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Kobe Bryant (August 23, 1978-January 26, 2020), an American professional basketball player, playing as a shooting guard. He has played for the Los Angeles Lakers since 1996 and is the son of former NBA basketball player Joe Bryant .

Kobe is the first high school guard in the NBA, helping the Los Angeles Lakers win 5 NBA championships , and is the youngest 30,000-pointer in NBA history. He became the NBA scoring champion twice, the NBA Finals MVP twice, the NBA annual MVP once, was selected for the NBA All-Star Game 15 consecutive times, and won 2 Olympic gold medals. He was crowned the No. 1 "Iron King" in history on November 12, 2014. On December 15, 2014, Kobe surpassed Michael Jordan in his career and rose to third place in history. On April 14, 2016, Kobe officially retired after saying goodbye to his NBA career - home match against the Jazz. On December 19, 2017, the Staples Stadium held a retirement ceremony for Kobe's jersey.

On March 5, 2018, Kobe Bryant's retired short film "Dear Basketball" won the 90th Academy Award for Best Animation Short Film. On October 31, Kobe Bryant became the global ambassador of the 2019 FIBA ​​Basketball World Cup. On June 20, 2019, Kobe's fourth daughter was born, named Capri Kobe Bryant.

On January 26, 2020, Kobe was killed in Calabasas in a helicopter crash at the age of 41; on February 7, local time, Kobe Bryant's body was buried, and his family held a private funeral for him.

Childhood

Kobe D Bryant was born on August 23, 1978 in Pennsylvania . He is the youngest and only son of three former NBA player and former Los Angeles Sparks head coach Joe "Jellybean" Bryant and Pamela Cox Bryant. His parents named him Kobe before he was born.

When Kobe was 6 years old, his father left the NBA and moved his family to Italy to continue his professional basketball career. After his father retired in 1991, his family moved back to the United States.

Kobe started playing when he was 3 years old. His favorite team in his growth is Lakers . Kobe's grandfather would send him videos of NBA games, and Kobe would study them. When Kobe was a kid, he also learned to play football, and his favorite team was AC Milan Football Club. He has said that if he stays in Italy, he will try to become a professional footballer; Kobe is a hardcore fan of former Barcelona FC head coach Frank Rijkaard and former Barcelona player Ronaldinho.

High School in Raul Merion High School in Raul Merion in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Kobe won recognition across the United States with his amazing high school career. As a newcomer, Kobe can start the school (third and fourth grade) basketball team. Kobe was coached by his father when he was in his sophomore in high school. Although the team was mediocre in his first year, Kobe played all five positions in the next three years and led the team to a record of 77 wins and 13 losses. At the adidasABCD training camp, Kobe won the 1995 high school student MVP award and fought side by side with his later teammate Lamar Odom. In high school, then-Hot coach of 6ers, John Lucas, invited Kobe to try out and train with the team, where Kobe had a one-on-one match with Jerry Starkhouse.

When he was in his fourth grade in high school, Kobe led the team to his first state championship in 50 years. In his fourth year of high school, Kobe averaged 30.8 points, 12 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 4.0 steals and 3.8 blocks. He led Raulmerion High School to a record of 31 wins and 3 losses. After Kobe's high school career, he surpassed Wilt Chamberlain and Lionel Simmons to break the high school scoring record in Southeast Pennsylvania with 2883 points.With his fourth-year high school performance, Kobe has won several awards, including Naismith's High School Player of the Year, Gatorade's High School Player of the Year, McDonald's All-American Team, and the first-ranked player in the United States today. Kobe's high school basketball coach Greg Downer said he was "a dominant all-round player."

In 1996, Kobe invited R&B female singer Brandy Norwood to attend his graduation party. Kobe scored 1,480 points on the Academic Ability Assessment Test (SAT) at Graduation, which was enough to ensure he received a basketball scholarship to enter a good college. In the end, 17-year-old Kobe decided to enter the NBA directly and became the sixth player in NBA history to enter the NBA draft directly from high school. Because it is not common to enter the NBA directly from high school. Kobe once said that if he went to college after graduating from high school, he would choose Duke.

NBA Draft

As the first guard player to participate in the NBA Draft directly from high school, Kobe was selected by Charlotte Hornets in the first round in 1996. Kobe's then-agent, Arn Tellem, said it was "impossible" for Kobe to play for the Charlotte Hornets. However, Bill Branch, then-head scout of the Hornets, said the Hornets had agreed to trade the draft pick with the Lakers the day before the draft.

