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class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Scoring_records_and_playoff_upsets_(2004–2007)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Scoring_records_and_playoff_upsets_(2004–2007)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 2.2.4 Scoring records and playoff upsets (2004–2007) </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Scoring_records_and_playoff_upsets_(2004–2007)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Back_on_top_(2007–2010)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Back_on_top_(2007–2010)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 2.2.5 Back on top (2007–2010) </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Back_on_top_(2007–2010)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Chasing_a_sixth_championship_(2010–2013)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Chasing_a_sixth_championship_(2010–2013)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 2.2.6 Chasing a sixth championship (2010–2013) </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Chasing_a_sixth_championship_(2010–2013)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Injury-plagued_years_(2013–2015)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Injury-plagued_years_(2013–2015)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 2.2.7 Injury-plagued years (2013–2015) </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Injury-plagued_years_(2013–2015)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Final_season_(2015–2016)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Final_season_(2015–2016)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 2.2.8 Final season (2015–2016) </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Final_season_(2015–2016)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-National_team_career" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#National_team_career"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 3 National team career </div> </a> <ul id="toc-National_team_career-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Player_profile" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Player_profile"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 4 Player profile </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Player_profile-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-NBA_career_statistics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#NBA_career_statistics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 5 NBA career statistics </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-NBA_career_statistics-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> Toggle NBA career statistics subsection </button> <ul id="toc-NBA_career_statistics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Regular_season" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Regular_season"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 5.1 Regular season </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Regular_season-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Playoffs" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Playoffs"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 5.2 Playoffs </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Playoffs-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Off_the_court" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Off_the_court"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 6 Off the court </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Off_the_court-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> Toggle Off the court subsection </button> <ul id="toc-Off_the_court-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Personal_life" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Personal_life"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 6.1 Personal life </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Personal_life-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Sexual_assault_case" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sexual_assault_case"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 6.1.1 Sexual assault case </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sexual_assault_case-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Endorsements" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Endorsements"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 6.2 Endorsements </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Endorsements-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Music" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Music"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 6.3 Music </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Music-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Film_and_television" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Film_and_television"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 6.4 Film and television </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Film_and_television-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Filmography" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Filmography"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 6.4.1 Filmography </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Filmography-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Philanthropy" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Philanthropy"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 6.5 Philanthropy </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Philanthropy-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Business_ventures" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Business_ventures"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 6.6 Business ventures </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Business_ventures-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Books" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Books"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 6.7 Books </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Books-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Death" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Death"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 7 Death </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Death-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> Toggle Death subsection </button> <ul id="toc-Death-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Accident" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Accident"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 7.1 Accident </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Accident-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Investigations" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Investigations"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 7.2 Investigations </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Investigations-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Tributes_and_funeral_services" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Tributes_and_funeral_services"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 7.3 Tributes and funeral services </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Tributes_and_funeral_services-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Legacy" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Legacy"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 8 Legacy </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Legacy-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 9 See also </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 10 Notes </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 11 References </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Further_reading" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Further_reading"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 12 Further reading </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Further_reading-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 13 External links </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" 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data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target">العربية</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Aragonés</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Asturianu</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobi_Brayant" title="Kobi Brayant – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Kobi Brayant" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target">Azərbaycanca</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%A8%DB%8C_%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA" title="کوبی برایانت – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="کوبی برایانت" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target">تۆرکجه</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item"><a href="https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – Balinese" lang="ban" hreflang="ban" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="Basa Bali" data-language-local-name="Balinese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Basa Bali</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF_%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F" title="কোবি ব্রায়ান্ট – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="কোবি ব্রায়ান্ট" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target">বাংলা</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target">閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%96_%D0%91%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%8F%D0%BD%D1%82" title="Кобі Браянт – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Кобі Браянт" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Беларуская</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%96_%D0%91%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%8F%D0%BD%D1%82" title="Кобі Браянт – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Кобі Браянт" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target">Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bcl mw-list-item"><a href="https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – Central Bikol" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="Bikol Central" data-language-local-name="Central Bikol" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bikol Central</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B8_%D0%91%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B9%D1%8A%D0%BD%D1%82" title="Коби Брайънт – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Коби Брайънт" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Български</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bosanski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target">Català</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target">Čeština</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target">Cymraeg</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Dansk</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target">Deutsch</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Eesti</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9A%CF%8C%CE%BC%CF%80%CE%B9_%CE%9C%CF%80%CF%81%CE%AC%CE%B9%CE%B1%CE%BD%CF%84" title="Κόμπι Μπράιαντ – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Κόμπι Μπράιαντ" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target">Ελληνικά</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eml mw-list-item"><a href="https://eml.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – Emiliano-Romagnolo" lang="egl" hreflang="egl" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="Emiliàn e rumagnòl" data-language-local-name="Emiliano-Romagnolo" class="interlanguage-link-target">Emiliàn e rumagnòl</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Español</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target">Esperanto</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target">Euskara</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%A8%DB%8C_%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA" title="کوبی برایانت – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="کوبی برایانت" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target">فارسی</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target">Français</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Frysk</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Gaeilge</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target">Galego</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hak mw-list-item"><a href="https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – Hakka Chinese" lang="hak" hreflang="hak" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî" data-language-local-name="Hakka Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target">客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%BD%94%EB%B9%84_%EB%B8%8C%EB%9D%BC%EC%9D%B4%EC%96%B8%ED%8A%B8" title="코비 브라이언트 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="코비 브라이언트" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target">한국어</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%BF%D5%B8%D5%A2%D5%AB_%D4%B2%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%BF" title="Կոբի Բրայանտ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Կոբի Բրայանտ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Հայերեն</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9F" title="कोबी ब्रायंट – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="कोबी ब्रायंट" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target">हिन्दी</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Hrvatski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target">Ido</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bahasa Indonesia</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target">Íslenska</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Italiano</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%91%D7%99_%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%99%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%98" title="קובי בראיינט – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="קובי בראיינט" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target">עברית</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Jawa</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%95%E0%B3%8B%E0%B2%AC%E0%B2%BF_%E0%B2%AC%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%AF%E0%B2%82%E0%B2%9F%E0%B3%8D" title="ಕೋಬಿ ಬ್ರಾಯಂಟ್ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಕೋಬಿ ಬ್ರಾಯಂಟ್" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target">ಕನ್ನಡ</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pam mw-list-item"><a href="https://pam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – Pampanga" lang="pam" hreflang="pam" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="Kapampangan" data-language-local-name="Pampanga" class="interlanguage-link-target">Kapampangan</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%99%E1%83%9D%E1%83%91%E1%83%98_%E1%83%91%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90%E1%83%98%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%A2%E1%83%98" title="კობი ბრაიანტი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="კობი ბრაიანტი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target">ქართული</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B8_%D0%91%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82" title="Коби Брайант – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Коби Брайант" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target">Қазақша</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target">Kiswahili</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target">Kreyòl ayisyen</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Kurdî</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B8_%D0%91%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82" title="Коби Брайант – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Коби Брайант" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target">Кыргызча</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Braiants" title="Kobe Braiants – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Kobe Braiants" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Latviešu</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Lietuvių</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Magyar</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B8_%D0%91%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%98%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82" title="Коби Брајант – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Коби Брајант" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Македонски</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target">Malagasy</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%AC%E0%B4%BF_%E0%B4%AC%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%8D" title="കോബി ബ്രയന്റ് – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="കോബി ബ്രയന്റ്" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target">മലയാളം</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%87_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9F" title="कोबे ब्रायंट – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="कोबे ब्रायंट" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target">मराठी</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%99%E1%83%9D%E1%83%91%E1%83%98_%E1%83%91%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90%E1%83%98%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%A2%E1%83%98" title="კობი ბრაიანტი – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="კობი ბრაიანტი" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target">მარგალური</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%89_%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AA" title="كوبى براينت – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="كوبى براينت" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target">مصرى</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bahasa Melayu</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-min mw-list-item"><a href="https://min.