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Date of birth: August 23, 1978
Kobe Bean Bryant was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Father: Joe Bryant, professional basketball player.
Mother: Pam Bryant. -
1996 - Finishes high school career
as the all-time leading scorer in southeastern Pennsylvania basketball history. He leads the Lower Merion Aces in a record 31-3 season and the Class-AAAA state championship. -
June 26, 1996: Bryant is selected by the Charlotte
Bryant finishes his high school career as the all-time leading scorer in the history of southeastern Pennsylvania basketball. He leads the Lower Merion Aces to a record of 31-3 and the Class-AAAA state championship -
1998 - He is the youngest starter, at 19, in his first All-Star game.
Bryant started in the 1998 All-Star Game in Madison Square Garden in New York. He was 19 years, 170 days old, which made him the youngest starter in the game's history. -
Kobe marries Vanessa
On April 18, 2001, the wedding of Kobe Bryant and Vanessa Laine took place in the Saint Edwards Chapel -
2002 - First of four times to be named MVP All-Star.
Hall-of-Famer Charles Barkley won the award in the 1991 NBA All-Star Game. Hall-of-Famer Shaquille O'Neal has won the award three times in his career. He is also the oldest MVP ever, at 36 years and 346 days old. -
July 18, 2003 - Bryant is charged with one count of sexual assault
in a case involving a 19-year-old hotel worker. The charge charges Bryant with "sexual penetration or intrusion and (that) caused the victim's submission through actual physical force," according to District Attorney Mark Hurlbert. -
July 18, 2003 - Bryant is charged with one count of sexual assault
in a case involving a 19-year-old hotel worker. The charge charges Bryant with "sexual penetration or intrusion and (that) caused the victim's submission through actual physical force," according to District Attorney Mark Hurlbert. -
August 10, 2004 - The same woman in the criminal court case files a lawsuit
The woman, going by the name "Jane Doe," claims Bryant raped her in her hotel room at a Vail-area resort in 2003, the same incident alleged in the criminal charge against her. The claim is for an unspecified amount of compensation for damages. -
August 24, 2008 - Bryant wins a gold medal at the Olympics
On the final day of the Beijing Games, Kobe Bryant hits two 3-pointers in a big fourth quarter to help the United States defeat Spain 118-107 and win the gold medal for the first time since 2000. -
February 1, 2010 - Beat Jerry West's career record of 25,192 points
as the all-time leading scorer for the Los Angeles Lakers, with 25,208 points. -
April 13, 2011: Bryant is fined $ 100,000
for making an antigay insult to a referee during a match on April 12.by the NBA on Wednesday for comments directed at a referee during a recent game that ... game against the San Antonio Spurs in Los Angeles -
April 12, 2013: Left Achilles tendon torn
game 80 of the Los Angeles Lakers ' regular season. ... describing Bryant's rupture as typical of hundreds he has repaired over a ... a pressurized ice wrap on his surgically repaired left Achilles. -
May 8, 2013 - File a lawsuit
to prevent her mother, Pamela Bryant, from auctioning off memorabilia from the beginning of her basketball career. Bryant claims that he did not give his mother permission to sell the items. An agreement is reached in June. -
Kobe Bryant dies
in a helicopter accident along with his daughter Gianna Bryant on January 26, 2020
