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Kobe Bryant

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Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bean Bryant ( 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 and most influential basketball players in history, Bryant won five NBA championships and was an 18-time All-Star, four-time All-Star MVP, 15-time member of the All-NBA Team, 12-time member of the All-Defensive Team, the 2008 NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP), two-time NBA Finals MVP, and two-time scoring champion. He ranks fourth in league all-time regular season and postseason scoring. Bryant was posthumously named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team in 2021 and was a two-time inductee to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, as a player in 2020 and as a member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic team in 2025. The son of NBA player Joe Bryant, Bryant was born in Philadelphia and partly raised in Italy. Recognized as the top American high school basketball player while at Lower Merion High School in the Philadelphia suburb of Ardmore, Bryant declared for the 1996 NBA draft and was selected by the Charlotte Hornets with the 13th pick; he was then traded to the Lakers. As a rookie, Bryant earned a reputation as a high-flyer by winning the 1997 Slam Dunk Contest and was named an All-Star by his second season. Despite his contentious relationship with teammate Shaquille O'Neal, the pair led the Lakers to three consecutive NBA championships from 2000 to 2002. In 2003, Bryant was charged with sexual assault. Charges were dropped after the accuser refused to testify, and a lawsuit was settled out of court, with Bryant issuing an apology and admitting to a sexual encounter he maintained was consensual. After the Lakers lost the 2004 NBA Finals, O'Neal was traded and Bryant became the franchise's cornerstone. He led the NBA in scoring in the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons. On January 22, 2006, Bryant scored a career-high 81 points, the second most scored in a single NBA game behind Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game. Bryant led the team to championships in 2009 and 2010, and was named NBA Finals MVP both times. He continued to be among the league's premier players through the 2012–13 season when he suffered a torn achilles tendon. The last years of his playing career were hampered by injuries and limited playing time. Bryant retired after the 2015–16 season, capping off his illustrious career with a 60-point performance in his final NBA game, leading the Lakers to a comeback victory over the Utah Jazz. In 2017, the Lakers retired both his Nos. 8 and 24, making Bryant the only player in NBA history to have multiple numbers retired by the same franchise. The all-time leading scorer in Lakers