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – Minangkabau" lang="min" hreflang="min" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="Minangkabau" data-language-local-name="Minangkabau" class="interlanguage-link-target">Minangkabau</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cdo mw-list-item"><a href="https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – Mindong" lang="cdo" hreflang="cdo" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄" data-language-local-name="Mindong" class="interlanguage-link-target">閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B8_%D0%91%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82" title="Коби Брайант – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Коби Брайант" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Монгол</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target">Nederlands</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88" title="コービー・ブライアント – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="コービー・ブライアント" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target">日本語</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target">Norsk bokmål</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target">Norsk nynorsk</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target">Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%95%E0%A9%8B%E0%A8%AC%E0%A9%80_%E0%A8%AC%E0%A9%8D%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%87%E0%A9%B0%E0%A8%9F" title="ਕੋਬੀ ਬ੍ਰਾਇੰਟ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਕੋਬੀ ਬ੍ਰਾਇੰਟ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target">ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Polski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Português</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Română</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target">Runa Simi</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82,_%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B8" title="Брайант, Коби – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Брайант, Коби" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Русский</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target">Scots</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Shqip</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target">Simple English</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target">Slovenčina</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Slovenščina</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-so mw-list-item"><a href="https://so.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant – Somali" lang="so" hreflang="so" data-title="Kobe Bryant" data-language-autonym="Soomaaliga" data-language-local-name="Somali" 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summary">Kobe Bryant</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a href="/wiki/File:Kobe_Bryant_2014.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Bryant handling the basketball" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Kobe_Bryant_2014.jpg/240px-Kobe_Bryant_2014.jpg" decoding="async" width="240" height="229" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Kobe_Bryant_2014.jpg/360px-Kobe_Bryant_2014.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Kobe_Bryant_2014.jpg/480px-Kobe_Bryant_2014.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2060" data-file-height="1963" /></a><div class="infobox-caption">Bryant with the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> in 2014</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Born</th><td class="infobox-data">(1978-08-23)August 23, 1978 <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia, Pennsylvania">Philadelphia, Pennsylvania</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">January 26, 2020(2020-01-26) (aged 41) <a href="/wiki/Calabasas,_California" title="Calabasas, California">Calabasas, California</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Listed height</th><td class="infobox-data">6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)<a href="#cite_note-height_note-3">[a]</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Listed weight</th><td class="infobox-data">212 lb (96 kg)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;">Career information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">High school</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><a href="/wiki/Lower_Merion_High_School" title="Lower Merion High School">Lower Merion</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ardmore,_Pennsylvania" title="Ardmore, Pennsylvania">Ardmore, Pennsylvania</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/NBA_draft" title="NBA draft">NBA draft</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_draft" title="1996 NBA draft">1996</a>: 1st round, 13th overall pick</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Selected by the <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets">Charlotte Hornets</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Playing career</th><td class="infobox-data">1996–2016</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Position</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Shooting_guard" title="Shooting guard">Shooting guard</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Number</th><td class="infobox-data">8, 24</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;">Career history<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_NBA_season" title="1996–97 NBA season">1996</a>–<a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_NBA_season" title="2015–16 NBA season">2016</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Career highlights and awards</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left;"> <ul><li>5× <a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_champions" title="List of NBA champions">NBA champion</a> (<a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_Finals" title="2000 NBA Finals">2000</a>–<a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_Finals" title="2002 NBA Finals">2002</a>, <a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_Finals" title="2009 NBA Finals">2009</a>, <a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_Finals" title="2010 NBA Finals">2010</a>)</li> <li>2× <a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award">NBA Finals MVP</a> (<a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_Finals" title="2009 NBA Finals">2009</a>, <a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_Finals" title="2010 NBA Finals">2010</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Most Valuable Player Award">NBA Most Valuable Player</a> (<a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_NBA_season" title="2007–08 NBA season">2008</a>)</li> <li>18× <a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_All-Stars" title="List of NBA All-Stars">NBA All-Star</a> (<a href="/wiki/1998_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1998 NBA All-Star Game">1998</a>, <a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2000 NBA All-Star Game">2000</a>–<a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2016 NBA All-Star Game">2016</a>)</li> <li>4× <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Game_Kobe_Bryant_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award">NBA All-Star Game MVP</a> (<a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2002 NBA All-Star Game">2002</a>, <a href="/wiki/2007_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2007 NBA All-Star Game">2007</a>, <a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2009 NBA All-Star Game">2009</a>, <a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2011 NBA All-Star Game">2011</a>)</li> <li>11× <a href="/wiki/All-NBA_Team" title="All-NBA Team">All-NBA First Team</a> (<a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_NBA_season" title="2001–02 NBA season">2002</a>–<a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NBA_season" title="2003–04 NBA season">2004</a>, <a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_NBA_season" title="2005–06 NBA season">2006</a>–<a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_NBA_season" title="2012–13 NBA season">2013</a>)</li> <li>2× <a href="/wiki/All-NBA_Team" title="All-NBA Team">All-NBA Second Team</a> (<a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_NBA_season" title="1999–2000 NBA season">2000</a>, <a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_NBA_season" title="2000–01 NBA season">2001</a>)</li> <li>2× <a href="/wiki/All-NBA_Team" title="All-NBA Team">All-NBA Third Team</a> (<a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_NBA_season" title="1998–99 NBA season">1999</a>, <a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_NBA_season" title="2004–05 NBA season">2005</a>)</li> <li>9× <a href="/wiki/All-NBA_Defensive_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="All-NBA Defensive Team">NBA All-Defensive First Team</a> (<a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_NBA_season" title="1999–2000 NBA season">2000</a>, <a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_NBA_season" title="2002–03 NBA season">2003</a>, <a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NBA_season" title="2003–04 NBA season">2004</a>, <a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_NBA_season" title="2005–06 NBA season">2006</a>–<a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NBA_season" title="2010–11 NBA season">2011</a>)</li> <li>3× <a href="/wiki/All-NBA_Defensive_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="All-NBA Defensive Team">NBA All-Defensive Second Team</a> (<a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_NBA_season" title="2000–01 NBA season">2001</a>, <a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_NBA_season" title="2001–02 NBA season">2002</a>, <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_NBA_season" title="2011–12 NBA season">2012</a>)</li> <li>2× <a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Basketball_Association_annual_scoring_leaders" class="mw-redirect" title="List of National Basketball Association annual scoring leaders">NBA scoring champion</a> (<a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_NBA_season" title="2005–06 NBA season">2006</a>, <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_NBA_season" title="2006–07 NBA season">2007</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slam_Dunk_Contest" title="Slam Dunk Contest">NBA Slam Dunk Contest</a> champion (<a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1997 NBA All-Star Game">1997</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/All-NBA_Rookie_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="All-NBA Rookie Team">NBA All-Rookie Second Team</a> (<a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_NBA_season" title="1996–97 NBA season">1997</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_75th_Anniversary_Team" title="NBA 75th Anniversary Team">NBA 75th Anniversary Team</a></li> <li><abbr title="Numbers">Nos.</abbr> 8 & 24 <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers#Retired_numbers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">retired by Los Angeles Lakers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naismith_Prep_Player_of_the_Year_Award" title="Naismith Prep Player of the Year Award">Naismith Prep Player of the Year</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gatorade_Player_of_the_Year_awards" title="Gatorade Player of the Year awards">Gatorade National Player of the Year</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonald%27s_All-American_Game" title="McDonald's All-American Game">McDonald's All-American</a> (<a href="/wiki/1996_McDonald%27s_All-American_Boys_Game" title="1996 McDonald's All-American Boys Game">1996</a>)</li> <li>First-team <a href="/wiki/Parade_All-America_Boys_Basketball_Team" title="Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team">Parade All-American</a> (1996)</li> <li>Fourth-team Parade All-American (1995)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Career statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; line-height: 1.2em"><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Points</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em">33,643 (25.0 ppg)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; line-height: 1.2em"><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebounds</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em">7,047 (5.2 rpg)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; line-height: 1.2em"><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Assists</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em">6,306 (4.7 apg)</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/player/977">Stats</a> at NBA.com <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25369#P3647" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bryanko01.html">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Basketball_Reference" class="mw-redirect" title="Basketball Reference">Basketball Reference</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="font-weight:bold; background-color: #DCDCDC !important;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/kobe-bryant">Basketball Hall of Fame</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><div class="mw-collapsible" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"> <div class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="line-height:1.6em; background-color:#ccf; font-size:105%; background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important;"><div style="margin:0 4em;">Medals</div></div> <div class="mw-collapsible-content" style="font-size:105%"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151960987">body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox table{display:table}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox caption{display:table-caption}</style> <table class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="width:100%; background-color:#f9f9f9; color:#000000; font-weight:normal"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0"> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#eeeeee;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Men%27s_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="Men's basketball">Men's basketball</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#eeeeee;color:inherit;" class="adr">Representing the <img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> <a href="/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_basketball_team" title="United States men's national basketball team">United States</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cccccc;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Basketball_at_the_Summer_Olympics" title="Basketball at the Summer Olympics">Olympic Games</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><img alt="Gold medal – first place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics" title="2008 Summer Olympics">2008 Beijing</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_men%27s_Olympic_basketball_team" title="2008 United States men's Olympic basketball team">Team</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><img alt="Gold medal – first place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/2012_Summer_Olympics" title="2012 Summer Olympics">2012 London</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_men%27s_Olympic_basketball_team" title="2012 United States men's Olympic basketball team">Team</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cccccc;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/FIBA_Americas_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="FIBA Americas Championship">FIBA Americas Championship</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><img alt="Gold medal – first place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"> <a href="/wiki/2007_FIBA_Americas_Championship" title="2007 FIBA Americas Championship">2007 Las Vegas</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/2007_FIBA_Americas_Championship" title="2007 FIBA Americas Championship">Team</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> Kobe Bean Bryant (<a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/ˈkoʊbi/</a> <a href="/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key" title="Help:Pronunciation respelling key">KOH-bee</a>; August 23, 1978 – January 26, 2020) was an American professional <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a> player. A <a href="/wiki/Shooting_guard" title="Shooting guard">shooting guard</a>, he <a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_players_who_have_spent_their_entire_career_with_one_franchise" title="List of NBA players who have spent their entire career with one franchise">spent his entire 20-year career</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> in the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a> (NBA). Widely regarded as one of the sport's greatest and most influential players of all time, Bryant won five <a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals" title="NBA Finals">NBA championships</a> and was an 18-time <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Star">All-Star</a>, 15-time member of the <a href="/wiki/All-NBA_Team" title="All-NBA Team">All-NBA Team</a>, 12-time member of the <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Defensive_Team" title="NBA All-Defensive Team">All-Defensive Team</a>, the 2008 <a href="/wiki/NBA_Most_Valuable_Player" title="NBA Most Valuable Player">NBA Most Valuable Player</a> (MVP), and a two-time <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell_NBA_Finals_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award">NBA Finals MVP</a>. He ranks fourth in <a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Basketball_Association_career_scoring_leaders" class="mw-redirect" title="List of National Basketball Association career scoring leaders">league all-time regular season</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_career_playoff_scoring_leaders" title="List of NBA career playoff scoring leaders">postseason scoring</a>. Bryant was posthumously voted into the <a href="/wiki/Naismith_Memorial_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame" title="Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame">Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame</a> in 2020 and named to the <a href="/wiki/NBA_75th_Anniversary_Team" title="NBA 75th Anniversary Team">NBA 75th Anniversary Team</a> in 2021. The son of NBA player <a href="/wiki/Joe_Bryant" title="Joe Bryant">Joe Bryant</a>, Bryant was born in <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a> and partly raised in Italy. Recognized as the top American high-school basketball player while at Philadelphia suburb <a href="/wiki/Lower_Merion_High_School" title="Lower Merion High School">Lower Merion</a>, Bryant declared for the <a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_draft" title="1996 NBA draft">1996 NBA draft</a> and was selected by the <a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Charlotte_Hornets_season" title="1996–97 Charlotte Hornets season">Charlotte Hornets</a> with the 13th pick; he was then traded to the Lakers. As a rookie, Bryant earned a reputation as a high-flyer by winning the 1997 <a href="/wiki/Slam_Dunk_Contest" title="Slam Dunk Contest">Slam Dunk Contest</a> and was named an All-Star by his second season. Despite his <a href="/wiki/Shaq%E2%80%93Kobe_feud" title="Shaq–Kobe feud">contentious relationship</a> with teammate <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a>, the pair led the Lakers to three consecutive NBA championships from <a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_Finals" title="2000 NBA Finals">2000</a> to <a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_Finals" title="2002 NBA Finals">2002</a>. In 2003, Bryant was <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant_sexual_assault_case" title="Kobe Bryant sexual assault case">charged with sexual assault</a>. Charges were dropped after the accuser refused to testify, and a lawsuit was settled out of court, with Bryant