The Lakers didn't tell the Hornets the selected rookie until the first 5 minutes of the draft. Before the draft, Kobe had tried in Los Angeles, playing against former Lakers players Larry Drew and Michael Cooper. Jerry West, who was then the Lakers manager, said, "Bryant has surpassed these players." On July 11, 1996, West traded his starting center Vlad Divac to the Hornets, in exchange for Kobe's draft pick. Since Kobe was only 17 years old in the draft, his parents had to sign with the Lakers with him. It was not until the new season that Kobe, who was 18 years old, signed the contract independently.

Three consecutive championships

1999-2002

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1999 Phil Jackson came to the Lakers to coach. At the beginning of the 1999-2000 season, Kobe stayed in the audience for 6 weeks due to injury to his right hand in the preseason against Washington Wizards . After returning to the arena, Kobe averaged more than 38 minutes per game, and all technical statistics improved in the 1999-2000 season. Among them, the average assists and steals per game is the team's first. That year, the Lakers won the fifth highest regular season win in NBA history - 67 games. Kobe was selected for the NBA All-Squad second team and was selected for the NBA All-Squad 1st team for the first time (became the youngest player to win the honor) [5]. Although Kobe only played the second role in playoffs , he scored 25 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 blocks in the seventh game of the Western Conference Finals against Portland Trail Blazers . Finally, he cooperated with O'Neal's aerial relay and won the Western Conference Finals series. In the finals against Indiana Pacers , Kobe sprained his ankle in the second quarter of the second game, missing the rest of that game and the third game. In Game 4, Kobe scored 22 points in the second half, leading the team to win in overtime when O'Neal left the game. Kobe scored a winning goal to help the team lead 120-118. With the victory in Game 6, the Lakers won their first NBA championship since 1988.

2000-01 season, Kobe's data in terms of statistics are very similar to the previous season, except that he averaged 6 points (28.5 points). He once again led the team with 5 assists per game. The Lakers brought the championship trophy back to Los Angeles for the second time. Kobe has a long playing time in the playoffs, and his average number has also increased to 29.4 points, 7.3 rebounds and 6.1 assists. In the playoffs, O'Neal claimed Kobe was the best player in the league. Kobe was eventually selected for the second team of All-A-Level and was selected for the All-Defensive Team for the second consecutive year. In addition, he has been selected into the All-Star starting lineup for three consecutive years (there was no All-Star Game in 1999).

In the 2001-02 season, Kobe made 80 appearances in his first career. He continued to perform well, averaging 25.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game. Kobe's shooting percentage also reached a career-high 46.9%, and once again led the team in assists. In addition to being selected for the All-Star and Best Defensive Team again, Kobe also selected for the first time in his career as the NBA All-Star team. This year, the Lakers won 58 wins in the regular season, ranking second in the Pacific Division behind the Kings. In the 2002 Finals, Kobe averaged 26.8 points, 51.4% shooting percentage, 5.8 rebounds and 5.3 assists, of which the scores accounted for 1/4 of the team's scores. At the age of 23, Kobe became the youngest player to win three championships.

A brief low tide

2002-2004

2002-03 season, Kobe averaged 30 points per game and completed 9 consecutive games to score 40+, averaging 40.6 points per game in February. In addition, he averaged 6.9 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 2.2 steals per game, both of which were career highs. Kobe once again was selected into the first team of the NBA's All-Squad and the All-Defensive Team, ranking third in the MVP vote.

2003-04 season, before the start of the season, Kobe was arrested on sexual assault charges. This led to Kobe missing some games for appearing in court. In the last game of the regular season, the Lakers played against the Trail Blazers. Kobe led the Lakers to win with two finals and won the Pacific Division championship. In the last moment of the fourth quarter, Kobe made a three-pointer to equalize the score, dragging the game into overtime. The game finally entered the second overtime, and Kobe made another buzzer-beating three-pointer to help the Lakers win 105-104. In the

finals series, Kobe averaged 22.6 points per game, 4.4 assists, and his shooting percentage was only 35.1%. Kobe rejected the contract provided by the Los Angeles Clippers and renewed a seven-year contract worth $136.4 million with the Lakers.

disappointment playoffs

2004-2007

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2004-05 season, Kobe ranked second in the league in scoring list with averaging 27.6 points this season. Due to the decline in the Lakers' overall strength, Kobe failed to enter the best defensive lineup, and the best team was only selected for the third round.

Although Kobe averaged 27.9 points per game in the series, the Lakers eventually lost to the Suns in 7 games. In Game 7, losing to the Suns 90-121, Kobe was criticized for having only three shots in the second half. During the offseason in 2006, Kobe had knee surgery, which prevented him from participating in the 2006 World Men's Basketball Championship. He himself once said: "The meaning of No. 24 is 24 hours. I hope to put all my energy into it. This season, Kobe also revealed the conflict with Ray Allen and Karl Malone.