history, Bryant was the first guard in NBA history to play 20 seasons. His 18 All-Star designations are the third most ever, and his four NBA All-Star Game MVP Awards are tied with Bob Pettit for the most in history. Bryant gave himself the nickname Black Mamba in the mid-2000s, and the epithet became widely adopted by the public. He won gold medals on the 2008 and 2012 U.S. Olympic teams. In 2018, Bryant won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for Dear Basketball (2017), becoming the only person to win both an Olympic gold medal and an Oscar. In January 2020, Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna were among nine people who died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California. A number of tributes and memorials followed, and the All-Star Game MVP Award was renamed in Bryant's honor.

Infobox

Born
(1978-08-23)August 23, 1978Philadelphia, 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
Drafted by
Charlotte Hornets
Playing career
1996–2016
Position
Shooting guard
Number
8, 24
1996–2016
Los Angeles Lakers
Points
33,643 (25.0 ppg)
Rebounds
7,047 (5.2 rpg)
Assists
6,306 (4.7 apg)
Men's basketball
Medals Men's basketball Representing the United States Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team 2012 London Team FIBA Americas Championship 2007 Las Vegas Team

Tables

· NBA career statistics › Regular season
1996–97
1996–97
Year
1996–97
Team
L.A. Lakers
GP
71
GS
6
MPG
15.5
FG%
417
3P%
375
FT%
819
RPG
1.9
APG
1.3
SPG
7
BPG
3
PPG
7.6
1997–98
1997–98
Year
1997–98
Team
L.A. Lakers
GP
79
GS
1
MPG
26.0
FG%
428
3P%
341
FT%
794
RPG
3.1
APG
2.5
SPG
9
BPG
5
PPG
15.4
1998–99
1998–99
Year
1998–99
Team
L.A. Lakers
GP
50*
GS
50*
MPG
37.9
FG%
465
3P%
267
FT%
839
RPG
5.3
APG
3.8
SPG
1.4
BPG
1.0
PPG
19.9
1999–00†
1999–00†
Year
1999–00†
Team
L.A. Lakers
GP
66
GS
62
MPG
38.2
FG%
468
3P%
319
FT%
821
RPG
6.3
APG
4.9
SPG
1.6
BPG
9
PPG
22.5
2000–01†
2000–01†
Year
2000–01†
Team
L.A. Lakers
GP
68
GS
68
MPG
40.9
FG%
464
3P%
305
FT%
853
RPG
5.9
APG
5.0
SPG
1.7
BPG
6
PPG
28.5
2001–02†
2001–02†
Year
2001–02†
Team
L.A. Lakers
GP
80
GS
80
MPG
38.3
FG%
469
3P%
250
FT%
829
RPG
5.5
APG
5.5
SPG
1.5
BPG
4
PPG
25.2
2002–03
2002–03
Year
2002–03
Team
L.A. Lakers
GP
82
GS
82*
MPG
41.5
FG%
451
3P%
383
FT%
843
RPG
6.9
APG
5.9
SPG
2.2
BPG
8
PPG
30.0
2003–04
2003–04
Year
2003–04
Team
L.A. Lakers
GP
65
GS
64
MPG
37.6
FG%
438
3P%
327
FT%
852
RPG
5.5
APG
5.1
SPG
1.7
BPG
4
PPG
24.0
2004–05
2004–05
Year
2004–05
Team
L.A. Lakers
GP
66
GS
66
MPG
40.7
FG%
433
3P%
339
FT%
816
RPG
5.9
APG
6.0
SPG
1.3
BPG
8
PPG
27.6
2005–06
2005–06
Year
2005–06
Team
L.A. Lakers
GP
80
GS
80
MPG
41.0
FG%
450
3P%
347
FT%
850
RPG
5.3
APG
4.5
SPG
1.8
BPG
4
PPG
35.4*
2006–07
2006–07
Year
2006–07
Team
L.A. Lakers
GP
77
GS
77
MPG
40.8
FG%
463
3P%
344
FT%
868
RPG
5.7
APG
5.4
SPG
1.4
BPG
5
PPG
31.6*
2007–08
2007–08
Year
2007–08
Team
L.A. Lakers
GP
82*
GS
82*
