[502][504], Bryant established Kobe Inc. to own and grow brands in the sports industry. [287] For the season, Bryant had been shooting just 37 percent from the field, and the team's record was only 819. By finishing off the Denver Nuggets in the Conference Finals in six games, the Lakers earned their second straight trip to the NBA Finals. [81] When Bryant was back and playing over 38 minutes a game, he had an increase in all statistical categories during the 19992000 season. During the season, Bryant signed a six-year contract extension worth $70million. [e] On January 21, 2015, Bryant suffered a rotator cuff tear in his right shoulder while driving baseline for a two-handed dunk against the New Orleans Pelicans. [509], On October 23, 2018, Bryant's book The Mamba Mentality: How I Play, with photographs and afterword by Andrew D. Bernstein, an introduction by Phil Jackson, and a foreword by Pau Gasol, was published by MCD / Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Bryant said he wanted more out of life than just a successful basketball career. [459], Together with his wife, Bryant founded the Kobe and Vanessa Bryant Family Foundation (KVBFF). [531][532][533], The NBA had postponed the Lakers' game against the Clippers just two days after the accident on January 28the first time an NBA game was postponed for any reason since the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing led to the postponement of a Celtics game. In another incident, he allegedly threatened a mall security guard, according to police reports uncovered by Molly Hensley-Clancy of the Washington Post. [103] In the final game of the regular season, the Lakers played the Portland Trail Blazers. 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They came within six seconds of eliminating the second-seeded Suns in Game 6, however, they lost that game 126118 in overtime. [337][338] Bryant has drawn frequent comparisons to Michael Jordan, after whom he modeled his playing style. Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, received the Eucharist together just hours before they died. [395] He won another gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. [46] Bryant ended his high-school career as Southeastern Pennsylvania's all-time leading scorer at 2,883 points, surpassing both Wilt Chamberlain and Lionel Simmons. He joined Jordan (3 times), Karl Malone (3) and Abdul-Jabbar. [205] Bryant said that this was the most satisfying of all of his five championships. [416] In early December 2016, Vanessa gave birth to their third daughter,[417][418][419] and in January 2019 the Bryants announced they were expecting a fourth daughter. [61] As a rookie in 199697, Bryant mostly came off the bench behind guards Eddie Jones and Nick Van Exel. [104], With a starting lineup of O'Neal, Malone, Payton, and Bryant, the Lakers were able to reach the NBA Finals. He continued to be among the premier players in the league through the 201213 season, when he suffered a torn achilles tendon at age 34. [26][37], Bryant earned national recognition during a spectacular high-school career at Lower Merion High School in Ardmore, located in the Philadelphia suburb of Lower Merion. 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[144] On March 7, the NBA handed Bryant his second one-game suspension. [493] The film was produced by Bryant's production company, Granity Studios. His 18 All-Star designations are the second most all time, and he has the most consecutive appearances as a starter. After the draft, the trade was put in jeopardy when Divac threatened to retire rather than be traded from Los Angeles. That could be the case for Oregon Ducks guard Chris Duarte, whose draft stock has soared and is now widely projected to be a first-round pick. [77] After years of steady improvement, Bryant became one of the premier shooting guards in the league, earning appearances in the league's All-NBA,[78] All-Star, and All-Defensive teams. Check It Out. [138][139] After the Lakers' season ended, Bryant said on TNT that he wanted 24 as a rookie, but it was unavailable as it was worn by George McCloud, as was 33, retired with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. [276] On November 30, 2014, in a 129122 overtime victory against the Toronto Raptors, Bryant recorded his 20th career triple-double with 31 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds. The ordinary brown brick building, tucked within a nondescript block on a street in Delaware, would probably not garner much . The two began dating and became engaged six months later in May 2000,[406] while Laine was still a senior at Marina High School in Huntington Beach, California. And then we commented, as I recall, on how reminiscent he was of Michael. [383] Both numbers he wore during his career, 8 and 24, were retired by the Lakers on December 18, 2017. [190] Despite the injury, Bryant elected to continue playing, rather than take any time off to rest the injury. "[168] In addition to winning his MVP award, Bryant was the only unanimous selection to the All-NBA team on May 8, 2008, for the third straight season and sixth time in his career. [108] O'Neal was traded to the Miami Heat for Lamar Odom, Caron Butler, and Brian Grant. "[263] Eight times he reached 40 points during the season, and eleven times he had 10 or more assists in his role as distributor, dubbed "Magic Mamba" after the passing skills of Magic Johnson. In 1997, he appeared on an episode of Hang Time, this was followed by a guest appearance on the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series All That (1998). Kobe Bean Bryant (/kobi/ KOH-bee; August 23, 1978 January 26, 2020) was an American professional basketball player. Even at an early stage of his career, sportswriters were comparing his skills to those of Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson. In addition, he was also voted to start in the NBA All-Star Game for the third year in a row (no game in 1999). [196] Two weeks later, he made his sixth game-winning shot of the season, against the Toronto Raptors. [133] By the end of the 200506 season, Bryant set Lakers single-season franchise records for most 40-point games (27) and most points scored (2,832). [259] The Lakers finished the season at 4537, good for seventh in the West. [26] He was especially fond of Reggio Emilia, which he considered a loving place and where some of his best childhood memories were made. Russell Westbrook 's Los Angeles Lakers tenure hasn't been the smoothest. In Game 2 win against the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference finals, Anthony Davis made a buzzer-beating 3-pointer and yelled Bryant's name, while the team was wearing the 'Black Mamba' jerseys. including a pair of sneakers worn and signed by the late NBA great Kobe Bryant. He gave himself the nickname "Black Mamba" in the mid-2000s, and the epithet became widely adopted by the general public. The road to the Finals would prove a lot tougher than the record run the Lakers had enjoyed the previous year. [539][540][541], Bryant also appeared at the start of the In Memoriam segment of the 92nd Academy Awards following his Oscar in 2018 for Dear Basketball, and Spike Lee wore a suit in tribute to him at the ceremony. [399] In his career, Bryant scored 40-plus points in 121 games, and 21 times he recorded a triple-double. [521], At 9:45a.m., the helicopter crashed into the side of a mountain in Calabasas, about 30 miles (48km) northwest of downtown Los Angeles, and began burning. He played on the varsity basketball team as a freshman. Those nine NBA All-Defensive First Team nods didn't come by accident. [506], In 2013, Bryant launched a production company called Granity Studios, which developed different media, ranging from films to television shows and novels. The others were Chamberlain (2 in 197273) and Kidd (2 each in 200910 and 201011). He was selected to his 11th consecutive All-Star Game as a starter,[180] and was named the Western Conference Player of the Month for December and January in addition to being named Western Conference Player of the week three times. Kobe Bryant Stats and news - NBA stats and news on Los Angeles Lakers Forward-Guard Kobe Bryant. [302][303] In his press conference after the announcement, he acknowledged his declining skills. [235] He also suffered a broken nose and a concussion in the third quarter of the All-Star Game after a hard foul from Dwyane Wade. [333] After winning another gold medal, Bryant decided to retire from the team. [481] The music video of the single also features Bryant. In the book, Jackson called Bryant "un-coachable". [166] He said, "It's been a long ride. [25] Sony abandoned plans for the album, which was never released, and dropped Bryant later that year. [358] However, some critics have suggested that Bryant's defensive accolades in his later years were based more on his reputation than his actual play. [265] He remained the league's highest-paid player, although he accepted a discounted deal; he had been eligible to receive an extension starting at $32 million per year. However, the Lakers lost the game to the Clippers and started the season 03 for the first time in 34 years and just the fourth time in franchise history. [522] At that time, the helicopter experienced extreme fog and turned south towards the mountains. Bryant also led the NBA in scoring twice, and ranks fourth in league all-time regular season and postseason scoring. [521] The flight tracker showed that the helicopter circled above the L.A. [203] In a rematch against the 2008 Champion Boston Celtics, Bryant, despite shooting 6 for 24 from the field, led the Lakers back from a 13-point third-quarter deficit in Game 7 to win the championship; he scored 10 of his game-high 23 points in the fourth quarter and finished the game with 15 rebounds. [155], On May 27, 2007, ESPN reported that Bryant stated that he wanted to be traded if Jerry West did not return to the team with full authority. Fans were upset at the omission, especially as actors Naya Rivera and Chadwick Boseman had been featured prominently in both;[543][544][545][546] after Rivera and Boseman's unexpected deaths in July and August 2020 respectively, the three young black celebrities were popularly compared. [375][376] In 2008 and again in 2016, ESPN ranked him the second-greatest shooting guard of all time after Jordan. He was listed at 6feet 6inches (1.98m) and 212 pounds (96kg),[336] He was often cited as one of the most dangerous scorers in the NBA. Bryant began the season playing with an injured wrist. [232] He went on to score 40, 42, and 42 in his next three games. However, The New York Times called his leading of the Lakers back into playoff contention "perhaps some of the finest work of his career. In the 2000 Finals, against the Indiana Pacers, Bryant injured his ankle in the second quarter of Game 2 after landing on the Pacers' Jalen Rose's foot. [298][299] On December 1, 2015, Bryant played his last game against his hometown team, the Philadelphia 76ers, where the Lakers lost 10391. . Bryant's mother received $450,000 from the auction house for the items, and contended Bryant had given her the rights to the items he had remaining in her home. [277] At age 36, he became the oldest NBA player to achieve 30 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists in a game. [246] In a move to improve the team's defense, D'Antoni began having Bryant guard the opponent's best perimeter player; Bryant was the primary defender on the Cavaliers' Kyrie Irving, who was held to 15 points. [251] With a disappointing 1725 start to the season,[252] D'Antoni had Bryant became the primary facilitator on offense and Nash was moved off the ball and became more of a spot-up shooter. [56] Bryant was the first guard drafted directly out of high school. [228], Bryant received experimental platelet-rich plasma therapy called Orthokine in Germany to treat the pain on his left knee and ankle,[229][230] and Mike Brown replaced the retired Jackson as coach of the Lakers in the off-season. Bryant appeared as the cover athlete for the following video games: Bryant was also one of the global ambassadors of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China. Its