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Eight-time NBA All-Star and the Los Angeles Lakers big man Dwight Howard joins ESPN’s Rachel Nichols and Richard Jefferson on The Jump to discuss the difference of making the NBA Finals in 2020 vs. 2009 with the Orlando Magic.

Three-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year speaks about the impact Kobe Bryant has had on this team and what (4:35) winning a championship would mean to him.

The top-seeded Lakers beat the third-seeded Denver Nuggets in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals and now will face Jimmy Butler, Tyler Herro and the Miami Heat in the Finals. Game 1 will take place on Wednesday: