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Kobe Bryant. Kobe Bean Bryant ( / ˈkoʊbi / KOH-bee; August 23, 1978 – January 26, 2020) was an American professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport ...
Oct 26, 2023 · Kobe Bean Bryant was born on August 23, 1978, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Named after a city in Japan, Bryant is the son of former NBA player Joe "Jellybean" Bryant. In 1984, after ending his ...
Jun 23, 2024 · Kobe Bryant (born August 23, 1978, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died January 26, 2020, Calabasas, California) was an American professional basketball player, who helped lead the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) to five championships (2000–02 and 2009–10). Bryant’s father, Joe (“Jelly Bean”) Bryant ...
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- Kobe Bryant was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., on August 23, 1978.
- In 2008 Kobe Bryant was named the National Basketball Association (NBA) league’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) for the first time in his career.
- Kobe Bryant won two Olympic gold medals as a member of the U.S. men’s basketball teams at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and the 2012 London Olympi...
- Kobe Bryant was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2020.
- On January 26, 2020, Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter were among a group traveling to a girls basketball game in a helicopter when it crash...
Jan 26, 2020 · Kobe Bryant was an international superstar, who also held a special place for the people of Kobe city. We would once again like to express our gratitude for the support Kobe Bryant gave to this ...
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Jan 26, 2020 · The Bryants’ first daughter, Natalia, turned 17 a week ago. Bianka Bella Bryant is 3 years old, and Capri Kobe Bryant was born last June. Gianna, better known as Gigi, had a promising youth ...
Kobe Bryant's 715 4th quarter points in 2005-06 are the most by any player in a single season since 1996-97. Can you name which player has the second-most? Subscribe to Stathead , your all-access pass to the Basketball Reference database, to answer more questions like this.