2005-06 season was a turning point in Kobe's basketball career. Despite having differences with Kobe before, Phil Jackson chose to return to the Lakers to coach [6]. Kobe agreed with this move. Various performances proved that the two of them had a good second cooperation, leading the Lakers back to the playoffs. Kobe's personal gain Score statistics are also the best season of his career. In the Lakers vs. Dallas Mavericks on December 20, 2005, Kobe scored 62 points in the first three quarters (not played in the fourth quarter), and when he left the court, he scored 62 points higher than the Mavericks' 61 points. Kobe is the first player to do this since the introduction of the 24-second timer.

On January 22, 2006, Kobe scored a career-high 81 points against the Toronto Raptors. In addition to breaking before by Elgin Baylor (Elgin) Baylor) set a record of 71 points, Kobe's 81 points per game is the second highest single-game score in NBA history, second only to Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point record in 1962 [7]. In the same month, Kobe also became the first player to score 45 points or more in four consecutive games since 1964, becoming the third player to do so after Chamberlain and Baylor [8]. In January, Kobe averaged 43.4 points per game, ranking 8th in NBA history in a single month, and the first in a single-month average score except Chamberlain.At the end of the 2005-06 season, Kobe set a record of 40+ games in the Lakers' history (27) and a record of the most scores (2832). Kobe won the league's first title with a score of 35.4 per game. He ranked fourth in the 2006 NBA Most Valuable Player Awards, but he won 22 first-place votes - second only to the final winner Steve Nash (Steve Nash).

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2006-07 season, Kobe was selected for the starting lineup of the All-Star Game for the ninth time. On February 18, Kobe scored 31 points, 6 assists and 6 steals, and won the NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award for the second time in his career. Throughout the season, Kobe was involved in a series of stadium accidents. On January 28, Kobe hit the face of the Spurs defender Manu Ginobili after making a possible jump shot. After a league re-examination, Kobe was banned from participating in subsequent matches against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. The basis for this suspension is that Kobe's waving his arm backward is "an abnormal move." Afterwards, on March 6, he seemed to repeat this move, and this time he hit Minnesota Timberwolves guard Marko Jaric. On March 7, the NBA issued a ticket to Kobe for a second ban. On March 9, in his first game of return, he elbowed to the face of Kyle Korver, and the behavior was added as a first-level malicious foul after the game.

On March 16, Kobe scored a season-high 65 points in his home game against the Trail Blazers, helping the Lakers end their seven-game losing streak. This is the second best scoring performance in his 11-year career. In the next game, Kobe scored 50 points against the Timberwolves, and in the next game, Kobe scored 60 points in the game against the Memphis Grizzlies - becoming the second Lakers player to score 50+ points in three consecutive games, and it was the second time that he had such a performance since Michael Jordan in 1987. Another Lakers player who can do this is Elgin Baylor, who scored 50+ in three straight games in December 1962. The next day, in a game against the New Orleans Hornets, Kobe scored 50 points, becoming the second player in NBA history to score 50+ points in four consecutive games after Chamberlain. The record with the most consecutive games was Chamberlain's seven games. At the end of the season, Kobe scored 50+ in total, becoming the only player who can do this in a single season after Chamberlain's 1961-62 and 1962-63 seasons. He also won the scoring title for the second consecutive year.

MVP's season

2007-2008

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On December 23, 2007, Kobe became the youngest player in history to reach 20,000 points (29 years old and 122 days). Despite the torn ligament of the right hand pinky ligament in the February 5, 2008 game, Kobe did not choose surgery, but played 82 games in the regular season.

On May 6, 2008, the official announced that Kobe won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award, which was the first time in his career [9]. In addition to winning the MVP award, Kobe was the only player to be selected into the NBA All-Vote on May 8, which was his third consecutive year in the first team and his sixth career. Afterwards, he led the NBA's first team with Kevin Garnett . Kobe scored a total of 52 points, including 24 first-place votes, which was his eighth time being selected.

The Lakers entered the playoffs as first place in the West, and their first round opponent was the Nuggets. In the first game, Kobe, who served as bait for most of the time, scored 18 of his 32 points in the last 8 minutes of the game, ensuring that the Lakers remained ahead. The Lakers beat the Nuggets 4-0 in the first round, making the Nuggets the first team to win 50 wins since the Grizzlies were swept in the first round in 2004. In the first game against the Jazz in the second round, Kobe scored 38 points to help the Lakers beat the Jazz.

won the championship again

2008-2010

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2008-09 At the beginning of the season, the Lakers started with a 7-game winning streak.Kobe led the team to a record-breaking record of 17-2 in the history of tie, and by mid-December, the Lakers had a record of 21-3. Kobe was selected for the All-Star Game starting lineup for the 11th consecutive time [10]. Kobe won the Western Conference Player of the Month in December and January, and won the Western Conference Player of the Week three times. On February 2, 2009, Kobe scored 61 points in a game against the New York Knicks, setting the highest score record for Madison Square Garden Arena . In the 2009 NBA All-Star Game, Kobe scored 27 points, 4 assists, 4 rebounds and 4 steals, and shared the All-Star MVP trophy with his former teammate O'Neal. Kobe ranked second in the MVP voting selection after LeBron James (LeBron James), and was selected for the first team of the NBA All-Squad and the first team of the NBA All-Defensive Team for the seventh time in his career.