issuing an apology and admitting to a sexual encounter he maintained was consensual. After the Lakers lost the <a href="/wiki/2004_NBA_Finals" title="2004 NBA Finals">2004 NBA Finals</a>, O'Neal was traded and Bryant became the franchise's cornerstone. He led the NBA in scoring in the <a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_NBA_season" title="2005–06 NBA season">2005–06</a> and <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_NBA_season" title="2006–07 NBA season">2006–07</a> seasons. On January 22, 2006, Bryant scored a career-high 81 points, the second <a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Basketball_Association_single-game_scoring_leaders" class="mw-redirect" title="List of National Basketball Association single-game scoring leaders">most scored in a single NBA game</a> behind <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain%27s_100-point_game" title="Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game">Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game</a>. Bryant led the team to championships in <a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_Finals" title="2009 NBA Finals">2009</a> and <a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_Finals" title="2010 NBA Finals">2010</a>, and was named NBA Finals MVP both times. He continued to be among the league's premier players through the <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_NBA_season" title="2012–13 NBA season">2012–13 season</a> when he suffered a <a href="/wiki/Torn_achilles_tendon" class="mw-redirect" title="Torn achilles tendon">torn achilles tendon</a>. The last years of his playing career were hampered by injuries and limited playing time. Bryant retired after the <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_NBA_season" title="2015–16 NBA season">2015–16 season</a>. In 2017, the Lakers retired both his Nos. 8 and 24, making Bryant the only player in NBA history to have multiple <a href="/wiki/Retired_number" title="Retired number">numbers retired</a> by the same franchise. The all-time leading scorer in Lakers history, Bryant was the first <a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">guard</a> in NBA history to <a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Basketball_Association_seasons_played_leaders" class="mw-redirect" title="List of National Basketball Association seasons played leaders">play 20 seasons</a>. His 18 All-Star designations are the <a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_All-Stars" title="List of NBA All-Stars">third most</a>. His four <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Game_Kobe_Bryant_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award">NBA All-Star Game MVP Awards</a> are tied with <a href="/wiki/Bob_Pettit" title="Bob Pettit">Bob Pettit</a> for the most in history. Bryant gave himself the nickname Black Mamba in the mid-2000s, and the epithet became widely adopted by the public. He won <a href="/wiki/Gold_medal" title="Gold medal">gold medals</a> on the <a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_men%27s_Olympic_basketball_team" title="2008 United States men's Olympic basketball team">2008</a> and <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_men%27s_Olympic_basketball_team" title="2012 United States men's Olympic basketball team">2012 U.S. Olympic teams</a>. In 2018, Bryant won the <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Animated_Short_Film" title="Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film">Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film</a> for <a href="/wiki/Dear_Basketball" title="Dear Basketball">Dear Basketball</a> (2017).<a href="#cite_note-Oscar-4">[3]</a> In January 2020, Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter <a href="/wiki/Gianna_Bryant" title="Gianna Bryant">Gianna</a> were among nine people who died in <a href="/wiki/2020_Calabasas_helicopter_crash" title="2020 Calabasas helicopter crash">a helicopter crash</a> in <a href="/wiki/Calabasas,_California" title="Calabasas, California">Calabasas, California</a>.<a href="#cite_note-5">[4]</a> A number of tributes and memorials were issued, and the All-Star MVP Award was renamed in Bryant's honor.<a href="#cite_note-6">[5]</a> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2></div> Bryant was born on August 23, 1978, in <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>,<a href="#cite_note-7">[6]</a> the youngest of three children and the only son of Pamela Cox Bryant and former NBA player <a href="/wiki/Joe_Bryant" title="Joe Bryant">Joe Bryant</a>. He was also the maternal nephew of NBA player <a href="/wiki/Chubby_Cox" title="Chubby Cox">John "Chubby" Cox</a>.<a href="#cite_note-8">[7]</a> Bryant's parents named him after the <a href="/wiki/Kobe_beef" title="Kobe beef">famous beef of Kobe</a> from Japan, which they saw on a restaurant menu, possibly in Philadelphia.<a href="#cite_note-:5-9">[8]</a><a href="#cite_note-bio-10">[9]</a> His middle name, Bean, was derived from his father's nickname "Jellybean".<a href="#cite_note-11">[10]</a> Bryant's family was <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Philadelphia" title="Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia">Catholic</a> and he was brought up with this faith.<a href="#cite_note-:2-12">[11]</a><a href="#cite_note-cna-13">[12]</a><a href="#cite_note-:3-14">[13]</a> Bryant started playing basketball at the age of three,<a href="#cite_note-15">[14]</a> and the Lakers were his favorite team when he was growing up.<a href="#cite_note-16">[15]</a> When Bryant was six, his father retired from the NBA and moved his family to <a href="/wiki/Rieti" title="Rieti">Rieti</a> in Italy to continue playing professional basketball.<a href="#cite_note-17">[16]</a><a href="#cite_note-rap_career-18">[17]</a> After two years, they moved first to <a href="/wiki/Reggio_Calabria" title="Reggio Calabria">Reggio Calabria</a>, then to <a href="/wiki/Pistoia" title="Pistoia">Pistoia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Reggio_Emilia" title="Reggio Emilia">Reggio Emilia</a>. Kobe became accustomed to his new lifestyle and learned to speak fluent Italian.<a href="#cite_note-:4-19">[18]</a> He was especially fond of Reggio Emilia, which Kobe considered a loving place and where some of his best childhood memories were made.<a href="#cite_note-20">[19]</a><a href="#cite_note-21">[20]</a> Kobe began to play basketball seriously while living in Reggio Emilia.<a href="#cite_note-22">[21]</a><a href="#cite_note-23">[22]</a> His grandfather mailed him videos of NBA games for him to study.<a href="#cite_note-Greatness-24">[23]</a> Another source of inspiration was animated European films about sports, from which Kobe learned more about basketball.<a href="#cite_note-25">[24]</a> From 1987 to 1989, his father played for <a href="/wiki/Olimpia_Basket_Pistoia" title="Olimpia Basket Pistoia">Olimpia Basket Pistoia</a> where he paired with former <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a> player <a href="/wiki/Leon_Douglas" title="Leon Douglas">Leon Douglas</a>. Kobe worked at the games as a ball and mop boy and practiced shooting at halftime. Douglas said, "At every one of our games at halftime, it was the Kobe show. He'd get out there and get his shot up. We'd come out of the locker room at halftime and have to chase him off the court".<a href="#cite_note-26">[25]</a> Bryant also learned to play soccer, and his favorite soccer team was <a href="/wiki/A.C._Milan" class="mw-redirect" title="A.C. Milan">A.C. Milan</a>.<a href="#cite_note-27">[26]</a><a href="#cite_note-28">[27]</a> During summers, Bryant returned to the United States to play in a basketball summer league.<a href="#cite_note-29">[28]</a> When he was 13, Bryant and his family moved back to Philadelphia, where he enrolled in the eighth grade at <a href="/wiki/Bala_Cynwyd_Junior_High_School_Complex" title="Bala Cynwyd Junior High School Complex">Bala Cynwyd Middle School</a>.<a href="#cite_note-:4-19">[18]</a><a href="#cite_note-30">[29]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="High_school_(1992–1996)">High school (1992–1996)</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kobe_Bryant_retired_HS2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Kobe_Bryant_retired_HS2.jpg/220px-Kobe_Bryant_retired_HS2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="303" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Kobe_Bryant_retired_HS2.jpg/330px-Kobe_Bryant_retired_HS2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Kobe_Bryant_retired_HS2.jpg/440px-Kobe_Bryant_retired_HS2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="505" data-file-height="695" /></a><figcaption>Bryant's retired <abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 33 jersey and banner at the <a href="/wiki/Lower_Merion_High_School" title="Lower Merion High School">Lower Merion High School</a> gym in <a href="/wiki/Ardmore,_Pennsylvania" title="Ardmore, Pennsylvania">Ardmore, Pennsylvania</a></figcaption></figure> Bryant earned national recognition during a spectacular high-school career at <a href="/wiki/Lower_Merion_High_School" title="Lower Merion High School">Lower Merion High School</a> in <a href="/wiki/Ardmore,_Pennsylvania" title="Ardmore, Pennsylvania">Ardmore</a>, located in the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a> suburb of <a href="/wiki/Lower_Merion_Township,_Pennsylvania" title="Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania">Lower Merion</a>. He played on the varsity basketball team as a freshman.<a href="#cite_note-Merion-31">[30]</a> Bryant became the first freshman in decades to start for Lower Merion's varsity team, but the team finished with a 4–20 record.<a href="#cite_note-Merion-31">[30]</a><a href="#cite_note-32">[31]</a> The following three years, the Aces compiled a 77–13 record, with Bryant playing all five positions.<a href="#cite_note-Merion-31">[30]</a> During his junior year, Bryant averaged 31.1 points, 10.4 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 3.8 blocks and 2.3 steals<a href="#cite_note-33">[32]</a> and was named Pennsylvania Player of the Year while also earning a <a href="/wiki/Parade_All-America_Boys_Basketball_Team" title="Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team">fourth-team Parade All-American</a> nomination,<a href="#cite_note-JockBioKobe-34">[33]</a><a href="#cite_note-35">[34]</a> attracting attention from college recruiters in the process.<a href="#cite_note-JockBioKobe-34">[33]</a> <a href="/wiki/Duke_Blue_Devils_men%27s_basketball" title="Duke Blue Devils men's basketball">Duke</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michigan_Wolverines_men%27s_basketball" title="Michigan Wolverines men's basketball">Michigan</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Tar_Heels_men%27s_basketball" title="North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball">North Carolina</a> and <a href="/wiki/Villanova_Wildcats_men%27s_basketball" title="Villanova Wildcats men's basketball">Villanova</a> were at the top of his list. However, after high schooler <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Kevin Garnett</a> went in the first round of the <a href="/wiki/1995_NBA_draft" title="1995 NBA draft">1995 NBA draft</a>, Bryant also began contemplating <a href="/wiki/NBA_high_school_draftees" title="NBA high school draftees">going directly to the pros</a>.<a href="#cite_note-JockBioKobe-34">[33]</a> At <a href="/wiki/Adidas" title="Adidas">Adidas</a> <a href="/wiki/ABCD_Camp" title="ABCD Camp">ABCD Camp</a>, Bryant earned the 1995 senior MVP award<a href="#cite_note-36">[35]</a> while playing alongside future NBA teammate <a href="/wiki/Lamar_Odom" title="Lamar Odom">Lamar Odom</a>.<a href="#cite_note-37">[36]</a> While in high school, then 76ers coach <a href="/wiki/John_Lucas_II" title="John Lucas II">John Lucas</a> invited Bryant to work out and scrimmage with the team, where he played one-on-one with <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Stackhouse" title="Jerry Stackhouse">Jerry Stackhouse</a>.<a href="#cite_note-38">[37]</a> As a senior, Bryant led the Aces to their first state championship in 53 years. During the run, he averaged 30.8 points, 12 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 4 steals, and 3.8 blocked shots in leading the Aces to a 31–3 record.<a href="#cite_note-HighSchool-39">[38]</a> Bryant finished his high-school career as <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Southeastern Pennsylvania">Southeastern Pennsylvania</a>'s all-time leading scorer at 2,883 points, surpassing both <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Wilt Chamberlain</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lionel_Simmons" title="Lionel Simmons">Lionel Simmons</a>.<a href="#cite_note-40">[39]</a> Bryant received several awards for his outstanding performance during his senior year at Lower Merion. These included being named <a href="/wiki/Naismith_Prep_Player_of_the_Year_Award" title="Naismith Prep Player of the Year Award">Naismith High School Player of the Year</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gatorade" title="Gatorade">Gatorade</a> Men's National Basketball Player of the Year, a <a href="/wiki/McDonald%27s_All-American_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="McDonald's All-American Team">McDonald's All-American</a>, a first-team Parade All-American and a <a href="/wiki/USA_Today" title="USA Today">USA Today</a> All-USA First Team player.<a href="#cite_note-41">[40]</a><a href="#cite_note-42">[41]</a> Bryant's varsity coach, Greg Downer, commented that he was "a complete player who dominates" and praised his work ethic, even as the team's top player.<a href="#cite_note-HighSchool-39">[38]</a><a href="#cite_note-lee_11302015-43">[42]</a> In 1996, Bryant took <a href="/wiki/Contemporary_R%26B" title="Contemporary R&B">R&B</a> singer <a href="/wiki/Brandy_Norwood" title="Brandy Norwood">Brandy</a> to her Hollywood High senior prom.<a href="#cite_note-44">[43]</a> Ultimately, the 17-year-old Bryant decided to go directly into the NBA, becoming only the sixth player in NBA history to do so.<a href="#cite_note-Merion-31">[30]</a> His news was met with a significant publicity at a time when prep-to-pro NBA players were not very common (<a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Garnett</a> being the only exception in 20 years).<a href="#cite_note-Merion-31">[30]</a> His basketball skills and <a href="/wiki/SAT" title="SAT">SAT</a> score of 1080 would have ensured admission to any college Bryant chose,<a href="#cite_note-:5-9">[8]</a><a href="#cite_note-45">[44]</a> but he did not officially visit any campuses.<a href="#cite_note-lee_11302015-43">[42]</a> 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.<a href="#cite_note-46">[45]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_career">Professional career</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1996_NBA_draft">1996 NBA draft</h3></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224211176">.mw-parser-output .quotebox{background-color:#F9F9F9;border:1px solid #aaa;box-sizing:border-box;padding:10px;font-size:88%;max-width:100%}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft{margin:.5em 1.4em .8em 0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright{margin:.5em 0 .8em 1.4em}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.centered{overflow:hidden;position:relative;margin:.5em auto .8em auto}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft span,.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright span{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox>blockquote{margin:0;padding:0;border-left:0;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-title{text-align:center;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote>:first-child{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote:last-child>:last-child{margin-bottom:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:before{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" “ ";vertical-align:-45%;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:after{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" ” ";line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .left-aligned{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .right-aligned{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .center-aligned{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quote-title,.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quotebox-quote{display:block}.mw-parser-output .quotebox cite{display:block;font-style:normal}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .quotebox{width:100%!important;margin:0 0 .8em!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="quotebox pullquote floatright" style="width:30em; ;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> If you closed your eyes and thought a little bit, you might have thought you were watching <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a>. He did everything well – beyond well. He was exceptional in everything that he did. And then we commented, as I recall, on how reminiscent he was of Michael. </blockquote> <cite class="left-aligned" style="">— <a href="/wiki/Jan_Volk" title="Jan Volk">Jan Volk</a>, the Celtics' general manager, on Kobe Bryant during a pre-draft workout in 1996<a href="#cite_note-47">[46]</a></cite> </div> Before the <a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_draft" title="1996 NBA draft">1996 NBA draft</a>, Bryant had worked out in Los Angeles, where he scrimmaged against former Lakers players <a href="/wiki/Larry_Drew" title="Larry Drew">Larry Drew</a> and <a href="/wiki/Michael_Cooper" title="Michael Cooper">Michael Cooper</a> and, according to then-Laker general manager <a href="/wiki/Jerry_West" title="Jerry West">Jerry West</a>, "marched over these people."<a href="#cite_note-48">[47]</a> The Lakers were looking to trade their starting <a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">center</a> <a href="/wiki/Vlade_Divac" title="Vlade Divac">Vlade Divac</a> for a player's draft rights to free up <a href="/wiki/NBA_salary_cap" title="NBA salary cap">salary cap</a> space to make an offer to free-agent center <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a>. Bill Branch, the <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets">Charlotte Hornets</a>' head scout at the time, said that the Hornets agreed to trade their <abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 13 pick to the Lakers the day before the draft. Before the trade agreement, the Hornets never considered drafting Bryant. During the draft, the Lakers told the Hornets whom to select minutes before the pick was made.<a href="#cite_note-49">[48]</a> Bryant was the first guard drafted directly out of high school. After the draft, the trade was put in jeopardy when Divac threatened to retire rather than be traded from Los Angeles. However, on June 30, Divac relented on his threat and the trade was made final on July 9, 1996, when the league's off-season <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/moratorium" class="extiw" title="wikt:moratorium">moratorium</a> ended.<a href="#cite_note-50">[49]</a> Since Bryant was still 17 at the time, his parents had to co-sign his contract with the Lakers until Bryant was able to sign his own when he turned 18 before the season began.