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he has the second best scoring in history behind Wilt Chamberlain's 100 points in 1962
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Kobe Bean Bryant was born on August 23, 1978 in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) and was the youngest of the children
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He was the son of former NBA player Joe Bryant.
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In 1995 he was the player that all the universities in the country wanted, but, after having tested with the 76ers in San Diego, where his father played, the then coach, John Lucas, confirmed that Kobe was ready to jump directly to the NBA .
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He played twenty seasons in the NBA, all of them in the Los Angeles, Lakers, from 1996 to 2016
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In November 1999, -year-old Bryant met Vanessa Laine while she was working as a dancer on the music video for the song
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Along with Shaquille O'Neal, Bryant led his team to three NBA championships between 2000 and 2002.
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He was twice the NBA's leading scorer (2006, 2007) and regular season MVP in 2008
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achieved five NBA champion rings: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010. In addition, he was chosen 18 times in the All-Star during his 20-year career.
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His big sponsor was Adidas, from which he received about $ 5 million annually.
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Retired on April 13, 2016, at the end of the regular season
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Bryant died on January 26, 2020 at 41 years of age in a helicopter accident in the town of Calabasas (California) along with eight other people (including the pilot), and among whom was his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Maria .
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Kobe Bryant, who died this Sunday, declared himself a fan of FC Barcelona for Ronaldinho and, later, for Leo Messi. He was always passionate about sport from the point of view of entertainment and both the Brazilian and the Argentine represented what he was looking for.
