Kobe Bryant's teammate reveals how 'intense' his Michael Jordan obsession really was

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It’s no secret the late Kobe Bryant looked up to Michael Jordan. The two NBA legends shared a bond throughout their careers that carried on until Bryant’s tragic passing. 

In a new documentary that’s coming out about Bryant, some of his former teammates would even call Bryant’s idolization of Jordan an obsession. He truly wanted to be like Mike. 

"He was so intense on being like Michael, be better than Michael," Bryant’s teammate Eddie Jones said. 

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Kobe Bryant celebrates after the Lakers beat the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals on June 17, 2010, at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. (Nathaniel S Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)

Nick Van Exel also gave his Bryant-Jordan anecdote, saying that he lent highlight VHS tapes of Jordan to Bryant, who wanted to get his hands on anything 

"Everything that MJ did, Kobe did, like chewing the gum, the walking, the moves, the footwork. I used to have VHS tapes back in the day full of highlights of Michael Jordan. Kobe asked to borrow them, and I’ve never seen those tapes again," Van Exel said. 

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Much like Jordan, Van Exel said he immediately saw the "swag and confidence" that Bryant had at just 18 years old when he broke into the NBA. 

Though many still believe Jordan to be the best player in NBA history, Bryant has been brought up in that conversation. 

Kobe Bryant talks with Michael Jordan during the NBA All-Star Game at the Phillips Arena on Feb. 9, 2003, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)

In 20 NBA seasons, Bryant collected 18 All-Star Game bids,