<a href="#cite_note-complex.com-51">[50]</a> Bryant signed a three-year rookie contract totaling $3.5 million.<a href="#cite_note-Career_Earnings-52">[51]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Los_Angeles_Lakers_(1996–2016)">Los Angeles Lakers (1996–2016)</h3></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Adjusting_to_the_NBA_(1996–1999)">Adjusting to the NBA (1996–1999)</h4></div> Bryant debuted in the <a href="/wiki/Summer_Pro_League" title="Summer Pro League">Summer Pro League</a> in <a href="/wiki/Long_Beach,_California" title="Long Beach, California">Long Beach, California</a>, scoring 25 points in front of a standing-room-only crowd. Defenders struggled to get in front of him, and his performance excited West and Lakers coach <a href="/wiki/Del_Harris" title="Del Harris">Del Harris</a>.<a href="#cite_note-53">[52]</a> Bryant scored 36 points in the finale and finished with averages of 24.5 points and 5.3 rebounds in four games.<a href="#cite_note-54">[53]</a> As a rookie in <a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1996–97 Los Angeles Lakers season">1996–97</a>, Bryant mostly came off the bench behind guards <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Jones_(basketball)" title="Eddie Jones (basketball)">Eddie Jones</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nick_Van_Exel" title="Nick Van Exel">Nick Van Exel</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Contemporary_Black_Biography-55">[54]</a> At the time, he was the <a href="/wiki/List_of_youngest_National_Basketball_Association_players" class="mw-redirect" title="List of youngest National Basketball Association players">second-youngest player ever to play in an NBA game</a> (18 years, 72 days) and also became the youngest NBA starter (18 years, 158 days).<a href="#cite_note-56">[55]</a><a href="#cite_note-57">[56]</a> Initially, Bryant played limited minutes, but as the season continued, he began to see some more playing time. By the end of the season, Bryant averaged 15.5 minutes a game. During the <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Weekend" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Star Weekend">All-Star weekend</a>, he participated in the <a href="/wiki/Rookie_Challenge" class="mw-redirect" title="Rookie Challenge">Rookie Challenge</a> and won the 1997 <a href="/wiki/Slam_Dunk_Contest" title="Slam Dunk Contest">Slam Dunk Contest</a>, becoming the youngest dunk champion at the age of 18.<a href="#cite_note-58">[57]</a> Bryant's performance throughout the year earned him a spot on the <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Rookie_Second_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Rookie Second Team">NBA All-Rookie Second Team</a> with fellow bench teammate <a href="/wiki/Travis_Knight_(basketball)" title="Travis Knight (basketball)">Travis Knight</a>.<a href="#cite_note-59">[58]</a> The Lakers advanced to the <a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)" title="Western Conference (NBA)">Western Conference</a> semifinals in the <a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1997 NBA Playoffs">playoffs</a> against the <a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Utah_Jazz_season" title="1996–97 Utah Jazz season">Utah Jazz</a>, when Bryant was pressed into a lead role at the end of Game 5. <a href="/wiki/Byron_Scott" title="Byron Scott">Byron Scott</a> missed the game with a sprained wrist, <a href="/wiki/Robert_Horry" title="Robert Horry">Robert Horry</a> was ejected for fighting with Utah's <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Hornacek" title="Jeff Hornacek">Jeff Hornacek</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> fouled out with 1:46 remaining in the fourth quarter. Bryant shot four <a href="/wiki/Air_ball" title="Air ball">air balls</a> at the end of the game; the Jazz won 98–93 in overtime to eliminate the Lakers 4–1.<a href="#cite_note-60">[59]</a> He first missed a game-winning two-point <a href="/wiki/Jump_shot_(basketball)" title="Jump shot (basketball)">jump shot</a> in the fourth quarter, and then misfired three <a href="/wiki/Three-point_field_goal" title="Three-point field goal">three-point field goals</a> in overtime, including two tying shots in the final minute.<a href="#cite_note-61">[60]</a> O'Neal commented that "[Bryant] was the only guy who had the guts at the time to take shots like that."<a href="#cite_note-62">[61]</a> In <a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1997–98 Los Angeles Lakers season">Bryant's second season</a>, he received more playing time and began to show more of his abilities as a talented young guard. As a result, Bryant's point averages more than doubled, from 7.6 to 15.4 points per game.<a href="#cite_note-63">[62]</a> He would see an increase in minutes when the Lakers "played small", which would feature Bryant playing <a href="/wiki/Small_forward" title="Small forward">small forward</a> alongside the guards he would usually back up.<a href="#cite_note-64">[63]</a> Bryant was the runner-up for the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Sixth_Man_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award">NBA's Sixth Man of the Year Award</a>,<a href="#cite_note-6thManVoting1998-65">[64]</a> and through fan voting, he also became the youngest <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association_All-Star_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="National Basketball Association All-Star Game">NBA All-Star</a> starter in NBA history.<a href="#cite_note-AllStarProfile-66">[65]</a> Bryant was joined by teammates O'Neal, Van Exel, and Jones, making it the first time since 1983 that four players on the same team were selected to play in the same All-Star Game. Bryant's 15.4 points per game was the highest of any non-starter in the season.<a href="#cite_note-Contract-67">[66]</a> The <a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1998–99 Los Angeles Lakers season">1998–99 season</a> marked Bryant's emergence as a premier guard in the league. With starting guards Van Exel and Jones traded, Bryant started every game for the lockout-shortened 50-game season.<a href="#cite_note-68">[67]</a> During the season, he signed a six-year contract extension worth $70 million.<a href="#cite_note-Contract-67">[66]</a> This kept Bryant with the Lakers until the end of the 2003–04 season. Even at an early stage of his career, sportswriters were comparing Bryant's skills to those of <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a>.<a href="#cite_note-complex.com-51">[50]</a><a href="#cite_note-69">[68]</a><a href="#cite_note-70">[69]</a> However, the playoff results were no better as the Lakers were <a href="/wiki/1999_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1999 NBA Playoffs">swept</a> by the <a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_San_Antonio_Spurs_season" title="1998–99 San Antonio Spurs season">San Antonio Spurs</a> in the Western Conference Semifinals.<a href="#cite_note-71">[70]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Three-peat_(1999–2002)">Three-peat (1999–2002)</h4></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lipofsky_Kobe.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Lipofsky_Kobe.jpg/170px-Lipofsky_Kobe.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="254" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Lipofsky_Kobe.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="201" data-file-height="300" /></a><figcaption>Bryant in December 1999</figcaption></figure> Bryant's fortunes improved when <a href="/wiki/Phil_Jackson" title="Phil Jackson">Phil Jackson</a> took over as coach of the Lakers in 1999.<a href="#cite_note-72">[71]</a> After years of steady improvement, Bryant became one of the premier <a href="/wiki/Shooting_guard" title="Shooting guard">shooting guards</a> in the league, earning appearances in the league's All-NBA,<a href="#cite_note-BryantAllNBA-73">[72]</a> All-Star, and All-Defensive teams.<a href="#cite_note-BryantAllDefensive-74">[73]</a> The Lakers became championship contenders behind the center-guard combination of Bryant and O'Neal. Jackson utilized the <a href="/wiki/Triangle_offense" title="Triangle offense">triangle offense</a> that he implemented to win six championships with the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a>; this offense would help both Bryant and O'Neal rise to the elite class of the NBA. Three championships were won consecutively in <a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_Finals" title="2000 NBA Finals">2000</a>, <a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_Finals" title="2001 NBA Finals">2001</a>, and <a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_Finals" title="2002 NBA Finals">2002</a>, further cementing this view.<a href="#cite_note-75">[74]</a> Bryant was sidelined for six weeks prior to the start of the <a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_NBA_season" title="1999–2000 NBA season">1999–2000 season</a> due to a hand injury that he had incurred during a preseason game against the <a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_Washington_Wizards_season" title="1999–2000 Washington Wizards season">Washington Wizards</a>.<a href="#cite_note-76">[75]</a> When Bryant was back and playing over 38 minutes a game, he had an increase in all statistical categories during the 1999–2000 season. This included leading the team in assists per game and steals per game. 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. This followed with O'Neal winning the MVP and Bryant being named to the <a href="/wiki/All-NBA_Team" title="All-NBA Team">All-NBA</a> Second Team and All-NBA Defensive Team for the first time in his career (the youngest player to receive All-Defensive honors).<a href="#cite_note-77">[76]</a> While playing second fiddle to O'Neal in the <a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2000 NBA Playoffs">playoffs</a>, Bryant had some clutch performances, including a 25-point, 11-rebound, seven-assist, four-block game in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals against the <a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season" title="1999–2000 Portland Trail Blazers season">Portland Trail Blazers</a>.<a href="#cite_note-78">[77]</a> He also threw an alley-oop pass to O'Neal to clinch the game and the series. In the <a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_Finals" title="2000 NBA Finals">2000 Finals</a>, against the <a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_Indiana_Pacers_season" title="1999–2000 Indiana Pacers season">Indiana Pacers</a>, Bryant injured his ankle in the second quarter of Game 2 after landing on the Pacers' <a href="/wiki/Jalen_Rose" title="Jalen Rose">Jalen Rose</a>'s foot. Rose later admitted he placed his foot under Bryant intentionally.<a href="#cite_note-79">[78]</a><a href="#cite_note-80">[79]</a> Bryant did not return to the game, and he also missed Game 3 due to the injury. In Game 4, Bryant scored 22 points in the second half and led the team to an overtime victory as O'Neal fouled out of the game. Bryant scored the winning shot to put the Lakers ahead 120–118.<a href="#cite_note-81">[80]</a> With a 116–111 victory in Game 6, the Lakers won their first championship since <a href="/wiki/1988_NBA_Finals" title="1988 NBA Finals">1988</a>.<a href="#cite_note-82">[81]</a> Statistically, the <a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_NBA_season" title="2000–01 NBA season">2000–01 season</a> saw Bryant perform similarly to the previous year, but he averaged six more points per game (28.5). It was also the year when disagreements between Bryant and O'Neal began to surface.<a href="#cite_note-83">[82]</a> Once again, Bryant led the team in assists, with five per game. However, the Lakers only won 56 games, an 11-game drop-off from the previous year. The team responded by going 15–1 in the <a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2001 NBA Playoffs">playoffs</a>. They easily swept the <a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season" title="2000–01 Portland Trail Blazers season">Portland Trail Blazers</a> in the first round. In the semifinals round, the Lakers swept the <a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="2000–01 Sacramento Kings season">Sacramento Kings</a>. In Game 4 against the Kings, Bryant recorded 48 points, 16 rebounds, and three assists in a 119–113 series-clinching victory.<a href="#cite_note-84">[83]</a> They swept the <a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_San_Antonio_Spurs_season" title="2000–01 San Antonio Spurs season">San Antonio Spurs</a> in the Conference Finals to advance to the <a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_Finals" title="2001 NBA Finals">Finals</a>, before losing their first game against the <a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Philadelphia_76ers_season" title="2000–01 Philadelphia 76ers season">Philadelphia 76ers</a> in overtime. They would go on to win the next four games and bring their second championship to Los Angeles in as many seasons. During the playoffs, Bryant played heavy minutes which brought his stats up to 29.4 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 6.1 assists per game. In the playoffs, teammate O'Neal declared Bryant the best player in the league.<a href="#cite_note-HighSchool-39">[38]</a> Bryant ended up making the All-NBA Second Team and All-NBA Defensive Team for the second year in a row. He was also voted to start in the NBA All-Star Game for the third year in a row (no game in 1999). In the <a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_NBA_season" title="2001–02 NBA season">2001–02 season</a>, Bryant played 80 games for the first time in his career. On January 14, 2002, Bryant recorded a then career-high 56 points to go along with five rebounds and four assists in a 120–81 victory over the visiting <a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Memphis_Grizzlies_season" title="2001–02 Memphis Grizzlies season">Memphis Grizzlies</a>.<a href="#cite_note-85">[84]</a> He continued his all-round play by averaging 25.2 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 5.5 assists per game. Bryant also had a career-high 46.9% shooting and once again led his team in assists. Bryant claimed his first <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Game_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award">All-Star MVP trophy</a> after a 31-point performance in Philadelphia when he was loudly booed by fans as they had throughout the game, stemming from his earlier comment to a 76ers heckler during the Finals that the Lakers were "going to cut your hearts out."<a href="#cite_note-86">[85]</a><a href="#cite_note-smallwood_02062012-87">[86]</a> While making the All-NBA Defensive Team again, Bryant was also named to the All-NBA First Team for the first time in his career. The Lakers won 58 games that year and finished second in the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Division_(NBA)" title="Pacific Division (NBA)">Pacific Division</a> behind in-state rival <a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="2001–02 Sacramento Kings season">Sacramento Kings</a>. Bryant was suspended for one game after he punched <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Miller" title="Reggie Miller">Reggie Miller</a> of the <a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Indiana_Pacers_season" title="2001–02 Indiana Pacers season">Indiana Pacers</a> after the Lakers' March 1, 2002, victory over the Pacers.<a href="#cite_note-88">[87]</a><a href="#cite_note-89">[88]</a> The road to the Finals would prove a lot tougher than the record run the Lakers had enjoyed the previous year. While they swept the <a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season" title="2001–02 Portland Trail Blazers season">Blazers</a> and defeated the <a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_San_Antonio_Spurs_season" title="2001–02 San Antonio Spurs season">Spurs</a> 4–1 in the first two rounds of the <a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2002 NBA Playoffs">playoffs</a>, the Lakers did not have home-court advantage against the <a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="2001–02 Sacramento Kings season">Sacramento Kings</a>. The series would stretch to seven games, the first time this had happened to the Lakers since the 2000 Western Conference Finals. However, the Lakers were able to beat their division rivals and make their third consecutive NBA Finals appearance. In the <a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_Finals" title="2002 NBA Finals">2002 Finals</a> against the <a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_New_Jersey_Nets_season" title="2001–02 New Jersey Nets season">New Jersey Nets</a>, Bryant averaged 26.8 points, 51.4% shooting, 5.8 rebounds, 5.3 assists per game, which included scoring a quarter of the team's points.<a href="#cite_note-Finals-90">[89]</a> At age 23, he became the youngest player to win three championships.<a href="#cite_note-Finals-90">[89]</a> Bryant's play was notable and praised for his performance in the fourth quarter of games, specifically the last two rounds of the playoffs.<a href="#cite_note-Finals-90">[89]</a><a href="#cite_note-91">[90]</a> This cemented Bryant's reputation as a "clutch player." <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Coming_up_short_(2002–2004)">Coming up short (2002–2004)</h4></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kobe_Bryant_7144_adjusted.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Kobe_Bryant_7144_adjusted.jpg/170px-Kobe_Bryant_7144_adjusted.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Kobe_Bryant_7144_adjusted.jpg/255px-Kobe_Bryant_7144_adjusted.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Kobe_Bryant_7144_adjusted.jpg/340px-Kobe_Bryant_7144_adjusted.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="3072" /></a><figcaption>Bryant during the 2005 preseason</figcaption></figure> In the first game of the <a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_NBA_season" title="2002–03 NBA season">2002–03 season</a>, Bryant recorded 27 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, and four steals in an 87–82 loss to the visiting Spurs.<a href="#cite_note-92">[91]</a> On November 1, he recorded a triple-double of 33 points, 15 rebounds, and 12 assists in a 108–93 victory over the Clippers.<a href="#cite_note-93">[92]</a> Bryant also set an NBA record for three-pointers in a game on January 7, 2003, when he made 12 against the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a>.<a href="#cite_note-94">[93]</a> He 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 also averaged 6.9 <a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">rebounds</a>, 5.9 <a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">assists</a>, and 2.2 <a href="/wiki/Steal_(basketball)" title="Steal (basketball)">steals</a> per game, all career-highs to that point.