KOBE BRYANT

By barberrrr

  • In Game 1,

    In Game 1,
    Bryant, who said he made himself a decoy through most of the game,
    scored 18 of his 32 points in the final eight minutes to keep Los Angeles safely
    ahead.

  • In the 2001–02 season

    In the 2001–02 season
    In the 2001–02 season, Bryant played 80 games for the first time in his career.

  • high school

    high school
    Bryant was the first guard drafted directly out of high school.

  • NBA All-Stars

    NBA All-Stars
    In the following season, the Lakers were able to acquire NBA All-Stars Karl Malone,
    and Gary Payton to make another push at the NBA championship.

  • victory against the Toronto Raptors.

    victory against the Toronto Raptors.
    On January 22, 2006, Bryant scored a career-high 81 points in a 122–104 victory
    against the Toronto Raptors.

  • ESPN

    ESPN
    On May 27, 2007, ESPN reported that Bryant stated that he wanted to be traded
    if Jerry West did not return to the team with full authority.

  • the New York Knicks, in Madison Square Garden

    the New York Knicks, in Madison Square Garden
    On December 23, 2007, Bryant became the youngest player (29 years, 122 days)
    to reach 20,000 points, in a game against the New York Knicks, in Madison Square
    Garden, after scoring 39 points to go along with 11 rebounds and 8 assists.

  • In the 2008–09 season

    In the 2008–09 season
    the Lakers opened the campaign by winning their first
    seven games

  • NBA All-Star Game

    NBA All-Star Game
    Bryant tallied 27 points, 4 assists, 4 rebounds, and 4 steals was awarded All-Star Game co-MVP

  • game against the Knicks

    game against the Knicks
    Bryant scored 61 points

  • the MVP

    the MVP
    Bryant was runner-up in the MVP voting behind LeBron James

  • starting center Vlade Divac

    starting center Vlade Divac
    the Lakers were looking to trade their starting center Vlade Divac for a player's draft rights to free up salary cap space to make an offer to free-agent center Shaquille O'Neal.

  • the Summer Pro League in Long Beach, California,

    the Summer Pro League in Long Beach, California,
    Bryant debuted in the Summer Pro League in Long Beach, California, scoring 25
    points in front of a standing-room-only crowd.

  • The Lakers

    The Lakers
    The Lakers finished the regular season with the best record in the west (65–17).

  • his contrat

    his contrat
    Since Bryant was still 17 at the time, his parents had to cosign his contract with the
    Lakers until he was able to sign his own when he turned 18 before the season
    began.