[302], During the 2020 NBA playoffs, the Lakers' players wore 'Black Mamba' jerseys in honor of Bryant. [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". [343], Bryant established a reputation for taking shots in the closing moments of tight games,[344][345][346] even when he was double or triple-teamed,[347] and was noted as one of the premier closers in the NBA. [315] He became just the fourth NBA player over 37 years old to log at least 35 points, five rebounds, and five assists in a game. The next day, the Lakers played their first game after the crash against the Trail Blazers. Kobe would work at the games as a ball and mop boy and would practice shooting at halftime, with Douglas sharing, "At every one of our games at halftime, it was the Kobe show. That said, for at least half of his career, he was also an incredibly tenacious defender. [166] He said, "It's been a long ride. [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. The song was also used by Sprite in its 2011 marketing campaign in China. [438][439][440], Bryant was a lifelong fan of his hometown NFL team, the Philadelphia Eagles. The all-time leading scorer in Lakers history, Bryant was the first guard in NBA history to play 20 seasons. [209] Bryant also recorded his first triple-double since January 21, 2009. [300], On November 29, 2015, Bryant announced via The Players' Tribune that he would be retiring at the end of the season. Follow Kobe Bryant On: Quotes By Kobe Bryant | Quote Of The Day | Top 100 Quotes [12] A number of tributes and memorials were subsequently issued, including renaming the All-Star MVP Award in his honor. [271] Bryant was averaging 13.8 points, 6.3 assists, and 4.3 rebounds. Jan. 24, 2021 4 AM PT. [95] At age 23, Bryant became the youngest player to win three championships. [333] After winning another gold medal, Bryant decided to retire from the team. [393] He was just the third player in NBA history to average 40 points in a calendar month, which he accomplished four times. 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. [290] Prior to the injury, Bryant had been rested in 8 of 16 games. [493] The film was produced by Bryant's production company, Granity Studios. The #BlackMamba @KobeBryant is in the building!. [537] On February 15, NBA commissioner Adam Silver announced that the All-Star Game MVP Award would be renamed to the NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player in Bryant's honor. [141][142], During the 200607 season, Bryant was selected to his ninth All-Star Game appearance, and on February 18, he logged 31 points, 6 assists, and 6 steals, earning his second career All-Star Game MVP trophy. After the draft, the trade was put in jeopardy when Divac threatened to retire rather than be traded from Los Angeles. [159] Bryant was later shown in an infamous amateur video saying that center Andrew Bynum should have been traded for All-Star Jason Kidd. [241] He was replaced by Mike D'Antoni, who Bryant knew as a child when Bryant's father was playing in Italy and D'Antoni was also a star player there. [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. Sports", "Lakers equal best 19-game start in franchise history", Kobe's steady pace lands him top spot in rankings, "Lakers' Bryant, Magic's Howard named Players of the Week", "Shaq, Kobe lead freestyling West All-Stars past East", James outdistances Bryant in winning Kia MVP award, Daily Dime: Kobe named MVP as Lakers win NBA title, "Man on a mission: Bryant revels in victory, Finals MVP", "Kobe Bryant, making the best of bad situations", Lakers win 11th straight, Bryant injures finger, Kobe's jumper at OT buzzer lifts Lakers over Bucks, Bryant joins 14 others with 25,000 points, "Kobe's 3-pointer at buzzer gives Lakers win NBA Yahoo! [522] At that time, the helicopter experienced extreme fog and turned south towards the mountains. The first single, "K.O.B.E'", featured supermodel Tyra Banks singing the hook. 5", "Ranking The Top 10 Pure Scorers In NBA History", "Kobe Bryant and the Sexual Assault Case That Was Dropped but Not Forgotten", "Where does a rape allegation fit in the legacy of Kobe Bryant? [47], Bryant received several awards for his outstanding performance during his senior year at Lower Merion. [383] He also won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest in 1997 and was its youngest winner. [232] He went on to score 40, 42, and 42 in his next three games. 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. 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). They easily swept the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round. [279] He played in the first 27 games of the season,[280] averaging team-highs with 26.4 points and 35.4 minutes per game while leading the league with 22.4 shots per game. [169] He would then headline the NBA All-Defensive First Team with Kevin Garnett, receiving 52 points overall including 24 first-place nods, earning his eighth selection. Bryant's assists were the second-highest of his career and his field goal percentage was its highest since 200809. Reportedly Bryant's parents had problems with him marrying so young, especially to a woman who was not African-American. [177] In the 200809 season, the Lakers opened the campaign by winning their first seven games. [33], Bryant also learned to play soccer, and his favorite soccer team was A.C. The Lakers swept the Nuggets in the first round and on May 6, 2008, and Bryant was officially announced as the league MVP. Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak had spoken to Bryant about his extensive playing time 10 days earlier, but Bryant insisted the minutes needed to continue given the Lakers' playoff push. [53], "If you closed your eyes and thought a little bit, you might have thought you were watching Michael Jordan. Designed by Bryant himself, the black jersey features a snakeskin pattern with yellow accents and 16 stars representing the team's 16 championships at the time. The book detailed the events of the Lakers' tumultuous 200304 season and has several criticisms of Bryant. Learn what it takes to get your Arizona Security Guard Card from start to finish. Bryant's first high-school number was 24 before he switched to 33. 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Indiana Pacers (105)", "Kobe Bryant's struggles cause some in NBA circles to say it's time he retires", "With Flair for the Dramatic, Kobe Spins Frustrating End into Emotional Final Act", "Kobe Bryant: 'Do I want to play again or don't I the reality is no, I don't. A shooting guard, he spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The headquarters are in Newport Beach, California. [273] However, he missed playing in the game, still hampered by his knee. [99] Bryant averaged 30 points per game and embarked on a historic run, posting 40 or more points in nine consecutive games while averaging 40.6 in the entire month of February. Bryant scored just four points in 25 minutes on 1-for-14 shooting, matching the worst-shooting game of his career in which he attempted at least five shots. [206], Bryant wanted a sixth championship to match Jordan's total. [466][467][468], In September 2012, Bryant shot a commercial for Turkish Airlines with FC Barcelona star Lionel Messi. The story of Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan sharing the court the last time on March 28, 2003, when the kid scored 55 points and the G.O.A.T. Home; Tickets; Schedule. In 2010 Nike launched another shoe, Nike Zoom Kobe V.[461] In 2009, Bryant signed a deal with Nubeo to market the "Black Mamba collection", a line of sports/luxury watches that range from $25,000 to $285,000. [38] His basketball skills and SAT score of 1080 would have ensured admission to any college he chose,[16][52] but he did not officially visit any campuses. Kobe Bryant is known as one of the greatest offensive talents of all time. [103] In the final game of the regular season, the Lakers played the Portland Trail Blazers. Vanessa Bryant has reached a $28.85million agreement with Los Angeles County over the leaked photos from the 2020 helicopter crash which took the lives of her husband Kobe Bryant, their daughter . He played on the varsity basketball team as a freshman. [119] Bryant endorsed the move, and by all appearances, the two men worked together well the second time around, leading the Lakers back into the playoffs. The initial investment was a 10% stake in the Bodyarmor SuperDrink company for $6 million in March 2014. [406] Bryant was in the building and working on his debut album. [191] Bryant also became the youngest player (31 years, 151 days) to reach 25,000 points in his career during the season, surpassing Chamberlain. [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. In the airline's latest commercial, the duo competes to win the attention of a young boy. [164], Despite an injury to his shooting hand's small finger, described as "a complete tear of the radial collateral ligament, an avulsion fracture, and a volar plate injury at the MCP joint" that occurred in a game on February 5, 2008, Bryant played all 82 games of the regular season instead of opting for surgery. Laila said Bryant "loved her too much for one". [242][243] On December 5 against New Orleans, Bryant became the youngest player (34 years and 104 days) in league history to score 30,000 points, joining Hall of Famers Chamberlain, Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Karl Malone as one of five players to reach that milestone. [110][111], Bryant was closely scrutinized and criticized during the 200405 season with his reputation badly damaged from all that had happened over the previous year. [23] When Bryant was six, his father retired from the NBA and moved his family to Rieti in Italy to continue playing professional basketball. [162][163] This record has since been broken by LeBron James. [238] The Lakers were knocked out of the playoffs by Durant and Oklahoma City in the second round of the playoffs, losing in five games in what would be Bryant's final playoff appearance. [494] In addition to future animation projects, he had been in talks with animator veteran Bruce Smith for the last six months before his death about starting his own animation studio. After Bryant's death, Coelho deleted the draft, saying in an interview that "it didn't make any sense to publish without him." [192] He continued his dominant clutch plays making yet another game-winning three-pointer against the Sacramento Kings,[193] and what would be the game-winning field goal against the Boston Celtics. By finishing off the Denver Nuggets in the Conference Finals in six games, the Lakers earned their second straight trip to the NBA Finals. [395] He won another gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. [17] Bryant was once again voted to both the All-NBA and All-Defensive First Teams,[17] and came in third place in voting for the MVP award. [32] From 1987 to 1989, his father played for Olimpia Basket Pistoia where he paired with former Detroit Pistons Leon Douglas. His 18 All-Star designations are the second most all time, and he has the most consecutive appearances as a starter. Afterward, Bryant co-founded an independent record label, Heads High Entertainment, but it folded within a year. [126][127] Chamberlain, playing in an era when the games were paced faster and scoring opportunities were more plentiful,[127][128] accounted for 59 percent of his team's points in Philadelphia's 169147 win, compared to Bryant scoring 66 percent of the Lakers' 122 points. [146] In his first game back on March 9, he elbowed Kyle Korver in the face which was retroactively re-classified as a Type 1 flagrant foul. He gave himself the nickname "Black Mamba" in the mid-2000s, and the epithet became widely adopted by the general public. 