goals are "helping young people in need, encouraging the development of physical and social skills through sports and assisting the homeless". [284][285] Three times Bryant had exceeded 40 minutes in a game,[286] and the coach blamed himself for overloading him after he started the season in such great shape. In 2014, Bryant passed Havlicek's previous mark of 13,417 missed shots. His next two seasons were cut short by injuries to his knee and shoulder, respectively. Regarding his injury, he stated, "I would prefer to delay any surgical procedure until after our Lakers season, and this summer's Olympic Games. [498], Bryant was the official ambassador for After-School All-Stars (ASAS), an American non-profit organization that provides comprehensive after-school programs to children in thirteen US cities. [143] Over the course of the season, Bryant became involved in a number of on-court incidents. He scored at least 50 points 24 times in his career, which is third in league history behind Jordan (31) and Chamberlain (118);[302] six times Bryant scored at least 60. [27][28] Bryant began to play basketball seriously while living in Reggio Emilia. [219][220][221] The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation praised the NBA's decision to fine Bryant, and the Human Rights Campaign said that Bryant's language was a "disgrace" and "distasteful". [433][434], In January 2002, Bryant bought a Mediterranean-style house for $4million, located on a cul-de-sac in Newport Coast, Newport Beach. [491], In 2018, Bryant became the first African-American to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and the first former professional athlete to be nominated and to win an Academy Award in any category for his film Dear Basketball. "[431][432] During the 201213 season, he began referring to himself as "vino" to describe how his play had been aging like a fine wine. ", "L.A. 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Playing without Bryant, the Lakers were swept in four games by the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the playoffs. Apply to and more! [240] After starting the season 14, coach Brown was fired. dummy info@azsecuritygroup.com. The headquarters are in Newport Beach, California. Nearly one year later, the facts . The duo of O'Neal and Bryant backed with a strong bench led to the Lakers winning 67 games, tied for fifth-most in NBA history. 13 pick to the Lakers the day before the draft. [483] Similarly, in 2010, American rapper Sho Baraka released a song called "Kobe Bryant On'em", which was featured on his album Lions and Liars. The group was signed by Sony Entertainment, but the company's ultimate goal was to eliminate the group and have Bryant record on his own. [444], In the summer of 2003, the sheriff's office of Eagle, Colorado, arrested Bryant in connection with an investigation of a sexual assault complaint filed by a 19-year-old hotel employee. [289] Though he was right-handed, he returned to play in the game and ran the offense while shooting, dribbling, and passing almost exclusively with his left hand. [82] While playing second fiddle to O'Neal in the playoffs, Bryant had some clutch performances, including a 25-point, 11-rebound, 7-assist, 4-block game in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals against the Portland Trail Blazers. [153][154] In the 2007 NBA playoffs, the Lakers were once again eliminated in the first round by the Phoenix Suns, 41. "[167] West, who was responsible for bringing Bryant to the Lakers, was on hand at the press conference to observe Bryant receive his MVP trophy from NBA commissioner David Stern. We'd come out of the locker room at halftime and have to chase him off the court". [462] On February 9, 2009, Bryant was featured on the cover of ESPN The Magazine. Mr. Harding was employed to Secure World Security Company. The book looks back on his career with photos and his reflections. [191] Bryant also became the youngest player (31 years, 151 days) to reach 25,000 points in his career during the season, surpassing Chamberlain. [292][293] The Lakers finished the season with a record of 2161, surpassing the franchise record for most losses in a season that they had set the previous year. The Sony president who originally signed Bryant had already left, and Bryant's other backers had mostly abandoned him. [550] Bryant was posthumously inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2021, with Vanessa delivering the acceptance speech on Bryant's behalf.[551]. [69] Bryant would see an increase in minutes when the Lakers "played small", which would feature Bryant playing small forward alongside the guards he would usually back up. [101] Bryant was arrested for sexual assault before the season began. He was a member of the 2007 USA Men's Senior National Team and USA FIBA Americas Championship Team that finished 100, won gold and qualified the United States men for the 2008 Olympics. Reportedly Bryant's parents had problems with him marrying so young, especially to a woman who was not African-American. 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[80], Bryant was sidelined for six weeks prior to the start of the 19992000 season due to a hand injury that he had incurred during a preseason game against the Washington Wizards. [383] He also won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest in 1997 and was its youngest winner. Games. [38] Bryant's news was met with a lot of publicity at a time when prep-to-pro NBA players were not very common (Garnett being the only exception in 20 years). [339][340][341] Like Jordan, he became most known for shooting a fall-away jump shot. [286] He underwent season-ending surgery for the injury, finishing the season averaging 22.3 points but shooting a career-low 37.3 percent, well below his 45.4 percent career mark to start the season. [213] It was the Lakers' first victory of the season against one of the league's top four teams, as they entered the game 05 in previous matchups and had been outscored by an average of 11 points. 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