I guess 90% of the people who'll see this will choose Kobe. No question, Kobe is better than LeBron. BUT, still waiting for Jeremy Lin to wrap things up in the NBA.
Kobe has 5 rings and unless he gets Dwight Howard and they shake that team up in the next 3 years he won't get another one. Lebron HAS to win a championship this year. If he doesn't, it'll be a tragedy. But D. Rose and them boys in Chicago ain't taking no slack. But The Heat are deeper this year. If they can get their half-court offense together and keep up their defensive intensity, nobody will beat them. Oh, to answer your question. Kobe is still better but his legs are starting to give out on him. He's been doing it for a long time.