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Kobe Bryant: Barcelona remind me
of the LA Lakers
Mar 15, 2016 La Liga
The hoops legend is a long-term fan of football,
and believes the Catalans show the teamwork of
his great sides and the San Antonio Spurs under
Gregg Popovich
Basketball star Kobe Bryant has compared
Barcelona to the Los Angeles Lakers side with
whom he won five NBA Championships.
Bryant met up with former Barca striker Thierry
Henry in New York to discuss the merits of the
two sporting institutions - and believes there
are a number of similarities.
"I think they can win it all again [La Liga,
Champions League and Copa del Rey], they have
a different style to other clubs," Bryant said in an
interview quoted on the Barcelona website.
"You could compare them with us [LA
Lakers] when we won with our offensive triangle,
a style of play which brought us success
under Phil Jackson as coach – or with [San
Antonio] Spurs with the fast movement of the ball
and exploiting the space.
"Everyone is synchronised and, when they are in
position, your team-mate knows exactly what to
do. When you have this flexibility and see the
ability of the players, it is very difficult to stop
them."
#NBADiary@KobeBryant & @ThierryHenry
chat @FCBarcelona & compare them to
great NBA teams!
#ThisIsWhyWePlayhttps://
t.co/1MQbMScvR5
— NBA (@NBA) 15 March 2016
Barcelona meet Arsenal in the second leg of their
Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday, with
Luis Enrique's men 2-0 ahead from the first game
in London.
And Henry, who also played for the Gunners, as
well as Monaco, Juventus and the New York Red
Bulls, says Barcelona are like no other football
club in the world.
"I played at Barca and I can assure you that it is
another dimension," said the former France
striker.
"It is a unique club with a different atmosphere to
the rest. To compare them with anyone else would
be
of the LA Lakers
Mar 15, 2016 La Liga
The hoops legend is a long-term fan of football,
and believes the Catalans show the teamwork of
his great sides and the San Antonio Spurs under
Gregg Popovich
Basketball star Kobe Bryant has compared
Barcelona to the Los Angeles Lakers side with
whom he won five NBA Championships.
Bryant met up with former Barca striker Thierry
Henry in New York to discuss the merits of the
two sporting institutions - and believes there
are a number of similarities.
"I think they can win it all again [La Liga,
Champions League and Copa del Rey], they have
a different style to other clubs," Bryant said in an
interview quoted on the Barcelona website.
"You could compare them with us [LA
Lakers] when we won with our offensive triangle,
a style of play which brought us success
under Phil Jackson as coach – or with [San
Antonio] Spurs with the fast movement of the ball
and exploiting the space.
"Everyone is synchronised and, when they are in
position, your team-mate knows exactly what to
do. When you have this flexibility and see the
ability of the players, it is very difficult to stop
them."
#NBADiary@KobeBryant & @ThierryHenry
chat @FCBarcelona & compare them to
great NBA teams!
#ThisIsWhyWePlayhttps://
t.co/1MQbMScvR5
— NBA (@NBA) 15 March 2016
Barcelona meet Arsenal in the second leg of their
Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday, with
Luis Enrique's men 2-0 ahead from the first game
in London.
And Henry, who also played for the Gunners, as
well as Monaco, Juventus and the New York Red
Bulls, says Barcelona are like no other football
club in the world.
"I played at Barca and I can assure you that it is
another dimension," said the former France
striker.
"It is a unique club with a different atmosphere to
the rest. To compare them with anyone else would
be
