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Kobe Bryant


 

Kobe Bean Bryant (born August 23, 1978 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a National Basketball Association player for the Los Angeles Lakers; he is also the son of former NBA player Joe "Jellybean" Bryant.

Honors

  • Three time NBA champion: 2000, 2001, 2002
  • NBA All-Star Game MVP: 2002
  • NBA All-Star: 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
  • All-NBA First Team: 2002, 2003, 2004
  • All-NBA Second Team: 2000, 2001
  • All-NBA Third Team: 2005
  • All-NBA Defensive First Team: 2000, 2003, 2004
  • All-NBA Defensive Second Team: 2001, 2002
  • NBA Slam Dunk Champion: 1997
  • Co-holds NBA record for most made 3-point field goals in one game with 12 versus the Seattle SuperSonics on January 7, 2003.
  • Holds NBA record for most consecutive made 3-point field goals in one game with 9, and he shares the NBA record for most consecutive made 3-point field goals in one half with 8 (both came during the same game as above).
  • Youngest player to score 10,000 points in his career (24 years, 193 days), set March 5, 2003, vs. the Indiana Pacers.
  • One of only three players in NBA history to score 40-plus points in 9 consecutive games.
  • Named the 1996 Naismith High School Player of the Year.
  • Led Lower Merion H.S. to a 31-3 record, including 27 straight wins, and the PIAA Class AAAA state title as a senior (1996).
  • USA Today and Parade Magazine's 1996 National High School Player of the Year with a seasonal average of 30.8 points, 12.0 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 4.0 steals and 3.8 blocks per game.