MPG
38.9
FG%
459
3P%
361
FT%
840
RPG
6.3
APG
5.4
SPG
1.8
BPG
5
PPG
28.3
2008–09†
2008–09†
Year
2008–09†
Team
L.A. Lakers
GP
82*
GS
82*
MPG
36.1
FG%
467
3P%
351
FT%
856
RPG
5.2
APG
4.9
SPG
1.5
BPG
5
PPG
26.8
2009–10†
2009–10†
Year
2009–10†
Team
L.A. Lakers
GP
73
GS
73
MPG
38.8
FG%
456
3P%
329
FT%
811
RPG
5.4
APG
5.0
SPG
1.5
BPG
3
PPG
27.0
2010–11
2010–11
Year
2010–11
Team
L.A. Lakers
GP
82
GS
82*
MPG
33.9
FG%
451
3P%
323
FT%
828
RPG
5.1
APG
4.7
SPG
1.2
BPG
1
PPG
25.3
2011–12
2011–12
Year
2011–12
Team
L.A. Lakers
GP
58
GS
58
MPG
38.5
FG%
430
3P%
303
FT%
845
RPG
5.4
APG
4.6
SPG
1.2
BPG
3
PPG
27.9
2012–13
2012–13
Year
2012–13
Team
L.A. Lakers
GP
78
GS
78
MPG
38.6
FG%
463
3P%
324
FT%
839
RPG
5.6
APG
6.0
SPG
1.4
BPG
3
PPG
27.3
2013–14
2013–14
Year
2013–14
Team
L.A. Lakers
GP
6
GS
6
MPG
29.5
FG%
425
3P%
188
FT%
857
RPG
4.3
APG
6.3
SPG
1.2
BPG
2
PPG
13.8
2014–15
2014–15
Year
2014–15
Team
L.A. Lakers
GP
35
GS
35
MPG
34.5
FG%
373
3P%
293
FT%
813
RPG
5.7
APG
5.6
SPG
1.3
BPG
2
PPG
22.3
2015–16
2015–16
Year
2015–16
Team
L.A. Lakers
GP
66
GS
66
MPG
28.2
FG%
358
3P%
285
FT%
826
RPG
3.7
APG
2.8
SPG
9
BPG
2
PPG
17.6
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
1,346
GP
1,198
GS
36.1
MPG
447
FG%
329
3P%
837
FT%
5.2
RPG
4.7
APG
1.4
SPG
5
BPG
25.0
All-Star
All-Star
Year
All-Star
Team
15
GP
15
GS
27.6
MPG
500
FG%
324
3P%
789
FT%
5.0
RPG
4.7
APG
2.5
SPG
4
BPG
19.3
Year
Team
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
1996–97
Lakers
71
6
15.5
417
375
819
1.9
1.3
7
3
7.6
1997–98
Lakers
79
1
26.0
428
341
794
3.1
2.5
9
5
15.4
1998–99
Lakers
50*
50*
37.9
465
267
839
5.3
3.8
1.4
1.0
19.9
1999–00†
Lakers
66
62
38.2
468
319
821
6.3
4.9
1.6
9
22.5
2000–01†
Lakers
68
68
40.9
464
305
853
5.9
5.0
1.7
6
28.5
2001–02†
Lakers
80
80
38.3
469
250
829
5.5
5.5
1.5
4
25.2
2002–03
Lakers
82
82*
41.5
451
383
843
6.9
5.9
2.2
8
30.0
2003–04
Lakers
65
64
37.6
438
327
852
5.5
5.1
1.7
4
24.0
2004–05
Lakers
66
66
40.7
433
339
816
5.9
6.0
1.3
8
27.6
2005–06
Lakers
80
80
41.0
450
347
850
5.3
4.5
1.8
4
35.4*
2006–07
Lakers
77
77
40.8
463
344
868
5.7
5.4
1.4
5
31.6*
2007–08
Lakers
82*
82*
38.9
459
361
840
6.3
5.4
1.8
5
28.3
2008–09†
Lakers
82*
82*
36.1
467
351
856
5.2
4.9
1.5
5
26.8
2009–10†
Lakers
73
73
38.8
456
329
811
5.4
5.0
1.5
3
27.0
2010–11
Lakers
82
82*
33.9
451
323
828
5.1
4.7
1.2
1
25.3
2011–12
Lakers
58
58
38.5
430
303
845
5.4
4.6
1.2
3
27.9
2012–13
Lakers
78
78
38.6
463
324
839
5.6
6.0
1.4
3
27.3
2013–14
Lakers
6
6
29.5
425
188
857
4.3
6.3
1.2
2
13.8
2014–15
Lakers
35
35
34.5
373
293
813
5.7
5.6
1.3
2
22.3
2015–16
Lakers
66
66
28.2
358
285
826
3.7
2.8
9
2
17.6
Career
1,346
1,198
36.1
447
329
837
5.2
4.7
1.4
5
25.0
All-Star
15
15
27.6
500
324
789
5.0
4.7
2.5
4
19.3
· NBA career statistics › Playoffs
1997
1997
Year
1997
Team
L.A. Lakers
GP
9
GS
0
MPG
14.8
FG%
382
3P%
261
FT%
867
RPG
1.2
APG
1.2
SPG
3
BPG
2
PPG
8.2
1998
1998
Year
1998
Team
L.A. Lakers
GP
11
GS
0