<a href="#cite_note-bio-10">[9]</a> He was once again voted to both the All-NBA and All-Defensive First Teams,<a href="#cite_note-bio-10">[9]</a> and came in third place in voting for the MVP award. After finishing 50–32 in the regular season, the Lakers floundered <a href="/wiki/2003_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2003 NBA Playoffs">in the playoffs</a> and lost in the Western Conference semifinals in six games to the eventual NBA champions <a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_San_Antonio_Spurs_season" title="2002–03 San Antonio Spurs season">San Antonio Spurs</a>.<a href="#cite_note-95">[94]</a> The following <a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NBA_season" title="2003–04 NBA season">season</a>, the Lakers were able to acquire NBA All-Stars <a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">Karl Malone</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gary_Payton" title="Gary Payton">Gary Payton</a> to make another push at the NBA championship.<a href="#cite_note-96">[95]</a> Bryant was arrested for <a href="/wiki/Sexual_assault" title="Sexual assault">sexual assault</a> before the season began.<a href="#cite_note-97">[96]</a> This caused him to miss some games due to court appearances or attend court earlier in the day and travel to play games later on the same day.<a href="#cite_note-98">[97]</a> In the final game of the regular season, the Lakers played the <a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season" title="2003–04 Portland Trail Blazers season">Portland Trail Blazers</a>. Bryant made two buzzer-beaters to win the game and the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Division_(NBA)" title="Pacific Division (NBA)">Pacific Division</a> title. At the end of the fourth quarter, Bryant made a three-pointer with 1.1 seconds left to send it into overtime.<a href="#cite_note-Portland-99">[98]</a> The game eventually went to a second overtime, in which Bryant made another three-pointer as time expired to narrowly lift the Lakers past the Blazers, 105–104.<a href="#cite_note-Portland-99">[98]</a> With a starting lineup of O'Neal, Malone, Payton, and Bryant, the Lakers were able to reach the <a href="/wiki/2004_NBA_Finals" title="2004 NBA Finals">2004 Finals</a>.<a href="#cite_note-100">[99]</a> However, they were upset in five games by the <a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_Detroit_Pistons_season" title="2003–04 Detroit Pistons season">Detroit Pistons</a>, who won their first championship since <a href="/wiki/1990_NBA_Finals" title="1990 NBA Finals">1990</a>.<a href="#cite_note-101">[100]</a> In that series, Bryant averaged 22.6 points per game and 4.4 assists while shooting 35.1% from the field.<a href="#cite_note-102">[101]</a> Jackson's contract as coach was not renewed, and <a href="/wiki/Rudy_Tomjanovich" title="Rudy Tomjanovich">Rudy Tomjanovich</a> took over.<a href="#cite_note-103">[102]</a> O'Neal was traded to the <a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Miami_Heat_season" title="2004–05 Miami Heat season">Miami Heat</a> for <a href="/wiki/Lamar_Odom" title="Lamar Odom">Lamar Odom</a>, <a href="/wiki/Caron_Butler" title="Caron Butler">Caron Butler</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Brian_Grant" title="Brian Grant">Brian Grant</a>.<a href="#cite_note-104">[103]</a> The following day, Bryant declined a six-year, $100 million offer to sign with the <a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Los_Angeles_Clippers_season" title="2004–05 Los Angeles Clippers season">Los Angeles Clippers</a> and re-signed with the Lakers on a seven-year, $136.4 million contract.<a href="#cite_note-105">[104]</a><a href="#cite_note-106">[105]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Scoring_records_and_playoff_upsets_(2004–2007)">Scoring records and playoff upsets (2004–2007)</h4></div> Bryant was closely scrutinized and criticized during the <a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2004–05 Los Angeles Lakers season">2004–05 season</a> with his reputation badly damaged from all that had happened over the previous year. A particularly damaging salvo came when Jackson wrote <a href="/wiki/The_Last_Season:_A_Team_in_Search_of_Its_Soul" title="The Last Season: A Team in Search of Its Soul">The Last Season: A Team in Search of Its Soul</a>. The book detailed the events of the Lakers' tumultuous <a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NBA_season" title="2003–04 NBA season">2003–04 season</a> and has several criticisms of Bryant. In the book, Jackson called Bryant "un-coachable."<a href="#cite_note-107">[106]</a> Midway through the season, Tomjanovich suddenly resigned as Lakers coach, citing the recurrence of health problems and exhaustion.<a href="#cite_note-108">[107]</a> Without him, stewardship of the remainder of the Lakers' season fell to career assistant coach <a href="/wiki/Frank_Hamblen" title="Frank Hamblen">Frank Hamblen</a>.<a href="#cite_note-109">[108]</a> Bryant was the league's second-leading scorer at 27.6 points per game, but he was surrounded by a subpar supporting cast, and the Lakers went 34–48 and missed the playoffs for the first time in over a decade.<a href="#cite_note-110">[109]</a> The year signified a drop in his overall status in the NBA, as Bryant did not make the NBA All-Defensive Team and was also demoted to the All-NBA Third Team.<a href="#cite_note-KobeBryantStatistics-111">[110]</a> During the season, Bryant also engaged in public feuds with Malone and <a href="/wiki/Ray_Allen" title="Ray Allen">Ray Allen</a>.<a href="#cite_note-112">[111]</a><a href="#cite_note-113">[112]</a> The <a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_NBA_season" title="2005–06 NBA season">2005–06 season</a> marked a crossroads in Bryant's basketball career. Despite past differences with Bryant, Jackson returned to coach the Lakers.<a href="#cite_note-114">[113]</a> Bryant endorsed the move, and by all appearances, they worked well together the second time around, leading the Lakers <a href="/wiki/2006_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2006 NBA Playoffs">back into the playoffs</a>. Bryant's individual scoring accomplishments resulted in the finest statistical season of his career. On December 20, 2005, Bryant scored 62 points in three quarters against the <a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Dallas_Mavericks_season" title="2005–06 Dallas Mavericks season">Dallas Mavericks</a>. Entering the fourth quarter, he had personally outscored the entire Mavericks team 62–61, the only time a player has done this through three quarters since the introduction of the <a href="/wiki/Shot_clock" title="Shot clock">shot clock</a>.<a href="#cite_note-115">[114]</a> When the Lakers faced the <a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Miami_Heat_season" title="2005–06 Miami Heat season">Miami Heat</a> on January 16, 2006, Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal made headlines by engaging in handshakes and hugs before the game, signifying a change in <a href="/wiki/Shaq%E2%80%93Kobe_feud" title="Shaq–Kobe feud">the feud</a> that had festered between them.<a href="#cite_note-116">[115]</a><a href="#cite_note-117">[116]</a> A month later, at the <a href="/wiki/2006_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2006 NBA All-Star Game">2006 NBA All-Star Game</a>, the two were seen laughing together.<a href="#cite_note-118">[117]</a> On January 22, 2006, Bryant scored a career-high 81 points in a 122–104 victory over the <a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="2005–06 Toronto Raptors season">Toronto Raptors</a>.<a href="#cite_note-119">[118]</a> In addition to breaking the previous franchise record of 71 set by <a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">Elgin Baylor</a>, Bryant's 81-point game was the second-highest point total in NBA history, surpassed only by <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain%27s_100-point_game" title="Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game">Chamberlain's 100-point game</a> in <a href="/wiki/1961%E2%80%9362_NBA_season" title="1961–62 NBA season">1962</a>.<a href="#cite_note-120">[119]</a> Whereas Chamberlain was fed repeatedly by teammates for inside shots in a blowout win, Bryant created his own shot—mostly from the outside—in a game which the Lakers trailed at halftime by 14 and did not pull away until the fourth quarter.<a href="#cite_note-hoffman_11302015-121">[120]</a><a href="#cite_note-helin_03022012-122">[121]</a> Chamberlain, playing in an era when the games were paced faster and scoring opportunities were more plentiful,<a href="#cite_note-helin_03022012-122">[121]</a><a href="#cite_note-123">[122]</a> accounted for 59 percent of his team's points in Philadelphia's 169–147 victory, compared to Bryant scoring 66 percent of the Lakers' 122 points.<a href="#cite_note-124">[123]</a><a href="#cite_note-125">[124]</a> That same month, he also became the first player since <a href="/wiki/1963%E2%80%9364_NBA_season" title="1963–64 NBA season">1964</a> to score 45 points or more in four consecutive games, joining Chamberlain and Baylor as the only players to do so.<a href="#cite_note-126">[125]</a> For the month of January, Bryant averaged 43.4 points per game,<a href="#cite_note-127">[126]</a> the eighth highest single month scoring average in NBA history and highest for any player other than Chamberlain.<a href="#cite_note-128">[127]</a> By the end of the 2005–06 season, Bryant set Lakers single-season franchise records for most 40-point games (27) and most points scored (2,832).<a href="#cite_note-129">[128]</a> He won the <a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Basketball_Association_annual_scoring_leaders" class="mw-redirect" title="List of National Basketball Association annual scoring leaders">league's scoring title</a> for the first time by averaging 35.4 points per game, becoming just the fifth player in league history to <a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Basketball_Association_single-season_scoring_leaders" class="mw-redirect" title="List of National Basketball Association single-season scoring leaders">average at least 35 in a season</a>.<a href="#cite_note-132">[b]</a> Bryant finished in fourth place in the voting for the 2006 <a href="/wiki/NBA_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Most Valuable Player Award">NBA Most Valuable Player Award</a> but received 22 first place votes—second only to winner <a href="/wiki/Steve_Nash" title="Steve Nash">Steve Nash</a>.<a href="#cite_note-133">[131]</a> Later in the season, it was reported that Bryant would change his jersey number from 8 to 24 at the start of the <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_NBA_season" title="2006–07 NBA season">2006–07 season</a>. Bryant's first high-school number was 24 before he switched to 33.<a href="#cite_note-134">[132]</a><a href="#cite_note-HangUpOldJersey-135">[133]</a> After the Lakers' season ended, Bryant said on <a href="/wiki/TNT_(American_TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="TNT (American TV channel)">TNT</a> that he wanted 24 as a rookie, but it was unavailable as it was worn by <a href="/wiki/George_McCloud" title="George McCloud">George McCloud</a>, as was 33, retired with <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a>. Bryant wore 143 at the <a href="/wiki/Adidas" title="Adidas">Adidas</a> ABCD camp and chose 8 by adding those numbers.<a href="#cite_note-HangUpOldJersey-135">[133]</a> In the first round of the playoffs, the Lakers played well enough to reach a 3–1 series lead over the <a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="2005–06 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix Suns</a>, culminating with Bryant's overtime-forcing and game-winning shots in Game 4. They came within six seconds of eliminating the second-seeded Suns in Game 6, but the Lakers lost that game 126–118 in overtime.<a href="#cite_note-phxlal-136">[134]</a> Despite Bryant's 27.9 points per game in the series, the Lakers broke down and ultimately fell to the Suns in seven games.<a href="#cite_note-phxlal-136">[134]</a> After scoring 50 points on 20 of 35 shooting in the Game 6 loss, Bryant was criticized for only taking three shots in the second half of the 121–90 Game 7 loss to Phoenix.<a href="#cite_note-137">[135]</a><a href="#cite_note-138">[136]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kobe_Bryant_Drives2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Kobe_Bryant_Drives2.jpg/170px-Kobe_Bryant_Drives2.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="241" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Kobe_Bryant_Drives2.jpg/255px-Kobe_Bryant_Drives2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Kobe_Bryant_Drives2.jpg/340px-Kobe_Bryant_Drives2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1293" data-file-height="1830" /></a><figcaption>Bryant driving towards the basket in 2007</figcaption></figure> During the <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_NBA_season" title="2006–07 NBA season">2006–07 season</a>, Bryant was selected to his ninth All-Star Game appearance, and on February 18, he logged 31 points, six assists, and six steals, earning his second career All-Star Game MVP trophy.<a href="#cite_note-139">[137]</a> Over the course of the season, Bryant became involved in a number of on-court incidents. On January 28, while attempting to draw contact on a potential game-winning jump shot, he flailed his arm, striking <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_San_Antonio_Spurs_season" title="2006–07 San Antonio Spurs season">San Antonio Spurs</a> guard <a href="/wiki/Manu_Gin%C3%B3bili" title="Manu Ginóbili">Manu Ginóbili</a> in the face with his elbow.<a href="#cite_note-flailed-140">[138]</a> Following a league review, Bryant was suspended for the subsequent game at <a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a> against the <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_New_York_Knicks_season" title="2006–07 New York Knicks season">New York Knicks</a>. The basis given for the suspension was that Bryant had performed an "unnatural motion" in swinging his arm backward.<a href="#cite_note-141">[139]</a> Later, on March 6, he seemed to repeat the motion, this time striking <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_Minnesota_Timberwolves_season" title="2006–07 Minnesota Timberwolves season">Minnesota Timberwolves</a> guard <a href="/wiki/Marko_Jari%C4%87" title="Marko Jarić">Marko Jarić</a>.<a href="#cite_note-flailed-140">[138]</a> The next day, the NBA handed Bryant his second one-game suspension.<a href="#cite_note-142">[140]</a> In his first game back on March 9, Bryant elbowed <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Korver" title="Kyle Korver">Kyle Korver</a> in the face, which was retroactively re-classified as a Type 1 <a href="/wiki/Flagrant_foul" title="Flagrant foul">flagrant foul</a>.<a href="#cite_note-flailed-140">[138]</a> On March 16, Bryant scored a season-high 65 points in a home game against the <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season" title="2006–07 Portland Trail Blazers season">Portland Trail Blazers</a>, which helped end the Lakers seven-game losing streak. This was the second-best scoring performance of his 11-year career.<a href="#cite_note-143">[141]</a> The following game, Bryant recorded 50 points against the Timberwolves,<a href="#cite_note-144">[142]</a> after which he scored 60 points in a road win against the <a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a>—becoming the second Laker to score three straight 50-plus point games, a feat not seen since Jordan last did it in 1987.<a href="#cite_note-Scoring-145">[143]</a> The only other Laker to do so was Baylor, who also scored 50+ in three consecutive contests in December 1962.<a href="#cite_note-Scoring-145">[143]</a> The next day, in a game against the <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_New_Orleans/Oklahoma_City_Hornets_season" title="2006–07 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets season">New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets</a>, Bryant scored 50 points, making him the second player in NBA history to have four straight 50-point games behind Chamberlain, who achieved it twice with streaks of five and seven.<a href="#cite_note-146">[144]</a> Bryant finished the year with a total of 10 50-plus point games, surpassed only by Chamberlain.<a href="#cite_note-147">[c]</a> Bryant also won his second straight scoring title that season.<a href="#cite_note-148">[145]</a> Throughout the 2006–07 season, Bryant's jersey became the top selling NBA jersey in the United States and China.<a href="#cite_note-top-sellchina-149">[146]</a> A number of journalists have attributed the improved sales to Bryant's new number, as well as his continuing All-Star performance on the court.<a href="#cite_note-150">[147]</a><a href="#cite_note-151">[148]</a> In the <a href="/wiki/2007_NBA_playoffs" title="2007 NBA playoffs">2007 NBA playoffs</a>, the Lakers were once again eliminated in the first round by the <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="2006–07 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix Suns</a>, 4–1.<a href="#cite_note-152">[149]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Back_on_top_(2007–2010)">Back on top (2007–2010)</h4></div> On May 27, 2007, <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a> reported that Bryant stated that he wanted to be traded if <a href="/wiki/Jerry_West" title="Jerry West">Jerry West</a> did not return to the team with full authority.<a href="#cite_note-espn_kobe_west-153">[150]</a> Bryant later confirmed his desire for West's return to the franchise, but denied stating that he would want to be traded if that did not take place.<a href="#cite_note-espn_kobe_west_2-154">[151]</a> However, three days later, on <a href="/wiki/Stephen_A._Smith" title="Stephen A. Smith">Stephen A. Smith</a>'s radio program, Bryant expressed anger over a Lakers "insider" who claimed that Bryant was responsible for <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a>'s departure from the team, and publicly stated, "I want to be traded."<a href="#cite_note-155">[152]</a> Three hours after making that statement, Bryant stated in another interview that after having a conversation with head coach Jackson, he had reconsidered his decision and backed off his trade request.<a href="#cite_note-gazette_retracts_trade-156">[153]</a> Bryant was later shown in an infamous amateur video saying that center <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Bynum" title="Andrew Bynum">Andrew Bynum</a> should have been traded for All-Star <a href="/wiki/Jason_Kidd" title="Jason Kidd">Jason Kidd</a>.<a href="#cite_note-157">[154]</a><a href="#cite_note-158">[155]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lakers_Finals_08.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Lakers_Finals_08.jpg/170px-Lakers_Finals_08.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="230" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Lakers_Finals_08.jpg/255px-Lakers_Finals_08.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Lakers_Finals_08.jpg/340px-Lakers_Finals_08.