In the playoffs, Kobe won the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award for the first time while winning his fourth NBA championship. He became the first player to average 32.4 points and 7.4 assists per game after Jerry West in the 1969 NBA Finals series. He also became the second player after Michael Jordan to average 30 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and eventually win the championship in the Finals series.

contributed 6 winning goals in the 2009-10 season, including the Miami Heat on December 4, 2009. Kobe hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer before the end of the game with a single kick. Kobe believes this goal is one of his luckiest goals. A week later, Kobe had a torn fracture of his right index finger against the Timberwolves, and despite his injury, Kobe chose to continue participating. In

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This season Kobe became the youngest player to reach 25,000 points (31 years and 151 days), surpassing Wilt Chamberlain. He continued his performance at a critical moment, once again defeating the Kings with a buzzer-beating three-pointer, and scored the winning goal in the final game against the Celtics. The next day, Kobe surpassed Jerry West and became the Lakers' scoring champion in history. After missing five games due to an ankle injury, Kobe returned against the Memphis Grizzlies and made another key three-pointer with 4.3 seconds left to help the Lakers take a 1-point lead. Two weeks later, Kobe scored his sixth winning goal of the season against the Raptors pair.

On April 2, 2010, Kobe signed a three-year contract renewal worth US$87 million (later confirmed to be 83.5 million). Kobe missed four of the last five games of the regular season due to knee and finger injuries. Kobe suffered a variety of injuries throughout the season, causing him to miss 9 games. This season, Kobe was selected as the first team of the NBA All-American team for the fifth consecutive year. and the first team of the NBA's best defensive team. The Lakers entered the playoffs as the number one seed in the Western Conference, facing the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round, and finally defeated the Thunder after 6 games. In the second round of the playoffs, swept the Utah Jazz and was close to the Western Conference Finals, with the opponent being the Phoenix Suns. In Game 2, Kobe sent 13 assists, setting a career high in the playoffs; it was also the highest number of assists given by Lakers players in the playoffs since Magic Johnson in 1996. The Lakers won the Western Conference Finals series in 6 games, won the Western Conference championship, and advanced to the NBA Finals for the third consecutive year. In another game against the 2008 NBA champion Boston Celtics , in Game 7, Kobe led the Lakers to recover a 13-point difference behind in the third quarter and won the championship despite only 6 of 24 shots; he scored 10 of his highest score of 23 points in the fourth quarter and contributed 15 rebounds. Kobe won his fifth championship and won the MVP trophy in the finals again. This is the first time the Lakers beat the Celtics in the NBA 7 Finals series.

Chase the sixth championship

2010-2013

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At the beginning of the 2010-2011 season, the Lakers started with eight consecutive victories. In Game 9 against the Nuggets, Kobe became the youngest 26,000-pointer in NBA history.Kobe also won a triple-double for the first time since January 21, 2009 (the 17th time in his career). On January 30, against the Celtics, Kobe became the youngest 27,000-pointer gentleman. On February 1, 2011, Kobe became one of the seven players who scored at least 25,000 points, 5,000 rebounds and 5,000 assists. On January 27, Kobe was selected for the NBA All-Star Game starting lineup for the 13th consecutive year as the voter. In the 2011 NBA All-Star Game, Kobe scored a game-high 37 points and 14 rebounds, winning the fourth All-Star MVP trophy in his career, tying the record held by Bob Pettit . In this season, Kobe's ranking in the NBA's all-time total score list rose from 12th to 6th, surpassing John Haflishek, Dominic Wilkins , Oscar Robertson , Hakeem Olajuwon , lwin Hayes and Moses Malone . Kobe averaged less than 20 shots this season, the fewest since the 2003-2004 season.

Kobe received platelet-rich plasma therapy on his left knee and left ankle. In the offseason, Mike Brown replaced retired Phil Jackson as the head coach of the Lakers. Kobe started the season with a wrist injury. On January 10, 2012, Kobe scored 48 points against Suns , the highest score of any player who participated in his 16th season. In the next three games, they scored 40 points, 42 points and 42 points respectively. This is the sixth time in Kobe's career, all of which have scored more than 40 points in four consecutive games, second only to Wilt Chamberlain (19 times). In the 2012 NBA All-Star Game, Kobe's total score surpassed , Jordan , ranking first in the all-star game's historical individual score list.