MPG
20.0
FG%
408
3P%
214
FT%
689
RPG
1.9
APG
1.5
SPG
3
BPG
7
PPG
8.7
1999
1999
Year
1999
Team
L.A. Lakers
GP
8
GS
8
MPG
39.4
FG%
430
3P%
348
FT%
800
RPG
6.9
APG
4.6
SPG
1.9
BPG
1.3
PPG
19.8
2000†
2000†
Year
2000†
Team
L.A. Lakers
GP
22
GS
22
MPG
39.0
FG%
442
3P%
344
FT%
754
RPG
4.5
APG
4.4
SPG
1.5
BPG
1.5
PPG
21.1
2001†
2001†
Year
2001†
Team
L.A. Lakers
GP
16
GS
16
MPG
43.4
FG%
469
3P%
324
FT%
821
RPG
7.3
APG
6.1
SPG
1.6
BPG
8
PPG
29.4
2002†
2002†
Year
2002†
Team
L.A. Lakers
GP
19
GS
19
MPG
43.8
FG%
434
3P%
379
FT%
759
RPG
5.8
APG
4.6
SPG
1.4
BPG
9
PPG
26.6
2003
2003
Year
2003
Team
L.A. Lakers
GP
12
GS
12
MPG
44.3
FG%
432
3P%
403
FT%
827
RPG
5.1
APG
5.2
SPG
1.2
BPG
1
PPG
32.1
2004
2004
Year
2004
Team
L.A. Lakers
GP
22
GS
22
MPG
44.2
FG%
413
3P%
247
FT%
813
RPG
4.7
APG
5.5
SPG
1.9
BPG
3
PPG
24.5
2006
2006
Year
2006
Team
L.A. Lakers
GP
7
GS
7
MPG
44.9
FG%
497
3P%
400
FT%
771
RPG
6.3
APG
5.1
SPG
1.1
BPG
4
PPG
27.9
2007
2007
Year
2007
Team
L.A. Lakers
GP
5
GS
5
MPG
43.0
FG%
462
3P%
357
FT%
919
RPG
5.2
APG
4.4
SPG
1.0
BPG
4
PPG
32.8
2008
2008
Year
2008
Team
L.A. Lakers
GP
21
GS
21
MPG
41.1
FG%
479
3P%
302
FT%
809
RPG
5.7
APG
5.6
SPG
1.7
BPG
4
PPG
30.1
2009†
2009†
Year
2009†
Team
L.A. Lakers
GP
23
GS
23
MPG
40.8
FG%
457
3P%
349
FT%
883
RPG
5.3
APG
5.5
SPG
1.7
BPG
9
PPG
30.2
2010†
2010†
Year
2010†
Team
L.A. Lakers
GP
23
GS
23
MPG
40.1
FG%
458
3P%
374
FT%
842
RPG
6.0
APG
5.5
SPG
1.3
BPG
7
PPG
29.2
2011
2011
Year
2011
Team
L.A. Lakers
GP
10
GS
10
MPG
35.4
FG%
446
3P%
293
FT%
820
RPG
3.4
APG
3.3
SPG
1.6
BPG
3
PPG
22.8
2012
2012
Year
2012
Team
L.A. Lakers
GP
12
GS
12
MPG
39.7
FG%
439
3P%
283
FT%
832
RPG
4.8
APG
4.3
SPG
1.3
BPG
2
PPG
30.0
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
220
GP
200
GS
39.3
MPG
448
FG%
331
3P%
816
FT%
5.1
RPG
4.7
APG
1.4
SPG
6
BPG
25.6
Year
Team
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
1997
Lakers
9
0
14.8
382
261
867
1.2
1.2
3
2
8.2
1998
Lakers
11
0
20.0
408
214
689
1.9
1.5
3
7
8.7
1999
Lakers
8
8
39.4
430
348
800
6.9
4.6
1.9
1.3
19.8
2000†
Lakers
22
22
39.0
442
344
754
4.5
4.4
1.5
1.5
21.1
2001†
Lakers
16
16
43.4
469
324
821
7.3
6.1
1.6
8
29.4
2002†
Lakers
19
19
43.8
434
379
759
5.8
4.6
1.4
9
26.6
2003
Lakers
12
12
44.3
432
403
827
5.1
5.2
1.2
1
32.1
2004
Lakers
22
22
44.2
413
247
813
4.7
5.5
1.9
3
24.5
2006
Lakers
7
7
44.9
497
400
771
6.3
5.1
1.1
4
27.9
2007
Lakers
5
5
43.0
462
357
919
5.2
4.4
1.0
4
32.8
2008
Lakers
21
21
41.1
479
302
809
5.7
5.6
1.7
4
30.1
2009†
Lakers
23
23
40.8
457
349
883
5.3
5.5
1.7
9
30.2
2010†
Lakers
23
23
40.1
458
374
842
6.0
5.5
1.3
7
29.2
2011
Lakers
10
10
35.4
446
293
820
3.4
3.3
1.6
3
22.8
2012
Lakers
12
12
39.7
439
283
832
4.8
4.3
1.3
2
30.0
Career
220
200
39.3
448
331
816
5.1
4.7
1.4
6
25.6
· Off the court › Film and television › Filmography
1996
Moesha
Role(s)
Terry Hightower
Arli$$
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
Episode: "What About the Fans?"
