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When he was born
He was born in Filadelfia, Pensilvania, August 23, 1978 -
Selected in the NBA draft
Selected 13th overall by the Charlotte Hornets in the 1996 NBA draft, Bryant was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for Vlade Divac a month later. -
Math contest
He was the youngest player to win the math contest in 1997. -
Defensive quintet
He was the youngest player to be in the defensive quintet in 1999. -
Marriage
He married the 18 april, 2001with Vanessa Bryant. -
Birth of one of his daughters
The January 19, 2003 one of Kobe's daughters was born. -
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Led the NBA in scoring
He led the NBA in scoring during the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons -
Best scorer of a game in history
In 2006, Bryant scored a career-high 81 points against the Toronto Raptors, the second-highest number of points scored in a game in NBA history -
MVP
He was named the 2008 NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) -
Olympic gold
Bryant won an Olympic gold in the 2008 Summer Olympics. -
NBA Finals
In 2008 he led his team to the NBA Finals as the first seed in the Western Conference. -
Final MVP award
He led the Lakers to one more championship in 2009, winning the Finals MVP award. -
Championship and Final MVP award
In 2010 he led his team to a championship, and he won the Finals MVP award another time. -
Olympic gold
Bryant won another Olympic gold in the 2012 Summer Olympics. -
When he died
He died on January 26,2020 in an helicopter accident.