On January 17, 2013, Kobe became the "ticket king" of the 2013 NBA All-Star Game and was selected for the 15th consecutive NBA All-Star Game, becoming the player with the most consecutive All-Star Games in NBA history. On February 18, 2013, Kobe contributed two steals in the All-Star Game, tying Jordan's record of steals (37 times). On March 30, 2013, the Lakers played against the Kings, and Kobe surpassed Wilt Chamberlain and rose to 4th in the NBA's all-time total score list. On April 12, 2013, Kobe tore his Achilles tendon against Golden State Warriors , ending the season early. On May 23, 2013, Kobe was selected for the first team of the All-A-League for the 11th time, tying the record of Carl Malone and ranking first in the league.

Injury and comeback

2013-2016

On November 25, 2013, he signed a two-year contract renewal with the Lakers, which will make him the first NBA player to play for the same team for 20 years. Despite accepting a salary cut, he remains the highest-paid player in the league; he is eligible for a contract extension of more than $32 million a year. On March 12, 2014, the Lakers announced that Kobe's 2013-14 season was reimbursed.

On November 19, 2014, the Lakers defeated the Hawks 114-109 and ended their four consecutive losses. Kobe made 10 of 18 shots and made 3 of 7 three-pointers, scoring 28 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. 28 points have brought Kobe's total career score to 32,001 points, making him the fourth player in NBA history to score 32,000 points. On December 14, the Lakers defeated the Timberwolves 100-94, and Kobe surpassed Jordan (32,292 points) to become the third player in the NBA's historical scoring list.

On January 24, 2015, Kobe's right shoulder rotating sleeve tendon was torn.

On January 22, 2016, Kobe became the All-Star vote leader for the fourth time with 1,891,614 votes and was selected as the Western Conference starting lineup in the 2016 NBA All-Star Game.

National Team Career

Kobe's international competition career started with the US National Men's Basketball Team in 2006. He is a member of the 2007

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4 US National Men's Basketball Team and the FIBA ​​Americas Championship. They achieved a 10-0 result in this competition, won the gold medal in the US Championship and qualified for the 008 Beijing Olympics . Kobe started in 10 games in the U.S. Championships, ranking third in the team in both free throws and free throw hits, and fourth in the number of shots and three-point shots.Among all athletes participating in the US Championships, Kobe ranked 15th in scores, 14th in assists, and 8th in steals. 8 out of 10 games scored double digits. In the U.S. Men's Basketball Team match, Kobe made the winning goal with 6 seconds left in the game. He shot 53% from the national team, averaging 16.3 points, 2.2 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game.

On June 23, 2008, Kobe was selected for the 2008 Beijing Olympics American men's basketball national team. This is his first time in the Olympics. In the final of Team USA against Spain on August 24, 2008, Kobe scored 20 points, including 13 points in the fourth quarter and had 6 assists, and eventually defeated Spain 118-107, breaking the embarrassing record of Team USA missing the championship since the 2000 Olympics. He averaged 15.0 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists per game, and shot 46.2% from the field in eight games.

In 2012, Kobe went to the 2012 London Olympics as a member of the national team. Kobe retired from the U.S. national team after winning his second Olympic gold medal.

After retirement, career

retired at the same time two numbers

The first person in history On November 30, 2015, Kobe published a self-written article on the Players Forum Network, announcing his official retirement after the end of this season.

On April 14, 2016, Kobe said goodbye to his NBA career - against the Jazz at home, making 22 of 50 shots, including 6 of 21 three-pointers, scoring 60 points, and officially retired.

Kobe served as the global ambassador of the 2019 Basketball World Cup in this game, ranking fifth in the individual single-game scoring ranking, and also refreshed the record of the last game of the top five players in the NBA total score, with a score record (previously recorded as 20 points).

On December 19, 2017, the Lakers played against the Warriors at home. During the intermission, Staples Stadium held a retirement ceremony for Kobe's jersey [36], with two jerseys No. 8 and No. 24. Kobe became the tenth retired jersey in the history of the Lakers and the first player in NBA history to retire two jerseys at the same time.

On October 31, 2018, Kobe Bryant became the global ambassador of the 2019 FIBA ​​Basketball World Cup, promoting and promoting the 2019 FIBA ​​Basketball World Cup.

Technical Features

Kobe is a shooting guard and has the ability to play in the small forward position. In 2007, ESPN's sports reporters voted to select the greatest shooting guard in history, and Kobe ranked second only after Jordan.