Sister, Sister
Role(s)
Episode: "Kid-Napped"
1997
Hang Time
1998
All That
2000
Bette
2009
Kobe Doin' Work
2010
Modern Family
Role(s)
Season 1 - Episode 24 - 'Family Portrait'
2011
The Black Mamba[unreliable NBA source]
2014
Nowitzki. The Perfect Shot[questionable NBA source]
2015
Daddy's Home
Kobe Bryant's Muse
Role(s)
Also executive producer
2017
Dear Basketball
Role(s)
Also writer and executive producer; winner of Best Animated Short Film at the 90th Academy Awards.
Musecage
Role(s)
Also creator and writer; produced by Granity Studios for ESPN and ESPN+
2018
Detail
Role(s)
Also creator and writer; 18 episodes as a host, 16 episodes as a writer; produced by Granity Studios for ESPN and ESPN+
2019
Quiet Storm: The Ron Artest Story[unreliable NBA source]
Role(s)
Documentary about Ron Artest for Showtime
2020
The Last Dance
Role(s)
Episode: "V"; Posthumous release
2022
The Redeem Team
Role(s)
Posthumous release
Kobe: Una storia italiana
Role(s)
From September 15, 2022, on Amazon Prime Video Italy; Posthumous release
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1996
Moesha
Terry Hightower
1996
Arli$$
Himself
Episode: "What About the Fans?"
1996
Sister, Sister
Episode: "Kid-Napped"
1997
Hang Time
1998
All That
2000
Bette
2009
Kobe Doin' Work
2010
Modern Family
Season 1 - Episode 24 - 'Family Portrait'
2011
The Black Mamba[unreliable NBA source]
2014
Nowitzki. The Perfect Shot[questionable NBA source]
2015
Daddy's Home
2015
Kobe Bryant's Muse
Also executive producer
2017
Dear Basketball
Also writer and executive producer; winner of Best Animated Short Film at the 90th Academy Awards.
2017
Musecage
Also creator and writer; produced by Granity Studios for ESPN and ESPN+
2018
Detail
Also creator and writer; 18 episodes as a host, 16 episodes as a writer; produced by Granity Studios for ESPN and ESPN+
2019
Quiet Storm: The Ron Artest Story[unreliable NBA source]
Documentary about Ron Artest for Showtime
2020
The Last Dance
Episode: "V"; Posthumous release
2022
The Redeem Team
Posthumous release
2022
Kobe: Una storia italiana
From September 15, 2022, on Amazon Prime Video Italy; Posthumous release

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  3. He joined Chamberlain (5 times), Baylor, Rick Barry and Jordan (2) in averaging over 35 points.
  4. Chamberlain had 50 points 45 times in 1961–62 and 30 in 1962–63.
  5. Larry Bird held the previous record; he was 35 when he had 49 points, 14 rebounds, and 12 assists on March 15, 1992, aga
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  7. He joined Jordan (3 times), Karl Malone (3) and Abdul-Jabbar
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  306. "Kobe Bryant to have shoulder surgery"
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  372. "Kobe Bryant: Charges carry big risk"
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  377. "Kobe and L.A. tradition will be tested"
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  378. "Kobe Bryant pays price for greatness"
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  379. Sports Illustrated
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  382. BleacherReport.com
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  383. "Long a tough, chilly teammate, Kobe Bryant has mellowed and now is a mentor"
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  389. "Kobe's costar Vanessa Laine was just another sheltered teenager in Orange County. Then she fell in love with a phenomenon"
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  404. NBC Los Angeles
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  405. ABC7 San Francisco
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  409. ESPN Mexico
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  410. ESPN Mexico
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  415. Los Angeles Times
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  416. "Kobe Bryant Buys Home For More Than $4 million"
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  417. Los Angeles Times
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  418. "Kobe Bryant, mom in court battle"
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  419. "Kobe Wins Battle to Prevent Mom From Auctioning His Stuff"
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  420. "Deal reached in Kobe Bryant case"
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