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Kobe Bryant has been ranked below Shaquille O'Neal, Tim Duncan, and Magic Johnson in a list of the top 50 NBA players of all time
- Kobe Bryant has been ranked 14th in a list of the 50 greatest NBA players of all time.
- The list, published by Bleacher Report, ranked the five-time NBA champion behind Shaquille O'Neal, Tim Duncan, and Magic Johnson.
- Bryant is one of the NBA's most decorated ever players, and holds the record for the most ever points scored by a single player in am NBA ga…
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