Kobe is a productive scorer who averaged 25.5 points per game in his career, 5.3 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.5 steals. He is considered one of the most comprehensive players in the NBA. He is the first player in NBA history to score 30,000 points and 6,000 assists. He is a player who has the ability to create scoring opportunities for himself, and he also shares his NBA record of 12 three-pointers in a single game. But his career shooting percentage of 45.4% is average. He uses his speed and athleticism to avoid the defensive players' defenses to complete the attack, with almost no offensive blind spots. Kobe's best move is his turn jump shot, his ability to play singles at low posts and a backward jump shot. Sports Illustrated NBA writer Chris Ballard described Kobe's movement as "using footsteps and pauses", slacking his non-center-axle foot forward to relax the defender, and then quickly starts to shake off the opponent and break into the basket.

In addition to this, he is also an excellent defender, and he was selected into the NBA's first or second team in 11 of the 12 seasons from 2000-2011. Turner TV (TNT) and Sporting News both named Kobe Kobe the NBA's 10 Player of the Year between 2000 and 2009.

Off-game life

Family life

Father Joe "Jellybean" Bryant has played for 8 seasons in the NBA, playing for the Philadelphia 76ers, San Diego Clippers , and Houston Rockets . When Kobe was 6 [12], Joe left the NBA and moved his family to Italy to continue his professional basketball career. The mother is Pamela Cox Bryant.

Kobe has two sisters, Celia and Shaya.

Marriage and Love

Kobe Bryant and his wife

In November 1999, 21-year-old Kobe met 17-year-old Vanessa Lane (Vanessa Laine), who was modeling the background model for the MV of Tha Eastsidaz (a rap group) single "G'd Up". Kobe was deciding to spend some time recording his hip hop album, but it was never released. Later, the two began dating and got engaged in May 2000 6 months later.

On April 18, 2001, the two held their wedding at Dana Point, , , California (a coastal city on the southern end of , California). But Kobe's parents, two sisters, his agent Arn Tellem, and his Lakers teammates were not present at the wedding.

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On January 19, 2003, Kobe's first daughter was born and named Natalia Diamont Bryant .

On May 1, 2006, their second daughter, Gianna Maria-Ornor Bryant was born.

On December 16, 2011, Vanessa Bryant officially filed for divorce to Kobe because of "irreconcilable differences" between the two parties. Before the verdict was issued, the Bryant family had privately resolved all the divorce issues. Kobe and Vanessa apply for joint custody of their two daughters Natalia and Gina.

On January 12, 2013, Kobe and Vanessa announced their divorce.

On December 5, 2016, the third daughter, Kobe Bryant, was born with the nickname Bianka.

On June 21, 2019, Kobe announced on social media that Vanessa gave birth to her fourth daughter on June 20, Capri Kobe Bryant, using her father's name as the middle name and the nickname KOKO.

Social Activities

While in his career, Kobe devoted himself to charity and helped poor children from various channels to help poor

Kobe Bryant particularly poor children. He spared no effort to contribute to the community, with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, St. Jude's Children's Hospital and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America being the three most important stages of his charity.

Kobe is an ambassador to the After-School All-Stars (ASAS), a national charity organization. He has visited many schools founded by the association and provided opportunities for the right young people to study and train for free at his basketball camp (Kobe Bryant Basketball Academy).

Kobe also launched his own foundation: the Kobe Bryant Family Foundation, further contributing his own strength to children around the world.

Kobe also signed a cooperation agreement with the Soong Ching Ling Foundation of China to establish the Kobe China Foundation. The Kobe China Foundation aims to promote cultural, artistic and sports exchanges among young people in China and the United States, help poor students in western China complete their studies, establish basketball schools to promote basketball, and promote Chinese professional basketball players to improve their competitive level.

Business Activities

Advertising Endorsement

Kobe Bryant and Jay Chou endorsement Sprite

Before the start of the 1996-97 regular season, Kobe signed a six-year contract with Adidas Company worth about $48 million. His first pair of signature sneakers was the Equipment KB 8.

early endorsements also included Coca-Cola company 's Sprite drink, which appeared in McDonald's ads, promoted Spalding's latest NBA built-in air pump basketball, Upper Deck (a sports and entertainment publishing company), Italian chocolate company Ferrero SpA's brand peanut butter, Russell Corporation, and appeared in a series of Nintendo-produced games about itself. After the sexual assault allegations against Kobe were made public, companies such as McDonald's and Ferrero SpA terminated their contracts with Kobe. Nike signed a five-year contract with Kobe before the incident worth about $40-45 million.However, Nike refused to use Kobe's image that year and did not launch his new shoes. Two years later, Nike once again promoted Kobe's image and returned to advertising endorsement.

sexual assault charges followed by an affiliate product of Coca-Cola, vitamin water drinks resumed their endorsement campaign and became the pack cover athlete for the game - NBA '07: Featuring the Life Vol. 2. Appeared in 2008 in the commercial for the video game Guitar Hero World Tour.

