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August 23, 1978 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Mates Contest Champion: In his 'rookie' season, the young Kobe decides to participate in the 'Slam Dunk Contest' of the 1997 All Star Games held in Cleveland and at just 18 years old he becomes the youngest winner in the history of the contest, after winning in the final to the semi-unknown Chris Carr
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In his fourth season in the NBA, Kobe was already one of the undisputed stars of the league although in the Lakers he was still the faithful squire of an unstoppable Shaquille O'Neal. Together with him, in 2000 he won his first NBA champion ring which was followed by a couple more in 2001 and 2002, signing a legendary 'threepeat' with the Los Angeles team.
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January 22, 2006 will be forever in the memory of NBA fans. That night, Kobe Bryant achieved the second-best scoring mark in league history against the Toronto Raptors: 81 points, 28/46 in TC, including 7/13 in T3, plus 18/20 in TL. Records only surpassed by Wilt Chamberlain and his mythical 100 points.
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On an individual level, the 'effects' of the change to number 24 were immediate and very positive for Kobe, who that same 2007/08 season achieved his first (and ultimately only) MVP of the NBA 'regular season' . His numbers undoubtedly made him worthy of such recognition: 28.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 5.4 assists
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In 2008 he received the MVP award
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He won his first gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games held in Japan. The second gold would come to him at the 2012 Olympics, in London; in both games, defeating Spain.
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The 2008-09 season began brilliantly for the Lakers, as they achieved victories in their first seven games and matched the best start in team history, with 17 wins in their first 19 games
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Visitor who has scored the most points in the MSG: Kobe's 61 in February 2009 was the highest score player.
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He won the Bill Russell Award for NBA Finals MVP in 2009-2010
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Bryant shoots against Dwight Howard in January 2010.The 2010-11 season began for the Lakers the same as the previous one, with 8 consecutive victories. In the ninth game, against the Denver Nuggets, Kobe became the youngest player to reach 26,000 points in NBA history, and also achieved his first triple-double since January 2009. A couple of months later , in January, he would become the youngest player to score 27,000 points.
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Best defensive quintet in the NBA in the 2009-2010-2011
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On January 10, 2012, he scored 48 points against the Phoenix Suns, the best record in history for a player in his sixteenth season in the NBA. «Not bad for being the seventh best player in the league
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Kobe Bryant became the third leading scorer in NBA history on December 14, 2014, surpassing the 32,292 points of one of his great idols, Michael Jordan.
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Date of death: January 26, 2020
