The FIBA World Cup is well underway with some of the remarkable players representing their national teams. As people tuned in to watch the game between Jordan and Greece, they were baffled to watch the late Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant’s exact copy playing on the game. What’s more, the athlete also had Bryant’s jersey number 24. As much as fans wish for the player to be Bryant, it can’t be him. Then who is the player that took the Internet by storm with his performance?

While it is already an extraordinary stage of talents, this ex-NBA player took it to another level with his eerily similar appearance to the 5-time NBA legend Bryant. While his game led to an upsetting defeat to Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Greece team, his skills made much more noise.

Rondae Hollis Jefferson’s stunning performance at FIBA

As soon as a clip began to circulate on the Internet, fans started to talk about the similarities between Jefferson’s and Bryant’s playing styles. In addition to the number 24, the Jordan player’s appearance made him look like the left-handed Bryant. Well, this is not the first time, players have previously attempted to impersonate the Lakers legend.

Fans were shocked to realize that the athlete was none other than Jefferson, a familiar name in the league. However, he has been out of the league for the past two years. 

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He also gained traction for his stunning performance. While Jefferson secured 34 points, nine rebounds, and three assists, Jordan could not win. Greece won the game with a 92-71. As Jordan gears up for another match against New Zealand, let’s take a look at the comments.

Fans react to Rondae Hollis Jefferson’s appearance

Following the game, FIBA’s official IG page shared the snippet of Rondae’s game and captioned, “Kobe must be watching this, smiling”.

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One of the fans wrote, “Dude really moves like Kobe…”

Another user named, ‘tresees’ wrote, “Wowww that’s Rondae??? Man been working”

Recognizing the similarity, another user wrote, “Omg now I noticed the similarity from the jersey number to his movement.”

Another IG user named, ‘handlebyrandle’ said, “Bro wth dude really moving like Kobe”

While another user named, ‘rafaelsmith23’ wrote,  “OMG!!!!! I was like damn… Kobe is in the World Cup!”

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Have you watched the clip? Do you agree with the fans? Do tell us in the comments.