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Kobe Bryant born the 23 of August of 1978 on Filadelfia. -
He was an American basketball player who belonged to the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA draft, but the franchise immediately moved him to the L.A Lakers. -
Bryant led his team to three NBA championships between 2000 and 2002. -
In 2006 and 2007 he led the league's top scorers ranking and achieved several records in that period. He achieved 81 points against the Toronto Raptors too. -
On May 7 of 2008 he was named MVP of the 2007-08 NBA season. -
After losing the 2008 finals, he led the Lakers to two more consecutive titles in 2009 and 2010, where he won both times. -
Injuries worsened on his last years of career and he retired at the end of the 2015-16 season. -
He died at the age of 41 on January 26, 2020 in a helicopter accident, in which his daughter Gianna also died. -
Actualy he is the fourth leading scorer in NBA history, surpassed only by Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Karl Malone and Lebron James.