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Born
Kobe Bryant born august 23, 1978 Philadelphia Pennsylvania and was the youngest of the children, after his sisters Shaya and Sharia, -
Kobe with six years
When Bryant was six years old, his father left the NBA and moved his family to Italy he learned to play football and even went so far as to affirm that if he had not left Italy he would have become a football player -
Kobe at teenager
Bryant returned to the United States, where he attended the Lower Merion Institute of Ardmore, in the Lower Merion Township of Philadelphia and joined the Aces, his basketball team.He became the highest scorer in the history of the institute with 2883 points -
His first year in All-Star Weekend
After finishing high school, he decided not to go through college and appear in the NBA draft, In the 1996 NBA draft, Charlotte Hornets selected him in thirteenth position. At All-Star Weekend he was one of the stars, first due to his record of 31 points in the Schick Rookie Game, 39 and later thanks to winning the math contest, where he got 49 out of 50 possible points. -
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Who is Kobe?
Was an American basketball player who played twenty seasons in the NBA, all of them in the Los Angeles Lakers, from 1996 to 2016. He was the son of former NBA player Joe Bryant -
His first Love
In November 1999, 21-year-old Bryant met 17-year-old Vanessa Laine while she was working as a dancer on the music video for the song "G'd Up" by the rap group Tha Eastsidaz. Bryant was working on his first musical album, that never got to see the light. -
His first contract with Adidas
Before beginning his rookie season, Bryant signed a six-year contract with Adidas worth $ 48 million. His first signed shoes were the "Equipment KB 8" -
Kobe take more importance in All-Star
In his second season, he became the youngest player ever to play an All-Star Game.
He began to play more minutes and have more importance in the team, although he had not yet established himself as a starter in the Lakers -
His daughters
Their first daughter, named Natalia Diamond Bryant, was born on January 19, 2003. Another daughter, Gianna Maria-Onore Bryant, who was born on May 1, 2006 -
Kobe and Lakers
With the arrival of Phil Jackson to the Californian bench, Bryant's course completely changed and he became one of the best shooting guards in the league. He appeared in the second best quintet in the league, in the best defense and in the All-Star Game as the titleholders Lakers swept the regular season with a record of 67-15, and reached the playoffs until the NBA Finals -
His contract and his first injury
During the 2009-10 season, a week later he suffered a broken index finger on his right hand, in a game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, but continued to play. On April 2, he signed a three-year, $ 87 million contract extension.He missed the last five games of the regular season due to knee and finger injuries. -
His trophy for the best player
The Lakers played the Finals against the Boston Celtics, which they defeated, Bryant got 23 points and 15 rebounds, thus achieving his fifth championship and his second trophy for best player in the Finals. -
His worst injury
For the Lakers, the season began with three losses in a row. On November 2, 2012, Bryant became the highest recovery team in the history of his team He suffered the worst injury of his career as a result of the number of minutes that his coach D'Antoni gave him by party, his Achilles tendon broke -
Bryant the oldest player
Bryant became the first player, since the creation of the NBA, to exceed 30,000 points and 6,000 assists, 142 in that same game, he became the oldest player to achieve a triple-double with at least 30 points. On November 30, 2014, Bryant became the first player, since the creation of the NBA, to exceed 30,000 points and 6,000 assists, 142 in that same game, he became the oldest player to achieve a triple-double with at least 30 points. -
Kobe Death
Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, along with four other people, left the California Airport in a helicopter The helicopter crashed in Calabasas, California None of the nine passengers on board survived.
