I think Kobe is better known than James!
Not historical status, but popularity, influence. At the current stage of visibility on most of the ball players, Kobe visibility is really not low, because it belongs to the same era with Yao Ming, Yao Ming that era is what concept?
Almost everyone in the country is well known, because Yao Ming, he played the end of the extinction of that moment, many people even piggyback on the hand to understand Kobe, all know Kobe. For example, the older older generation, they have a certain impression of Kobe, James at this point relatively disadvantageous, very few older people know him, almost the domestic understanding of James, unless hardcore basketball fans, but if you have experienced the era of Yao Ming, more or less will have listened to an ear of Kobe, Kobe out of the circle of the degree of far more than James, square dancing mothers can be quite a lot to know, and understanding James The general at least have to watch sports. This is a certain gap, at least in the country.
In the field of basketball, Kobe's popularity, almost second only to Mike Jordan. In 08, Kobe in the Olympic Games so a face, the whole country also understand, there is such a superstar, a talk about Kobe, there may not recognize, but there is no do not know that he is playing basketball, and for Kobe's history of the event is also more special, in his occurrence is also more, leading to people at home and abroad to Kobe is particularly interested in Kobe, for the video of Kobe's life, which platform is a lot of . And there is also a point that the name James is more popular in Europe and America. Too many people called James, James Cameron also called James, resulting in a lot of basketball is relatively unfamiliar to the peripheral audience, a hear the name of James, a time will be confused, do not know which James, but Kobe is different, there is no other person called Kobe, even though there may be called Kobe, but that belongs to the no-name, more or less a bit of fame, but none of them have a high degree of influence Kobe, so that when it comes to Kobe The first time will know who it is, which is the reason why Kobe popularity is higher than James.