In 2008, Kobe completed a set of video ads showing dangerous stunts to promote Nike's Hyper Dunk sneakers. After promoting Nike Hyperdunk sneakers, Kobe launched his fourth-generation signature sneakers: Nike Zoom Kobe IV. Another sneaker was launched in 2010: the Nike Zoom Kobe V.

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In 2009, Kobe worked with the Swiss high-end watch manufacturer Nubeo to launch a series of limited-edition watches named "Black Mamba". This series of sports/luxury watches are priced between $25,000 and $285,000. On February 9, 2009, Kobe became the cover of ESPN magazine, and Kobe became a loyal fan of Barcelona Club. In December 2010, Nike and Kobe also released the 6th generation sneakers: Nike Zoom Kobe VI.

On the Forbes list of the world's highest-paid athletes in 2009, Kobe and Jordan tied for second place with $45 million. In the 2010 Forbes list, Kobe ranked third after Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan. In 2011, Kobe ranked second with $53 million.

On December 13, 2010, Kobe signed a two-year contract with Turkish Airlines, becoming the global brand ambassador of Turkish Airlines . On February 17, 2011, Kobe signed a contract with Mercedes-Benz and became the brand ambassador of Smart China.

participated in the film

2009 Kobe Doin' Work

book work

In June 2010, written by Kobe himself. His first and only book work so far - "Kobe 24" was first released globally in China.

jersey sales

2002-2003 seasons, 2006-2007 seasons, 2008-2009 seasons, and 2009-2010 seasons Kobe's jersey sales rank first in the NBA league.

animated short film

On December 5, 2017, the animated short film made by Kobe's poem "Dear Basketball" when he announced his retirement was officially nominated for the "Best Animated Short Film Award" at this year's Oscar.

International arena

Kobe's highest-level international competition career started with the United States National Men's Basketball Team in 2006. He was a member of the 2007 National Men's Basketball Team and the FIBA ​​Americas Championship. They scored 10-0 in the competition, won the gold medal in the U.S. Championship and qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He started in 10 games in the U.S. Championships, ranked third in the team in both free throws and free throws, and fourth in the number of shots and three-point shots. Among all athletes participating in the US Championships, Kobe ranked 15th in scores, 14th in assists, and 8th in steals. 8 out of 10 games scored double digits. In the U.S. Men's Basketball Team match, Kobe made the winning goal with 6 seconds left in the game. He shot 53% from the national team, averaging 16.3 points, 2.2 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game.

On June 23, 2008, Kobe was selected for the 2008 Beijing Olympics American men's basketball national team. This is his first time in the Olympics. In the final of Team USA against Spain on August 24, 2008, Kobe scored 20 points, including 13 points in the fourth quarter and had 6 assists, and eventually defeated Spain 118-107, breaking the embarrassing record of Team USA missing the championship since the 2000 Olympics. He averaged 15.0 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists per game, and shot 46.2% from the field in eight games.

Kobe went to the 2012 London Olympics as a member of the national team. Kobe retired from the U.S. national team after winning another Olympic gold medal.

The King of Cross-border: From the film

"Dear Basketball" won the Oscar

When Kobe announced his retirement on November 30, 2015, he published a tear-jerking article titled "Dear Basketball" in the Players Forum, telling the story of how he formed an indissoluble bond with basketball in his youth to eventually becoming a generation of basketball superstars, and officially announced his retirement after the end of the 2015-16 season.

At that time, few people thought that Kobe would adapt this farewell letter into an animated short film of the same name. In fact, in an interview with ESPN, Kobe said that when he wrote "Dear Basketball", he had already determined what he wanted to do - he wanted to make "Dear Basketball" into a short film, and he also knew exactly how to make it and who to work with.

So Kobe became the core producer of this work without hesitation, while also serving as producer, screenwriter and narrator. The production team that worked with Kobe is also strong. Disney legendary animator Glenn Keane, who has drawn and created classic cartoons such as " Beauty and the Beast", "Mermaid" and "Raptor Princess", personally painted the short film, with the soundtrack of legendary composer John Williams for classic films such as "Star Wars", "Jurassic Park" and "Schindler's List".

The retirement ceremony of Kobe's jersey on December 19, 2017, "Dear Basketball" premiered at the Staples Center at the Lakers' home court. Many fans were deeply moved, and Kobe's eyes were moist at the time. The Internet movie database of Amazon.com also gave the film a high evaluation, and many viewers who did not watch basketball were deeply moved by Kobe's affectionate self-report.

