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Kobe Bean Bryant was born on August 23, 1978, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. When the family returned to Philadelphia in 1991, Bryant joined the Lower Merion High School basketball team, leading it to the state championships four years in a row. With an eye on the NBA, he also started working out with the 76ers.
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In 1996, Bryant was the youngest player in NBA history at the time, at 18, 2 months and 11 days. He played his entire professional career for Los Angeles
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In the 1996 NBA draft, Charlotte Hornets selected him in the thirteenth position. Then the Lakers general manager had witnessed Kobe's potential and skills on the pre-draft campus. Immediately after the draft, Bryant expressed through his agent his desire not to play with the Hornets. Fifteen days later, West transferred his pivot holder Vlade Divac to the Hornets for Bryant. During his first season he didn't play much, he averaged 7.6 points.
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Bryant, who made his debut in the 1996-97 season, scored 33,643
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ryant, who made his debut in the 1996-97 season, scored 33,643 regular season points, putting him fourth on the all-time scoring list behind Abdul-Jabbar (38,387), Karl Malone (36,928) and LeBron James (33,655), who overtook Bryant while playing for the Lakers on Sunday.
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By the 1997-98 season, Bryant was an All-Star -- an honor he'd accomplish 18 times in his career.
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1998, 2000, 2001, 2002 (MVP), 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 (MVP), 2008, 2009 (MVP), 2010 (did not play), 2011 (MVP), 2012, 2013, 2014 (did not play ), 2015 (did not
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first tiltle of kobe bryant: Age 21- Kobe - In 1999-2000 they finally won a title.
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NBA Championship1999-00 with Los Angeles Lakers
NBA Championship2000-01 with Los Angeles Lakers
NBA Championship2001-02 with Los Angeles Lakers
NBA Championship2008-09 with Los Angeles Lakers
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In addition to his five rings (2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010), he also won the MVP of the finals twice in his last two conquests; in the initial triplet the recognition fell on Shaq, with whom he began a close relationship in the sporty but turbulent in the personal, a fight of egos that not even the Zen
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On Jan. 22, 2006, Kobe Bryant scored a career-best 81 points in a win against Toronto.
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The accolade is given to the best-performing player in the regular season - Bryant won it in 2007-08.
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In 2008, Bryant won the only NBA MVP of his career as the Lakers reached The Finals.
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MVP of the Finals - 2 times
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On April 13, 2016, Kobe Bryant played the last game of his career. The scenario could not be other: the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The rival: the Utah Jazz. And the farewell, memorable. He scored 60 points, the second highest mark of his career, the best of any player in the 2015-2016 season and 23 only in the last quarter. His triumphant career ended as was his custom: with the audience surrendered, with mansalva records and with the victorious fist.