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1459" data-file-height="1975" /></a><figcaption>Bryant's Lakers lost to the <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_Boston_Celtics_season" title="2007–08 Boston Celtics season">Boston Celtics</a> in six games during the <a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_Finals" title="2008 NBA Finals">2008 NBA Finals</a></figcaption></figure> On December 23, 2007, Bryant became the youngest player (29 years, 122 days) to reach 20,000 points, in a game against the <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_New_York_Knicks_season" title="2007–08 New York Knicks season">New York Knicks</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a>, after scoring 39 points to go along with 11 rebounds and eight assists.<a href="#cite_note-159">[156]</a><a href="#cite_note-160">[157]</a> This record has since been broken by <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a>. On March 28, Bryant scored a season-high 53 points to go along with 10 rebounds in a loss to the Memphis Grizzlies.<a href="#cite_note-161">[158]</a> Despite an injury to his shooting hand's small finger, described as "a complete tear of the <a href="/wiki/Radial_collateral_ligament_(thumb)" class="mw-redirect" title="Radial collateral ligament (thumb)">radial collateral ligament</a>, an <a href="/wiki/Avulsion_fracture" title="Avulsion fracture">avulsion fracture</a>, 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. Regarding his injury, Bryant stated, "I would prefer to delay any surgical procedure until after our Lakers season, and this summer's Olympic Games. But, this is an injury that myself [<a href="/wiki/Sic" title="Sic">sic</a>] and the Lakers' medical staff will just have to continue to monitor on a day-to-day basis."<a href="#cite_note-injuryupdate-162">[159]</a> Aided by the trade for All-Star <a href="/wiki/Pau_Gasol" title="Pau Gasol">Pau Gasol</a>, Bryant led his team to a West-leading 57–25 record. The Lakers swept the <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="2007–08 Denver Nuggets season">Denver Nuggets</a> in the first round and on May 6, 2008, Bryant was officially announced as the league MVP.<a href="#cite_note-KobeWinsMVPbyNBA-163">[160]</a> He said, "It's been a long ride. I'm very proud to represent this organization, to represent this city."<a href="#cite_note-164">[161]</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/David_Stern" title="David Stern">David Stern</a>. Stern stated, "Kobe deserved it. He's had just another great season. Doesn't surprise me one bit."<a href="#cite_note-Krikorian1-165">[162]</a> 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.<a href="#cite_note-166">[163]</a> Bryant would then headline the NBA All-Defensive First Team with <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Kevin Garnett</a>, receiving 52 points overall including 24 first-place nods, earning his eighth selection.<a href="#cite_note-167">[164]</a> The Lakers finished the 2007–08 regular season with a 57–25 record, finishing first in the Western Conference and setting up themselves for a first-round contest against the Nuggets. 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.<a href="#cite_note-168">[165]</a> That made Denver the first 50-win team to be swept out of the first round of the playoffs since the <a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_Memphis_Grizzlies_season" title="2003–04 Memphis Grizzlies season">Memphis Grizzlies</a> fell in four games to the <a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_San_Antonio_Spurs_season" title="2003–04 San Antonio Spurs season">San Antonio Spurs</a> in 2004.<a href="#cite_note-169">[166]</a> In the first game of the next round, against the <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_Utah_Jazz_season" title="2007–08 Utah Jazz season">Utah Jazz</a>, Bryant scored 38 points as the Lakers beat the Jazz in Game 1.<a href="#cite_note-170">[167]</a> The Lakers won the next game as well, but dropped Games 3 and 4, even with Bryant putting up 33.5 points per game.<a href="#cite_note-LALUTA-171">[168]</a> The Lakers then won the next two games to win the semifinals.<a href="#cite_note-LALUTA-171">[168]</a> This set up a <a href="/wiki/NBA_Conference_Finals#Conference" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Conference Finals">Western Conference Finals</a> berth against the Spurs. The Lakers won the series in five games, sending themselves to the NBA Finals against the <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_Boston_Celtics_season" title="2007–08 Boston Celtics season">Boston Celtics</a>. This marked the fifth time in Bryant's career, and the first time without O'Neal, that he made the NBA Finals.<a href="#cite_note-172">[169]</a> The Lakers then lost to the Celtics in <a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_Finals" title="2008 NBA Finals">six games</a>.<a href="#cite_note-173">[170]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lakers_White_House_2010.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Lakers_White_House_2010.jpg/220px-Lakers_White_House_2010.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Lakers_White_House_2010.jpg/330px-Lakers_White_House_2010.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Lakers_White_House_2010.jpg/440px-Lakers_White_House_2010.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="462" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Derek_Fisher" title="Derek Fisher">Derek Fisher</a> and Bryant with President <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> during the White House visit honoring the Lakers' 2009 championship</figcaption></figure> In early September 2008, Bryant decided not to have surgery to repair his right pinkie.<a href="#cite_note-174">[171]</a> In the <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NBA_season" title="2008–09 NBA season">2008–09 season</a>, the Lakers opened the campaign by winning their first seven games.<a href="#cite_note-175">[172]</a> Bryant led the team to tie the franchise record for most wins to start the season going 17–2,<a href="#cite_note-176">[173]</a> and by the middle of December they compiled a 21–3 record. He was selected to his 11th consecutive <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Game" title="NBA All-Star Game">All-Star Game</a> as a starter,<a href="#cite_note-177">[174]</a> 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.<a href="#cite_note-178">[175]</a> In a game against the <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_New_York_Knicks_season" title="2008–09 New York Knicks season">Knicks</a> on February 2, 2009, Bryant scored 61 points, setting a record for the most points scored at <a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a>.<a href="#cite_note-179">[176]</a> During the <a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2009 NBA All-Star Game">2009 NBA All-Star Game</a>, Bryant tallied 27 points, four assists, four rebounds, and four steals and was awarded All-Star Game co-MVP with former teammate O'Neal.<a href="#cite_note-180">[177]</a> The Lakers finished the regular season with the best record in the West (65–17). Bryant was runner-up in the MVP voting behind James,<a href="#cite_note-181">[178]</a> and was selected to the All-NBA First Team and All-Defensive First Team for the seventh time in his career. In <a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2009 NBA Playoffs">the playoffs</a>, the Lakers defeated the <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Utah_Jazz_season" title="2008–09 Utah Jazz season">Utah Jazz</a> in five games and the <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Houston_Rockets_season" title="2008–09 Houston Rockets season">Houston Rockets</a> in seven games in the opening two rounds. By finishing off the <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="2008–09 Denver Nuggets season">Denver Nuggets</a> in the Conference Finals in six games, the Lakers earned their second straight trip to the <a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_Finals" title="2009 NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a>. The Lakers defeated the <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Orlando_Magic_season" title="2008–09 Orlando Magic season">Orlando Magic</a> in five games. Bryant was awarded his first <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell_NBA_Finals_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award">NBA Finals MVP</a> trophy upon winning his fourth championship,<a href="#cite_note-182">[179]</a> achieving series averages of 32.4 points, 7.4 assists, 5.6 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 1.4 blocks.<a href="#cite_note-183">[180]</a> Bryant became the first player since West in the <a href="/wiki/1969_NBA_Finals" title="1969 NBA Finals">1969 NBA Finals</a> to average at least 32.4 points and 7.4 assists for a Finals series<a href="#cite_note-184">[181]</a> and the first since Jordan to average 30 points, five rebounds, and five assists for a title-winning team in the Finals.<a href="#cite_note-185">[182]</a> Bryant was the league's leading scorer throughout the 2000s decade, accumulating 21,065 points in regular season play between the 1999-00 and 2008–09 seasons. <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kobe_Bryant_left_floater.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Kobe_Bryant_left_floater.jpg/170px-Kobe_Bryant_left_floater.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="302" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Kobe_Bryant_left_floater.jpg/255px-Kobe_Bryant_left_floater.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Kobe_Bryant_left_floater.jpg/340px-Kobe_Bryant_left_floater.jpg 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="1280" /></a><figcaption>Bryant shoots a left-handed floater over future teammate <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Howard" title="Dwight Howard">Dwight Howard</a> of the <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Orlando_Magic_season" title="2009–10 Orlando Magic season">Orlando Magic</a> in 2010</figcaption></figure> During the <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_NBA_season" title="2009–10 NBA season">2009–10 season</a>, Bryant made six game-winning shots including a <a href="/wiki/Buzzer_beater" title="Buzzer beater">buzzer-beating</a>, one-legged three-pointer over <a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Dwyane Wade</a> on December 4, 2009, leading to the Lakers' narrow 108–107 victory over the <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Miami_Heat_season" title="2009–10 Miami Heat season">Miami Heat</a>.<a href="#cite_note-186">[183]</a> Bryant considered the shot "one of the luckiest he has made."<a href="#cite_note-187">[184]</a> A week later, Bryant suffered an avulsion fracture in his right index finger in a game against the <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Minnesota_Timberwolves_season" title="2009–10 Minnesota Timberwolves season">Minnesota Timberwolves</a>.<a href="#cite_note-sports.yahoo.com-188">[185]</a> Despite the injury, Bryant elected to continue playing, rather than take any time off to rest the injury.<a href="#cite_note-sports.yahoo.com-188">[185]</a> Five days after his finger injury, Bryant made another game-winning shot, after missing on an opportunity in regulation, this time against the <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="2009–10 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee Bucks</a> in an overtime game.<a href="#cite_note-189">[186]</a> Bryant also became the youngest player (31 years, 151 days) to reach 25,000 points in his career during the season, surpassing Chamberlain.<a href="#cite_note-190">[187]</a> Bryant continued his dominant clutch plays making yet another game-winning three-pointer against the <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="2009–10 Sacramento Kings season">Sacramento Kings</a>,<a href="#cite_note-191">[188]</a> and what would be the game-winning field goal against the <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Boston_Celtics_season" title="2009–10 Boston Celtics season">Boston Celtics</a>.<a href="#cite_note-192">[189]</a> The following day, Bryant surpassed West to become the all-time leading scorer in Lakers franchise history.<a href="#cite_note-193">[190]</a> After being sidelined for five games by an ankle injury, which also forced him to miss the <a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2010 NBA All-Star Game">2010 NBA All-Star Game</a> despite being the Western Conference's leading vote-getter, Bryant made his return and made another clutch three-pointer to give the Lakers a one-point lead with four seconds remaining against the <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Memphis_Grizzlies_season" title="2009–10 Memphis Grizzlies season">Memphis Grizzlies</a>.<a href="#cite_note-194">[191]</a> Two weeks later, he made his sixth game-winning shot of the season, against the Toronto Raptors.<a href="#cite_note-195">[192]</a> On April 2, 2010, Bryant signed a three-year contract extension worth $87 million.<a href="#cite_note-196">[193]</a> He finished the regular season missing four of the final five games, due to injuries to his knee and finger. Bryant suffered multiple injuries throughout the season and missed nine games as a result. The Lakers began the <a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 NBA Playoffs">playoffs</a> as the #1-seed in the Western Conference against the <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Oklahoma_City_Thunder_season" title="2009–10 Oklahoma City Thunder season">Oklahoma City Thunder</a>,<a href="#cite_note-197">[194]</a> eventually defeating them in six games.<a href="#cite_note-198">[195]</a> The Lakers swept the <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Utah_Jazz_season" title="2009–10 Utah Jazz season">Utah Jazz</a> in the second round<a href="#cite_note-199">[196]</a> and advanced to the Western Conference Finals, where they faced the <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="2009–10 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix Suns</a>. In Game 2, Bryant finished the game with 13 assists, setting a new playoff career-high; it was the most assists by a Laker in the playoffs since <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a> had 13 in <a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 NBA Playoffs">1996</a>.<a href="#cite_note-200">[197]</a> The Lakers went on to win the series in six games capturing the Western Conference Championship and advancing to the NBA Finals for a third straight season.<a href="#cite_note-201">[198]</a> In a rematch against the 2008 Champion <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Boston_Celtics_season" title="2009–10 Boston Celtics season">Boston Celtics</a>, 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 <a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_Finals" title="2010 NBA Finals">the championship</a>; he scored 10 of his game-high 23 points in the fourth quarter and finished the game with 15 rebounds, tying an NBA Finals record shared by <a href="/wiki/Sam_Jones_(basketball,_born_1933)" title="Sam Jones (basketball, born 1933)">Sam Jones</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tom_Gola" title="Tom Gola">Tom Gola</a> for rebounds by a shooting guard. Bryant won his fifth championship and earned his second consecutive <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell_NBA_Finals_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award">NBA Finals MVP</a> award.<a href="#cite_note-202">[199]</a> This marked the first time the Lakers won a Game 7 against the Celtics in the NBA Finals.<a href="#cite_note-203">[200]</a> Bryant said that this was the most satisfying of all of his five championships.<a href="#cite_note-204">[201]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Chasing_a_sixth_championship_(2010–2013)">Chasing a sixth championship (2010–2013)</h4></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2010_NBA_Champion_Los_Angeles_Lakers_with_President_Obama.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/2010_NBA_Champion_Los_Angeles_Lakers_with_President_Obama.jpg/220px-2010_NBA_Champion_Los_Angeles_Lakers_with_President_Obama.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/2010_NBA_Champion_Los_Angeles_Lakers_with_President_Obama.jpg/330px-2010_NBA_Champion_Los_Angeles_Lakers_with_President_Obama.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/2010_NBA_Champion_Los_Angeles_Lakers_with_President_Obama.jpg/440px-2010_NBA_Champion_Los_Angeles_Lakers_with_President_Obama.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1066" /></a><figcaption>Bryant and the Lakers meet with President <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> in honor of the 2010 championship</figcaption></figure> Bryant wanted a sixth championship to match Jordan's total.<a href="#cite_note-205">[202]</a> The Lakers started the <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NBA_season" title="2010–11 NBA season">2010–11 season</a> by winning their first eight games.<a href="#cite_note-206">[203]</a> In his ninth game of the season, playing against the <a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a>, Bryant became the youngest player in NBA history to reach 26,000 career points.<a href="#cite_note-207">[204]</a> Bryant also recorded his first triple-double since January 21, 2009.<a href="#cite_note-208">[205]</a> On January 30, 2011, against the Celtics, Bryant became the youngest player to score 27,000 points.<a href="#cite_note-209">[206]</a> Two days later, Bryant became one of seven players with at least 25,000 points, 5,000 rebounds, and 5,000 assists.<a href="#cite_note-Mood-210">[207]</a> In Boston on February 10, Bryant scored 20 of his 23 points in the second half as the Lakers rallied from an early 15-point deficit for a 92–86 victory over the Celtics.<a href="#cite_note-211">[208]</a> It was the Lakers' first victory of the season against one of the league's top four teams, as they entered the game 0–5 in previous matchups and had been outscored by an average of 11 points.<a href="#cite_note-212">[209]</a> Bryant, selected to his 13th straight All-Star game after becoming the leading vote-getter, had 37 points, 14 rebounds, and three steals in the <a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2011 NBA All-Star Game">2011 All-Star Game</a> and won his fourth All-Star MVP, tying Hall of Famer <a href="/wiki/Bob_Pettit" title="Bob Pettit">Bob Pettit</a> for the most All-Star MVP awards.<a href="#cite_note-213">[210]</a><a href="#cite_note-214">[211]</a> During the season, Bryant moved from 12th to sixth place on the <a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Basketball_Association_career_scoring_leaders" class="mw-redirect" title="List of National Basketball Association career scoring leaders">NBA all-time career scoring list</a>, passing <a href="/wiki/John_Havlicek" title="John Havlicek">John Havlicek</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dominique_Wilkins" title="Dominique Wilkins">Dominique Wilkins</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Oscar Robertson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hakeem_Olajuwon" title="Hakeem Olajuwon">Hakeem Olajuwon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Elvin_Hayes" title="Elvin Hayes">Elvin Hayes</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Moses_Malone" title="Moses Malone">Moses Malone</a>.