On March 5, 2018, Kobe Bryant's retired short film "Dear Basketball" won the 90th Academy Award for Best Animation Short Film. With this 6-minute short film, Kobe, who had retired for two years, walked from the basketball court to the Oscars, becoming the first person in history to win the Olympic gold medal, NBA championship ring and win the Oscar.

Business

Kobe was preparing for transformation at the end of his career and planning his life after retirement. Kobe's planning for the business empire has been in 2000. Kobe admitted that he had planned a business empire in 2000. He has been thinking about it for the past decade, and now he has the opportunity to take action. Kobe has been taking advantage of various opportunities to learn business experience, early on learning management experience from Italian basketball club Milan Olympia, and also learning to read contracts from former gold medal agent Pelinka. Kobe has taken the initiative to contact the founders, CEOs or designers of well-known companies such as Nike and Apple. Kobe learned how to communicate with people with two major social media founders, , Twitter and INS. He has also been taking business courses at several Boston universities while he was recuperating. Fei He is very good at learning. He said that there are many similarities between playing basketball and business.

After that serious injury in 2013, Kobe not only treated the injury, but also considered and planned his business plan after retirement. Kobe received a salary of US$280 million and an endorsement fee of US$300 million in his career, and he has huge wealth. Kobe did not wantonly invest in cholera. His first investment is only $4-6 million, and it is an emerging sports drink BodyArmor, which has doubled its sales in the past two years. During his 2014 years, Kobe had the idea of ​​starting a company during a ruptured left Achilles tendon, so he registered the company under his own name and placed the company's office area in Newport Beach, a wealthy district in California.

Kobe is a very business-minded player. When he was a player, he endorsed products very high sales. During last season's retirement season, Kobe wrote an article on the website "Players Forum", which he invested in, announcing his official retirement after this season. All the remaining games of Kobe were designed as a rock star-like "farewell tour". The game tickets were sold at sky-high prices. Sponsors, social media and fans paid tribute to Kobe on the day of retirement. This year, the Los Angeles government sets Kobe's birthday on August 24 as Kobe's Day. In the new jersey sales volume, Kobe is still ranked seventh as a retired star. Before pursuing the interests of maximizing personal IP, Kobe himself obviously has a huge commercial appeal.

Kobe's company also applied for two trademark registrations, namely "KB20" and "HV". "KB20" symbolizes Kobe's 20 seasons with the Lakers, while "HV" represents hero/villain (external evaluation of Kobe). Kobe also registered the "Black Mamba" trademark and will be used for sports-related products.

In August this year, Kobe made new moves on his way to doing business. He jointly established a $100 million venture capital fund Bryant Stibel, which will focus on investment in technology, media and data. In an interview, Kobe said he hopes that people will remember more about his business achievements in the future than on the court.

has only been retired for four months. Kobe has devoted himself to his new role and enjoys his businessman status. He hopes that in the future, people will remember his business achievements more than on the court. Kobe, who has achieved success on the court, hopes to continue to inspire the next generation in another area.

Personal incident: Sexual assault incident

In September 2004, Faber refused to appear in court to testify again, and the allegations of sexual assault were revoked. Afterwards, Kobe agreed to apologize to Faber for the incident, including to the public: "Although I believe this contact between us is voluntary, I admit that she has a different view on this matter from me." The case ended in a civil litigation case. In the summer of 2003, the attorney general of Eagle County, Colorado received a complaint from 19-year-old hotel waiter Katelyn Faber in investigating Kobe's sexual assault case. Kobe was undergoing knee surgery in Colorado at the time and was recuperating at the Cordillera Hotel in Eagle County. Faber accused Kobe of rape in her hotel room the night before preparing for the surgery. Kobe admitted to having sex with the plaintiff but denied the plaintiff's allegation of sexual assault.

underwent shoulder surgery

Los Angeles Lakers announced on January 26, 2015 that the star Kobe will undergo shoulder surgery on Wednesday local time, and the 19th season of the Lakers Legend is likely to end early.

Accidental death

On January 26, 2020, a helicopter crashed in Calabasas, California in the morning, killing five people, including American basketball legend Kobe Bryant. Kobe Bryant's body was buried on February 7 local time, and his family held a private funeral for him.

Character evaluation

Kobe Bryant

Whether it is an opponent, teammate or coach, everyone's unanimous evaluation of Kobe who won 5 championships is a tough competitor. Kobe is likely to retire as the third scorer in history, and he is also one of the only players in the league to rank in the top ten in history by scores on the same team, the other one is Nowitzki . Unlike other legendary Lakers, Kobe led two Lakers with completely different lineups to win the championship from 2000 to 2010.

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