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. We'd come out of the locker room at halftime and have to chase him off the court". ", "Kobe Bryant's Charity Work, Events and Causes", "Honor Kobe Bryant's legacy through the charities he supported", "Statement on the Death of Basketball Icon and Museum Founding Donor Kobe Bryant", "Kobe Bryant Granted Over 200 Make-A-Wish Requests During Career: It Was the 'Highlight of My Life', "Kobe's $6M drink investment has $200M return", "Kobe Bryant and Jeff Stibel Unveil $100 Million Venture Capital Fund", "What Is Bryant Stibel, Venture Capitalist Fund? In Game 1, Bryant, who said he made himself a decoy through most of the game, scored 18 of his 32 points in the final eight minutes to keep Los Angeles safely ahead. He won gold medals on the 2008 and 2012 U.S. Olympic teams. After finishing 5032 in the regular season, the Lakers floundered in the playoffs and lost in the Western Conference semi-finals in six games to the eventual NBA champions San Antonio Spurs. A security guard opens a steel door leading into a vault containing hundreds of collectibles at Collectors Vault, a new company that is making it easier for collectors to store and trade memorabilia, on Oct. 21, 2022, in Delaware. He joined Jordan (3 times), Karl Malone (3) and Abdul-Jabbar. [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. [50] In 2012, Bryant was honored as one of the 35 Greatest McDonald's All-Americans for his high-school play as well as his later accomplishments. [143] Over the course of the season, Bryant became involved in a number of on-court incidents. However, it was not for anything basketball related; rather, it was about Bryant being a big fan of FC Barcelona. [441] He was also a fan of soccer teams Barcelona, AC Milan, and Manchester City. [41], At Adidas ABCD Camp, Bryant earned the 1995 senior MVP award[43] while playing alongside future NBA teammate Lamar Odom. [380][381] The Press-Enterprise described Bryant as "maybe the greatest Laker in the organization's history". [480] The proceeds for downloads of both the single and ringtones were donated to impoverished schools for basketball facilities and equipment. ", "Better scoring night: Kobe's 81 or Wilt's 100? [457] He has since resumed endorsement deals with The Coca-Cola Company, through their subsidiary Energy Brands, to promote their Vitamin Water brand of drinks. [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. [63][64] Initially, Bryant played limited minutes, but as the season continued, he began to see some more playing time. [396] He was chosen a record 18 straight times, each time as a starter. [394] In the 2008 Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal as a member of the U.S. men's basketball team, occasionally referred to as "The Redeem Team". [253][254][255] In the next three games, Bryant had at least 10 assists in three wins with a three-game total of 39 assists, the most in his career. You don't want to miss it! The others were Chamberlain (2 in 197273) and Kidd (2 each in 200910 and 201011). [248][249] His defense disrupted opponents and freed Nash from unfavorable matchups. [309][310][311][312] Previously, Bryant was respected but not beloved,[313][314] and he was astonished at the cheers he was now receiving. [334] He finished his national team career with a record of 260 across three tournaments, winning a gold medal each time. [525], The Federal Aviation Administration, National Transportation Safety Board, and the FBI[518] launched investigations into the crash. [316] Playing in his first All-Star game since 2013, Bryant had 10 points, six rebounds, and seven assists. [451][452] His first signature shoe was the Equipment KB 8. [287] For the season, Bryant had been shooting just 37 percent from the field, and the team's record was only 819. [447] In September 2004, the assault case was dropped by prosecutors after the accuser decided not to testify at the trial. Rose later admitted he placed his foot under Bryant intentionally. [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. On December 20, 2005, Bryant scored 62 points in three quarters against the Dallas Mavericks. [27][28] Bryant began to play basketball seriously while living in Reggio Emilia. Kobe Bryant, along with his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna Bryant, died on January 26, 2020, near Calabasas, California, in a helicopter crash. He first missed a game-winning two-point jump shot in the fourth quarter, and then misfired 3 three-point field goals in overtime, including two tying shots in the final minute. Ahead of the match, the Lakers paid tribute to Bryant and all who lost their lives in the crash with a ceremony held just before tip-off, with Usher singing "Amazing Grace" and Boyz II Men singing the National Anthem, while Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth reunited to perform "See You Again"originally their tribute to Paul Walker after his death while filming Furious 7at halftime. A Catholic cantor said she was inspired by Bryant's faith, and the respect that he showed her. [433][434], In January 2002, Bryant bought a Mediterranean-style house for $4million, located on a cul-de-sac in Newport Coast, Newport Beach. [521] Initial reports indicated that the helicopter crashed in the hills above Calabasas in heavy fog. [123], On January 22, 2006, Bryant scored a career-high 81 points in a 122104 victory against the Toronto Raptors. The stunt was considered to be fake, and the Los Angeles Times said a real stunt would probably be a violation of Bryant's Lakers contract. [26] He was especially fond of Reggio Emilia, which he considered a loving place and where some of his best childhood memories were made. While the Lakers swept the Blazers and defeated the Spurs 41 in the first two rounds of the playoffs, the Lakers did not have home-court advantage against the Sacramento Kings. A fourth novel, The Wizenard Series: Season One, was released posthumously in March 2020. As a result, Bryant's point averages more than doubled, from 7.6 to 15.4 points per game. 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