<a href="#cite_note-215">[212]</a> Bryant finished the season averaging less than 20 shots a game, his fewest since the 2003–04 season.<a href="#cite_note-216">[213]</a> On April 13, 2011, the NBA fined Bryant $100,000 for directing a gay slur at referee <a href="/wiki/Bennie_Adams" title="Bennie Adams">Bennie Adams</a> in frustration in the previous day's game.<a href="#cite_note-217">[214]</a><a href="#cite_note-218">[215]</a><a href="#cite_note-219">[216]</a> The <a href="/wiki/Gay_%26_Lesbian_Alliance_Against_Defamation" class="mw-redirect" title="Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation">Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation</a> praised the NBA's decision to fine Bryant, and the <a href="/wiki/Human_Rights_Campaign" title="Human Rights Campaign">Human Rights Campaign</a> said that Bryant's language was a "disgrace" and "distasteful." Bryant stated that he was open to discussing the matter with gay rights groups and wanted to appeal his fine.<a href="#cite_note-220">[217]</a><a href="#cite_note-221">[218]</a><a href="#cite_note-222">[219]</a> Bryant later apologized for the use of the word.<a href="#cite_note-223">[220]</a><a href="#cite_note-224">[221]</a> Bryant and other Lakers appeared in a Lakers <a href="/wiki/Public_service_announcement" title="Public service announcement">public service announcement</a> denouncing his behavior.<a href="#cite_note-225">[222]</a> The team's quest for another three-peat was ended when they were swept by the <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Dallas_Mavericks_season" title="2010–11 Dallas Mavericks season">Dallas Mavericks</a> in the second round of the playoffs.<a href="#cite_note-226">[223]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Masked_mamba.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Masked_mamba.jpg/220px-Masked_mamba.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="185" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Masked_mamba.jpg/330px-Masked_mamba.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Masked_mamba.jpg/440px-Masked_mamba.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1928" data-file-height="1619" /></a><figcaption>Bryant wearing a mask in 2012 after suffering a broken nose</figcaption></figure> Bryant received experimental <a href="/wiki/Platelet-rich_plasma" title="Platelet-rich plasma">platelet-rich plasma</a> therapy called <a href="/wiki/Orthokine" class="mw-redirect" title="Orthokine">Orthokine</a> in Germany to treat the pain on his left knee and ankle,<a href="#cite_note-227">[224]</a><a href="#cite_note-228">[225]</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mike_Brown_(basketball,_born_1970)" title="Mike Brown (basketball, born 1970)">Mike Brown</a> replaced the retired Jackson as coach of the Lakers in the off-season. Bryant began the season playing with an injured wrist.<a href="#cite_note-229">[226]</a> On January 10, 2012, he scored 48 points against the Suns. "Not bad for the seventh-best player in the league," said Bryant, referring to a preseason ESPN ranking of the NBA's top players.<a href="#cite_note-230">[227]</a> He went on to score 40, 42, and 42 in his next three games.<a href="#cite_note-231">[228]</a> It was the sixth time in his career Bryant scored 40 or more points in four straight games, a feat exceeded only by Chamberlain (19 times).<a href="#cite_note-232">[229]</a> At the <a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2012 NBA All-Star Game">2012 NBA All-Star Game</a>, Bryant scored 27 points to pass Jordan as the career scoring leader in the All-Star Game.<a href="#cite_note-233">[230]</a> He also suffered a broken nose and a concussion in the third quarter of the All-Star Game after a hard foul from <a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Dwyane Wade</a>.<a href="#cite_note-234">[231]</a> In April, Bryant missed seven games with a bruised left shin.<a href="#cite_note-235">[232]</a> He returned three games before the end of the regular season. Bryant sat out the season finale against Sacramento, foregoing the chase for a possible third NBA scoring title, having needed 38 points to surpass <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Durant" title="Kevin Durant">Kevin Durant</a>.<a href="#cite_note-236">[233]</a> 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 postseason appearance.<a href="#cite_note-237">[234]</a> In <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season">2012–13</a>, the Lakers acquired center <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Howard" title="Dwight Howard">Dwight Howard</a> and point guard <a href="/wiki/Steve_Nash" title="Steve Nash">Steve Nash</a>. On November 2, 2012, Bryant scored 40 points with two steals, and he passed <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a> (1,724) as the Lakers career leader in steals. However, the Lakers lost the game to the Clippers and started the season 0–3 for the first time in 34 years and just the fourth time in franchise history.<a href="#cite_note-238">[235]</a> After starting the season 1–4, coach Brown was fired.<a href="#cite_note-239">[236]</a> He was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Mike_D%27Antoni" title="Mike D'Antoni">Mike D'Antoni</a>, whom Bryant knew as a child when Bryant's father was playing in Italy and D'Antoni was also a star player there. Bryant had grown close with D'Antoni during their time with Team USA.<a href="#cite_note-240">[237]</a><a href="#cite_note-breshnahan_11122012-241">[238]</a> 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, <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">Karl Malone</a> as the fifth player to reach that milestone.<a href="#cite_note-242">[239]</a> On December 18, in a narrow 101–100 victory over the <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Bobcats" class="mw-redirect" title="Charlotte Bobcats">Charlotte Bobcats</a>, Bryant scored 30+ points in his seventh consecutive game, the longest streak by an NBA player after turning 34 years old; it was the fourth-longest such streak in his career.<a href="#cite_note-243">[240]</a> Bryant's streak would be snapped at 10 on December 28 in a 104–87 victory over the <a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a>, when he scored 27 points, sitting out the whole fourth quarter.<a href="#cite_note-244">[241]</a> In a move to improve the team's defense, D'Antoni began having Bryant guard the opponent's best perimeter player; he was the primary defender on the Cavaliers' <a href="/wiki/Kyrie_Irving" title="Kyrie Irving">Kyrie Irving</a>, who was held to 15 points.<a href="#cite_note-245">[242]</a><a href="#cite_note-pincus_01162013-246">[243]</a> Bryant acknowledged he was a more focused defender after having a challenging defensive assignment as opposed to when Bryant played off the ball against weaker players.<a href="#cite_note-pincus_01162013-246">[243]</a><a href="#cite_note-247">[244]</a> His defense disrupted opponents and freed Nash from unfavorable matchups.<a href="#cite_note-248">[245]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kobe_Bryant_dunking_2013.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Kobe_Bryant_dunking_2013.jpg/170px-Kobe_Bryant_dunking_2013.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="243" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Kobe_Bryant_dunking_2013.jpg/255px-Kobe_Bryant_dunking_2013.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Kobe_Bryant_dunking_2013.jpg/340px-Kobe_Bryant_dunking_2013.jpg 2x" data-file-width="519" data-file-height="741" /></a><figcaption>Bryant dunking against the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> in 2013</figcaption></figure> Bryant was leading the league in scoring through much of the first 42 games.<a href="#cite_note-249">[246]</a> With a disappointing 17–25 start to the season,<a href="#cite_note-250">[247]</a> 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.<a href="#cite_note-verrier_01302013-251">[248]</a><a href="#cite_note-mcmenamin_01272013-252">[249]</a><a href="#cite_note-shelburne_01282013-253">[250]</a> 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. Bryant missed a triple-double in each game with nine rebounds twice and eight in the other.<a href="#cite_note-254">[251]</a><a href="#cite_note-255">[252]</a> In two crucial wins in March, he scored at least 40 points and had at least 10 assists in back-to-back games, becoming the first Laker to accomplish the feat since West in 1970.<a href="#cite_note-256">[253]</a><a href="#cite_note-mcmenamin_05062013-257">[254]</a> Bryant surpassed Chamberlain to become the fourth-leading scorer in league history in a March 30, 2013, victory over Sacramento. With the Lakers fighting to secure the eighth and final playoff berth in the <a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)" title="Western Conference (NBA)">Western Conference</a>, coupled with injuries on the team, Bryant began playing almost all 48 minutes each game.<a href="#cite_note-258">[255]</a> On April 10, 2013, he became the first player in NBA history to get 47 points, eight rebounds, five assists, four blocks, and three steals in a game. Two days later, Bryant suffered a <a href="/wiki/Torn_Achilles_tendon" class="mw-redirect" title="Torn Achilles tendon">torn Achilles tendon</a> against the <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_Golden_State_Warriors_season" title="2012–13 Golden State Warriors season">Golden State Warriors</a>, ending his season. Bryant's injury came while he was playing seven consecutive quarters and at least 40 minutes for seven consecutive games. The 34-year-old Bryant was averaging his most minutes (38.6) in six years, and only Portland rookie <a href="/wiki/Damian_Lillard" title="Damian Lillard">Damian Lillard</a> was averaging more minutes. Lakers general manager <a href="/wiki/Mitch_Kupchak" title="Mitch Kupchak">Mitch Kupchak</a> 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.<a href="#cite_note-259">[256]</a> He had surgery on April 13 to repair the tear, and it was estimated that he would miss six to nine months.<a href="#cite_note-260">[257]</a> Bryant ended the season with customary averages of 27.3 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 6 assists per game on 46.3% shooting. However, <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a> called his leading of the Lakers back into playoff contention "perhaps some of the finest work of his career."<a href="#cite_note-261">[258]</a> He reached 40 points eight times during the season, and Bryant had 10 or more assists in his role as distributor 11 times. Bryant was dubbed "Magic Mamba" after the passing skills of <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a>. Bryant's assists were the second-highest of his career and his field goal percentage was its highest since 2008–09.<a href="#cite_note-mcmenamin_05062013-257">[254]</a> The Lakers finished the season at 45–37, good for seventh in the West. Playing without Bryant, the Lakers were swept in four games by the <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a> in the first round of the playoffs.<a href="#cite_note-262">[259]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Injury-plagued_years_(2013–2015)">Injury-plagued years (2013–2015)</h4></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kobe_Bryant_vs_Marcin_Gortat.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Kobe_Bryant_vs_Marcin_Gortat.jpg/220px-Kobe_Bryant_vs_Marcin_Gortat.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="223" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Kobe_Bryant_vs_Marcin_Gortat.jpg/330px-Kobe_Bryant_vs_Marcin_Gortat.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Kobe_Bryant_vs_Marcin_Gortat.jpg/440px-Kobe_Bryant_vs_Marcin_Gortat.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="3507" /></a><figcaption>Bryant shooting against <a href="/wiki/Marcin_Gortat" title="Marcin Gortat">Marcin Gortat</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Wizards" title="Washington Wizards">Washington Wizards</a> in 2014</figcaption></figure> Bryant resumed practicing in November 2013, after the <a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2013–14 Los Angeles Lakers season">2013–14 season</a> had already begun. On November 25, he signed a two-year contract extension with the Lakers at an estimated value of $48.5 million.<a href="#cite_note-263">[260]</a> Bryant remained the league's highest-paid player, although he accepted a discounted deal; Bryant had been eligible to receive an extension starting at $32 million per year.<a href="#cite_note-264">[261]</a> His contract became a polarizing topic, with detractors arguing that stars should take less money to allow their team more financial freedom, while supporters countered that the NBA's biggest stars were being paid less than their true value.<a href="#cite_note-265">[262]</a><a href="#cite_note-266">[263]</a><a href="#cite_note-267">[264]</a> Bryant resumed playing on December 8 after missing the season's first 19 games. Nine days later, he matched his season high of 21 points in a 96–92 win over Memphis, but suffered a <a href="/wiki/Lateral_tibial_plateau_fracture" class="mw-redirect" title="Lateral tibial plateau fracture">lateral tibial plateau fracture</a> in his left knee that was expected to sideline him for six weeks.<a href="#cite_note-268">[265]</a> Bryant had played six games since returning from his Achilles injury, which included time at point guard after injuries to Nash, <a href="/wiki/Steve_Blake" title="Steve Blake">Steve Blake</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jordan_Farmar" title="Jordan Farmar">Jordan Farmar</a>.<a href="#cite_note-269">[266]</a> Bryant was averaging 13.8 points, 6.3 assists, and 4.3 rebounds.<a href="#cite_note-espn_03122014-270">[267]</a> Despite being sidelined, he was voted by fans to start in <a href="/wiki/2014_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2014 NBA All-Star Game">his 16th All-Star game</a>. Bryant did not feel he was deserving of the selection, and some likened it to a career achievement award for his past performance.<a href="#cite_note-271">[268]</a> However, Bryant missed playing in the game, still hampered by his knee.<a href="#cite_note-272">[269]</a> On March 12, 2014, the Lakers ruled Bryant out for the rest of the season, citing his need for more rehab and the limited time remaining in the season. At the time, the team was 22–42 and tied for the worst record in the Western Conference. The Lakers finished 27–55 and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2005.<a href="#cite_note-espn_03122014-270">[267]</a> Bryant returned for the <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2014–15 Los Angeles Lakers season">2014–15 season</a>, his 19th season with the Lakers,<a href="#cite_note-273">[270]</a> who had replaced D'Antoni with Bryant's former Lakers teammate, <a href="/wiki/Byron_Scott" title="Byron Scott">Byron Scott</a>.<a href="#cite_note-274">[271]</a> On November 30, 2014, in a 129–122 overtime victory over the <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="2014–15 Toronto Raptors season">Toronto Raptors</a>, Bryant recorded his 20th career triple-double with 31 points, 12 assists, and 11 rebounds.<a href="#cite_note-275">[272]</a> At age 36, Bryant became the oldest NBA player to achieve 30 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists in a game.<a href="#cite_note-277">[d]</a> On December 14, he became the NBA's third <a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Basketball_Association_career_scoring_leaders" class="mw-redirect" title="List of National Basketball Association career scoring leaders">all-time leading scorer</a>, passing Jordan (32,292) in a 100–94 victory over Minnesota.<a href="#cite_note-278">[274]</a> Bryant played in the first 27 games of the season,<a href="#cite_note-freeman_12232014-279">[275]</a> averaging team-highs with 26.4 points and 35.4 minutes per game while leading the league with 22.4 shots per game.<a href="#cite_note-holmes_12232014-280">[276]</a><a href="#cite_note-dwyer_12232014-281">[277]</a> However, Scott held him out for three straight games to rest after one of his worst performances of the season, when Bryant committed nine turnovers and scored 25 points on just 8-for-30 shooting in a 108–101 loss to Sacramento.<a href="#cite_note-holmes_12232014-280">[276]</a><a href="#cite_note-282">[278]</a> He was suffering from soreness in his knees, feet, back, and Achilles tendons, and Scott planned to reduce Bryant's workload going forward as a result.<a href="#cite_note-283">[279]</a><a href="#cite_note-284">[280]</a> Bryant had exceeded 40 minutes in a game thrice,<a href="#cite_note-medina_10272015-285">[281]</a> and the coach blamed himself for overloading Bryant after he started the season in such great shape.<a href="#cite_note-286">[282]</a> For the season, Bryant had been shooting just 37 percent from the field, and the team's record was only 8–19.<a href="#cite_note-freeman_12232014-279">[275]</a><a href="#cite_note-dwyer_12232014-281">[277]</a> In his second game back after resting, Bryant had 23 points, 11 assists, and 11 rebounds in a 111–103 victory over Denver, and became just the third player in league history to record multiple triple-doubles in a season at age 36 or older.<a href="#cite_note-288">[e]</a> On January 21, 2015, Bryant suffered a <a href="/wiki/Rotator_cuff_tear" title="Rotator cuff tear">rotator cuff tear</a> in his right shoulder while driving baseline for a two-handed dunk against the <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_New_Orleans_Pelicans_season" title="2014–15 New Orleans Pelicans season">New Orleans Pelicans</a>.<a href="#cite_note-289">[284]</a> Though he was right-handed, Bryant returned to play in the game and ran the offense while shooting, dribbling, and passing almost exclusively with his left hand.<a href="#cite_note-bresnahan_01222015-290">[285]</a> Prior to the injury, Bryant had been rested in eight of 16 games.<a href="#cite_note-medina_10272015-285">[281]</a> 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.<a href="#cite_note-291">[286]</a> Bryant was expected to be sidelined for nine months with a return targeted toward the start of the 2015–16 season.<a href="#cite_note-ap_01262015-292">[287]</a><a href="#cite_note-293">[288]</a> The Lakers finished the season with a record of 21–61, surpassing the franchise record for most losses in a season that they had set the previous year.<a href="#cite_note-294">[289]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Final_season_(2015–2016)">Final season (2015–2016)</h4></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kobe_Bryant_vs_Gary_Neal.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Kobe_Bryant_vs_Gary_Neal.jpg/220px-Kobe_Bryant_vs_Gary_Neal.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="196" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Kobe_Bryant_vs_Gary_Neal.jpg/330px-Kobe_Bryant_vs_Gary_Neal.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Kobe_Bryant_vs_Gary_Neal.jpg/440px-Kobe_Bryant_vs_Gary_Neal.