Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bean Bryant was an American professional basketball player. Nicknamed "the Black Mamba", he played his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association. Bryant was a five-time NBA champion, a two-time NBA Finals MVP, the 2008 NBA MVP, and a two-time gold medal recipient on the 2008 and 2012 U.S. Olympic teams. He is regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time. The son of NBA player Joe Bryant and his wife Pam, he was born in Philadelphia and spent part of his childhood in Italy. Bryant played high school basketball at Lower Merion High School outside of Philadelphia. He opted out of college basketball and declared for the 1996 NBA draft. He was selected by the Charlotte Hornets with the 13th pick; he was then traded to the Lakers. Following his rookie season, he earned NBA All-Rookie Second Team honors and won the 1997 Slam Dunk Contest. He was named an All-Star in his second season.

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• Entity:  Infobox

• Born:  August 23, 1978, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.s.
• Age at death:  41 Years
• Died:  January 26, 2020, Calabasas, California, U.s.
• Listed height:  6 Ft 6 In
• Listed weight:  212 Lb
• High school:  Lower Merion
• NBA draft:  1996 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13, Charlotte Hornets
• Born:  23 August 1978
• Wikidata description:  American Basketball Player (1978–2020)
• Wikidata label:  Kobe Bryant
• Wikidata aliases:  Kobe Bryant, Black Mamba, Kb24, Kobe, Kobe B. Bryant

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