead for the nation of Jordan within the event, that reveals him swiftly transferring round defenders, nailing jumpers and preventing his approach to the basket in a 92-71 loss to Greece on Saturday.
“Kobe should be watching this, smiling. ,” the event wrote alongside the clip on X, the platform previously often called Twitter.
Hollis-Jefferson, who performed six seasons within the NBA earlier than starting his profession abroad in 2021, has a variety of eerie similarities to the Los Angeles Lakers nice.
He’s rocking Bryant’s No. 24 within the event and, as SB Nation famous, he’s listed at 6 toes, 6 inches tall and 217 kilos — nearly the identical dimension as Bryant in his prime.
The participant is a local of Chester, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Chester Excessive Faculty. Bryant was born in Philadelphia and graduated from Decrease Merion Excessive Faculty, which is roughly half-hour away from Chester.
Hollis-Jefferson additionally put up 24 factors in Jordan’s loss to Greece on Saturday, simply two days after Kobe Bryant Day in Los Angeles.
One social media consumer mirrored the viral video to make it seem as if Hollis-Jefferson was right-handed, which is how Kobe shot the basketball.
Different customers weighed in on footage, with one claiming Hollis-Jefferson had been “watching Kobe film all summer for this moment.”