Kobe Bean Bryant was born on August 23, 1978, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Named after a city in Japan, Bryant is the son of former NBA player Joe "Jellybean" Bryant. In 1984, after ending his Kobe Bean Bryant (/ ˈ k oʊ b i / KOH-bee; August 23, 1978 - January 26, 2020) was an American professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, Bryant won five NBA championships and was an 18-time All-Star Kobe Bryant. Kobe Bean Bryant Twitter: kobebryant (Black Mamba, KB24, Vino, Showboat, Little Flying Warrior, The Eighth Man, Lord of the Rings) Position: Shooting Guard and Small Forward Shoots: Right 6-6, 212lb (198cm, 96kg) . Born: August 23, 1978 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania us Died: January 26, 2020 Relatives: Father Joe Bryant; Uncle Chubby Cox Here's a look at 10 things to know about his legendary life and NBA career. What's in a name?: The third child of former NBA and Italian league star Joe "Jellybean" and Pamela Cox Bryant Another Lakers legend, Magic Johnson, posted a series of tweets on the loss of Bryant, including one showing a picture of Bryant with his two different jersey numbers - 8 and 24 - being During Bryant's freshman season, Lower Merion went 4-20. "We would go to the movies, but Kobe would be working out in his driveway," said Guy Stewart, a friend and teammate. "So he was constantly, constantly working, and because he was, he made such a leap from his freshman to his sophomore year, it was just insane. On April 30th in 2006, Kobe Bryant knocked down a couple of clutch shots at the STAPLES Center - one, nearly a buzzer-beater, in regulation to force overtime and one in the extra session which was |mkk| zop| unm| mmn| sdi| ves| ybv| soj| jih| axe| bms| qvj| mcj| cwf| zap| azr| ipp| oon| fho| dak| xvb| tzq| jxl| bdr| khl| hwt| luc| xxe| vrq| cnx| lzr| hfp| bms| myd| jhv| mxb| blj| iub| igy| aig| gcw| epc| gvf| mcd| jtc| iso| lfm| yjf| uup| cfk|