Not to be confused with American football player Coby Bryant.
Bryant with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2015
Born
(1978-08-23)August 23, 1978 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died
January 26, 2020(2020-01-26) (aged 41) Calabasas, California, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)[a]
Listed weight
212 lb (96 kg)
High school
Lower Merion (Ardmore, Pennsylvania)
NBA draft
1996: 1st round, 13th overall pick
Selected by the Charlotte Hornets
Playing career
1996–2016
Position
Shooting guard
Number
8, 24
1996–2016
Los Angeles Lakers
5× NBA champion (2000–2002, 2009, 2010)
2× NBA Finals MVP (2009, 2010)
NBA Most Valuable Player (2008)
18× NBA All-Star (1998, 2000–2016)
4× NBA All-Star Game MVP (2002, 2007, 2009, 2011)
11× All-NBA First Team (2002–2004, 2006–2013)
2× All-NBA Second Team (2000, 2001)
2× All-NBA Third Team (1999, 2005)
9× NBA All-Defensive First Team (2000, 2003, 2004, 2006–2011)
3× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2001, 200 •
Kobe Bean Bryant was born on August 23, 1978, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His parents, Joe and Pam, had two girls named Sharia and Shaya, making Kobe the third and final child. Kobe's dad, Joe Bryant, was a playground legend from Philly's John Bartram High School who never quite found his place in the NBA. After graduating from La Salle University, "Jellybean Joe" got bounced around from the Golden State Warriors, who refused his contract demands, to Philadelphia, to the San Diego Clippers (now located in Los Angeles) and Houston Rockets, where he averaged 8.7 points along the way. It was on the west coast in Southern California where Kobe developed a strong love for the game of basketball. He was already telling people that he would be an NBA star by his third birthday.
Kobe started gaining a better understanding of what his dad did for a living when the family moved to Houston after Joe was dealt to the Rockets. At this point, Kobe started following the NBA seriously. His favorite player was Magic Johnson, a player who, like Kobe's dad, was a point guard in a power forw
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