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High school Career (Play Age)
Initiative: Kobe Bryant starts to play basketball seriously during high school. Planning to hone his skills and become better. He played at Lower Merion High School in Ardmore, located in the Philadelphia suburb of Lower Merion, playing on the varsity basketball team as a freshman.
Guilt: As he continued to play for fun, he was recognized throughout his high school career and was awarded a significant amount of awards. This made his mom ask if he wanted to go to college but money was a problem. -
Going pro (Early Adulthood
Intimacy: He met Vanessa on the set of a music video for a rap song he was releasing when he was a young NBA star. He decided to ask her out and the two dated., creating a intimate relationship between the two
Isolation: first couple years of playing with the Lakers he was benched and wasn't a starter. He only was allowed a limited amount of playtime. As he was a newbie he had a difficult time connecting to his other teammates. He would only get his time to shine later on in his career. -
Married life (Middle Age)
Generativity: his NBA career was taking off and he became a valuable member. He started to gain more playtime and become a regular started for the team. Scoring an average of 50 points per game.
Stagnation: Bryant thought this would be a good time to settle down with his wife Vanessa Bryant. Together they would eventually birth 4 daughters. Gigi Bryant in particular would be trained by her father in basketball. Unfortunately, he and Gigi died in a helicopter accident in 2020