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2655" data-file-height="2363" /></a><figcaption>Bryant playing against <a href="/wiki/Gary_Neal" title="Gary Neal">Gary Neal</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Wizards" title="Washington Wizards">Washington Wizards</a> after announcing his forthcoming retirement, 2015</figcaption></figure> After recovering to play in the <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2015–16 Los Angeles Lakers season">2015–16</a> preseason,<a href="#cite_note-295">[290]</a> Bryant suffered a calf injury and missed the final two weeks of exhibition games.<a href="#cite_note-296">[291]</a> However, he played in the season opener to begin his 20th season with the Lakers, surpassing <a href="/wiki/John_Stockton" title="John Stockton">John Stockton</a>'s league record of 19 for the <a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_players_who_have_spent_their_entire_career_with_one_franchise" title="List of NBA players who have spent their entire career with one franchise">most seasons with the same team</a>.<a href="#cite_note-297">[292]</a> On November 24, 2015, the Lakers fell to 2–12 after losing 111–77 to the Warriors. 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.<a href="#cite_note-298">[293]</a><a href="#cite_note-holmes_11252015_defined-299">[294]</a> A week later, Bryant played his last game against his hometown team, the <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Philadelphia_76ers_season" title="2015–16 Philadelphia 76ers season">Philadelphia 76ers</a>, where the Lakers lost 103–91.<a href="#cite_note-300">[295]</a> On November 29, 2015, Bryant announced via <a href="/wiki/The_Players%27_Tribune" title="The Players' Tribune">The Players' Tribune</a> that he would be retiring at the end of the season. In his poem titled "<a href="/wiki/Dear_Basketball" title="Dear Basketball">Dear Basketball</a>", Bryant wrote that he fell in love with the game at age six: "A love so deep I gave you my all/From my mind & body/To my spirit & soul." The 2015–16 season "is all I have left to give./My heart can take the pounding/My mind can handle the grind/But my body knows it's time to say goodbye./And that's OK./I'm ready to let you go."<a href="#cite_note-Retire-301">[296]</a> In a letter distributed to Lakers' fans before that evening's game against the <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Indiana_Pacers_season" title="2015–16 Indiana Pacers season">Indiana Pacers</a>, Bryant wrote: "What you've done for me is far greater than anything I've done for you. ... My love for this city, this team and for each of you will never fade. Thank you for this incredible journey."<a href="#cite_note-Retire-301">[296]</a> At the time of his announcement, Bryant was second on the team in minutes (30.8) behind <a href="/wiki/Jordan_Clarkson" title="Jordan Clarkson">Jordan Clarkson</a> and leading the team with 16.7 field goal attempts per game, while averaging just 15.7 points and shooting a career-low 31.5 percent.<a href="#cite_note-holmes_11252015_defined-299">[294]</a><a href="#cite_note-lakers_11292015-302">[297]</a> Bryant's free throw attempts had dropped from his career average, and his game had become over-reliant on <a href="/wiki/Pump_fake" title="Pump fake">pump fakes</a> and long-range shots, making a league-worst 19.5 percent from three-point range while attempting seven a game, almost double his career average.<a href="#cite_note-lakers_11292015-302">[297]</a><a href="#cite_note-303">[298]</a> In his press conference after the announcement, Bryant acknowledged his declining skills. He stated: "Even though I play like shit, I've worked really, really hard not to play like crap and I do everything I possibly can. And I feel good about that."<a href="#cite_note-304">[299]</a><a href="#cite_note-305">[300]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LeBron_James_vs._Kobe_Bryant_(24848589252).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/LeBron_James_vs._Kobe_Bryant_%2824848589252%29.jpg/170px-LeBron_James_vs._Kobe_Bryant_%2824848589252%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="227" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/LeBron_James_vs._Kobe_Bryant_%2824848589252%29.jpg/255px-LeBron_James_vs._Kobe_Bryant_%2824848589252%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/LeBron_James_vs._Kobe_Bryant_%2824848589252%29.jpg/340px-LeBron_James_vs._Kobe_Bryant_%2824848589252%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>Bryant, in his final game against Cleveland, defending <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a> in February 2016</figcaption></figure> Bryant requested that opposing teams on the road not hold any on-court ceremonies in his honor or present him any gifts in public.<a href="#cite_note-cacciola_12162015-306">[301]</a> Prior to announcing his retirement, Bryant had been steadfast about not wanting the fuss of a staged farewell tour, preferring to hear boos instead of cheers.<a href="#cite_note-307">[302]</a><a href="#cite_note-308">[303]</a> However, Bryant was still honored around the league with video tributes and fan ovations,<a href="#cite_note-cacciola_12162015-306">[301]</a> including arenas that historically jeered him such as <a href="/wiki/TD_Garden" title="TD Garden">TD Garden</a> in Boston, <a href="/wiki/Wells_Fargo_Center_(Philadelphia)" title="Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)">Wells Fargo Center</a> in Philadelphia, <a href="/wiki/Moda_Center" title="Moda Center">Moda Center</a> in Portland, <a href="/wiki/Sleep_Train_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Sleep Train Arena">Sleep Train Arena</a> in Sacramento, and <a href="/wiki/Vivint_Smart_Home_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Vivint Smart Home Arena">Vivint Smart Home Arena</a> in Salt Lake City.<a href="#cite_note-309">[304]</a><a href="#cite_note-310">[305]</a><a href="#cite_note-311">[306]</a><a href="#cite_note-312">[307]</a> Previously, Bryant was respected but not beloved,<a href="#cite_note-jackson_02022016-313">[308]</a><a href="#cite_note-brewer_12022015-314">[309]</a> and he was astonished at the cheers he was now receiving.<a href="#cite_note-brewer_12022015-314">[309]</a> On February 3, Bryant made seven three-pointers and scored a then season-high 38 points, including 14 of the team's 18 points in the last 5:02 of the game, for a 119–115 victory over the <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Minnesota_Timberwolves_season" title="2015–16 Minnesota Timberwolves season">Minnesota Timberwolves</a>. The win ended a 10-game losing streak, and the Lakers averted establishing the longest losing streak in franchise history.<a href="#cite_note-Shrug38-315">[310]</a> 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.<a href="#cite_note-316">[f]</a> Bryant was the leading overall vote-getter for the <a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2016 NBA All-Star Game">2016 All-Star Game</a> with 1.9 million votes, ahead of <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Stephen Curry</a>'s 1.6 million. Having moved to <a href="/wiki/Small_forward" title="Small forward">small forward</a> that season, Bryant was selected as a frontcourt starter for the first time.<a href="#cite_note-317">[311]</a> Playing in his first All-Star game since 2013, Bryant had 10 points, six rebounds, and seven assists.<a href="#cite_note-ap_02152016-318">[312]</a> West teammates offered to feed him the ball in an attempt to get him another All-Star MVP, but Bryant declined.<a href="#cite_note-ap_02152016-318">[312]</a><a href="#cite_note-319">[313]</a> In the season finale on April 13, Bryant scored an NBA season-high 60 points against the <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Utah_Jazz_season" title="2015–16 Utah Jazz season">Utah Jazz</a> in his last NBA game, outscoring the entire Jazz team 23–21 in the fourth quarter, in the Lakers' 101–96 victory.<a href="#cite_note-320">[314]</a><a href="#cite_note-321">[315]</a> Bryant became the oldest player to score 60 or more points in a game at 37 years and 234 days old.<a href="#cite_note-322">[316]</a> The Lakers finished the season with a 17–65 record, their worst record in franchise history.<a href="#cite_note-323">[317]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="National_team_career">National team career</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kobe_Bryant_Beijing_Olympics_20080810_d-1024-627v.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Kobe_Bryant_Beijing_Olympics_20080810_d-1024-627v.jpg/170px-Kobe_Bryant_Beijing_Olympics_20080810_d-1024-627v.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="207" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Kobe_Bryant_Beijing_Olympics_20080810_d-1024-627v.jpg/255px-Kobe_Bryant_Beijing_Olympics_20080810_d-1024-627v.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Kobe_Bryant_Beijing_Olympics_20080810_d-1024-627v.jpg/340px-Kobe_Bryant_Beijing_Olympics_20080810_d-1024-627v.jpg 2x" data-file-width="515" data-file-height="627" /></a><figcaption>Bryant avoiding a collision in a game against <a href="/wiki/China_men%27s_national_basketball_team" title="China men's national basketball team">China</a> at the <a href="/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics" title="2008 Summer Olympics">2008 Summer Olympics</a></figcaption></figure> Bryant declined to play in the <a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_men%27s_Olympic_basketball_team" title="2000 United States men's Olympic basketball team">2000 Olympics</a> because he was getting married in the off-season.<a href="#cite_note-324">[318]</a> Bryant also decided not to play in the <a href="/wiki/2002_FIBA_World_Championship" title="2002 FIBA World Championship">2002 FIBA World Championship</a>.<a href="#cite_note-325">[319]</a> He was originally selected for the FIBA Americas Championship in 2003, but withdrew after undergoing arthroscopic shoulder and knee surgeries.<a href="#cite_note-326">[320]</a> The following summer, Bryant had to withdraw from the Olympic team because of his sexual assault case.<a href="#cite_note-327">[321]</a> Along with LeBron James, Bryant was one of the first two players to be publicly named to the 2006–2008 U.S. preliminary roster in 2006 by <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Colangelo" title="Jerry Colangelo">Jerry Colangelo</a>.<a href="#cite_note-328">[322]</a> However, he was once again sidelined after knee surgery and did not participate in the <a href="/wiki/2006_FIBA_World_Championship" title="2006 FIBA World Championship">2006 FIBA World Championship</a>.<a href="#cite_note-329">[323]</a> Bryant's <a href="/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_basketball_team" title="United States men's national basketball team">United States national team</a> career finally began in 2007. He was a member of the 2007 USA Men's Senior National Team and USA FIBA Americas Championship Team that finished 10–0, won gold and qualified the United States men for the 2008 Olympics. Bryant started in all 10 of the USA's FIBA Americas Championship games. He averaged 15.3 points, 2.9 assists, 2.0 rebounds, and 1.6 steals per game in the tournament.<a href="#cite_note-330">[324]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kobe_Bryant_Beijing_Olympics_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Kobe_Bryant_Beijing_Olympics_1.jpg/170px-Kobe_Bryant_Beijing_Olympics_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Kobe_Bryant_Beijing_Olympics_1.jpg/255px-Kobe_Bryant_Beijing_Olympics_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Kobe_Bryant_Beijing_Olympics_1.jpg/340px-Kobe_Bryant_Beijing_Olympics_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1534" data-file-height="2304" /></a><figcaption>Bryant with the <a href="/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_basketball_team" title="United States men's national basketball team">United States men's national basketball team</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics" title="2008 Summer Olympics">2008 Beijing Olympics</a></figcaption></figure> On June 23, 2008, Bryant was named to the USA Men's Senior National Team for the <a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_men%27s_Olympic_basketball_team" title="2008 United States men's Olympic basketball team">2008 Summer Olympics</a>.<a href="#cite_note-331">[325]</a> This was his first time going to the Olympics. Bryant scored 20 points, including 13 in the fourth quarter, along with six assists, as Team USA defeated Spain 118–107 in the <a href="/wiki/Basketball_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men#Finals" class="mw-redirect" title="Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men">gold medal game</a> on August 24, 2008, for its first gold medal in a worldwide competition since the <a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_men%27s_Olympic_basketball_team" title="2000 United States men's Olympic basketball team">2000 Olympics</a>.<a href="#cite_note-332">[326]</a> He averaged 15.0 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 2.1 assists while shooting .462 from the field in eight Olympic contests.<a href="#cite_note-333">[327]</a> Bryant rejoined the national team for the <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_men%27s_Olympic_basketball_team" title="2012 United States men's Olympic basketball team">2012 Summer Olympics</a>.<a href="#cite_note-334">[328]</a> After winning another gold medal, he decided to retire from the team.<a href="#cite_note-335">[329]</a> Bryant finished his national team career with a record of 26–0 across three tournaments, winning a gold medal each time.<a href="#cite_note-336">[330]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Player_profile">Player profile</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kobe_Bryant_Shane_Battier.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Kobe_Bryant_Shane_Battier.jpg/170px-Kobe_Bryant_Shane_Battier.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="256" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Kobe_Bryant_Shane_Battier.jpg/255px-Kobe_Bryant_Shane_Battier.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Kobe_Bryant_Shane_Battier.jpg/340px-Kobe_Bryant_Shane_Battier.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="3008" /></a><figcaption>Bryant shoots a <a href="/wiki/Fadeaway" title="Fadeaway">fadeaway</a> over <a href="/wiki/Shane_Battier" title="Shane Battier">Shane Battier</a> in 2009</figcaption></figure> Bryant primarily played as a <a href="/wiki/Shooting_guard" title="Shooting guard">shooting guard</a>. He was listed at 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) and 212 pounds (96 kg),<a href="#cite_note-Reference-337">[331]</a> Bryant was often cited as one of the most dangerous scorers in the NBA.<a href="#cite_note-338">[332]</a><a href="#cite_note-339">[333]</a> He has drawn frequent comparisons to Michael Jordan, after whom Bryant modeled his playing style.<a href="#cite_note-340">[334]</a><a href="#cite_note-341">[335]</a><a href="#cite_note-hoffman_12132014-342">[336]</a> Like Jordan, Bryant became most known for shooting a <a href="/wiki/Fall-away_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fall-away (basketball)">fall-away jump shot</a>.<a href="#cite_note-343">[337]</a> Chris Ballard of Sports Illustrated described another of Bryant's most famous moves as the "jab step-and-pause" in which Bryant jabbed his non-<a href="/wiki/Pivot_foot" class="mw-redirect" title="Pivot foot">pivot foot</a> forward to let the defender relax but instead of bringing the jab foot back, Bryant pushed off of it and drove around his opponent to get to the basket.<a href="#cite_note-344">[338]</a> Bryant established a reputation for taking shots in the closing moments of tight games,<a href="#cite_note-345">[339]</a><a href="#cite_note-346">[340]</a><a href="#cite_note-347">[341]</a> even when he was <a href="/wiki/Double_team" title="Double team">double</a> or triple-teamed,<a href="#cite_note-pingue_11302015-348">[342]</a> and was noted as one of the premier closers in the NBA.<a href="#cite_note-pingue_11302015-348">[342]</a><a href="#cite_note-349">[343]</a> In a 2012 annual survey of NBA general managers, Bryant was selected for the 10th consecutive season as the player general managers would want to take a clutch shot with a game on the line.<a href="#cite_note-350">[344]</a><a href="#cite_note-Crunch-351">[345]</a> Bryant enjoyed being the villain, and reveled in being booed and then silencing the crowd with his play.<a href="#cite_note-smallwood_02062012-87">[86]</a><a href="#cite_note-brewer_12022015-314">[309]</a><a href="#cite_note-352">[346]</a> Bryant's ability to make difficult shots has also drawn criticism of his shot selection.<a href="#cite_note-hoffman_12132014-342">[336]</a><a href="#cite_note-espn_sg_rank_2016-353">[347]</a> Throughout his career, Bryant was disparaged for being a selfish, high-volume shooter;<a href="#cite_note-Crunch-351">[345]</a><a href="#cite_note-lowe_top100-354">[348]</a><a href="#cite_note-355">[349]</a> he missed more field goal attempts in his career than any other player in NBA history, until Lebron James broke that record in 2024.<a href="#cite_note-357">[g]</a> Phil Jackson, who coached Bryant for many years, stated that Bryant "tends to force the action, especially when the game isn't going his way. When his shot is off, Kobe will pound away relentlessly until his luck turns."<a href="#cite_note-358">[351]</a> According to Bryant, "I would go 0 for 30 before I would go 0 for 9; 0 for 9 means you beat yourself, you psyched yourself out of the game."<a href="#cite_note-hoffman_11302015-121">[120]</a> In addition to his abilities on offense, Bryant also established himself as a standout defensive player.<a href="#cite_note-359">[352]</a> Bryant rarely drew <a href="/wiki/Charge_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Charge (basketball)">charges</a> when he played defense, which he believed spared his body and contributed to his longevity.<a href="#cite_note-360">[353]</a> However, some critics have suggested that Bryant's defensive accolades in his later years were based more on his reputation than his actual play.<a href="#cite_note-medina_05092011-361">[354]</a><a href="#cite_note-lowe_05262013-362">[355]</a><a href="#cite_note-363">[356]</a> Bryant was also lauded for his relentless work ethic, dubbed the "Mamba mentality."<a href="#cite_note-364">[357]</a><a href="#cite_note-365">[358]</a> Throughout his first 17 seasons, Bryant's body was resilient,<a href="#cite_note-ap_01262015-292">[287]</a> and he exhibited a high <a href="/wiki/Pain_threshold" class="mw-redirect" title="Pain threshold">pain threshold</a> while often playing through injuries.<a href="#cite_note-366">[359]</a><a href="#cite_note-367">[360]</a> A fierce competitor, Bryant made opponents and teammates alike the objects of his scorn.<a href="#cite_note-368">[361]</a><a href="#cite_note-369">[362]</a> Many players have considered him difficult to play with because of his high level of commitment and performance.<a href="#cite_note-ding_102202014-370">[363]</a><a href="#cite_note-371">[364]</a><a href="#cite_note-372">[365]</a> According to sportswriter Mark Heisler of <a href="/wiki/Forbes" title="Forbes">Forbes</a>, "circa 2004–2007, Kobe was the most alienated superstar the NBA had ever seen."<a href="#cite_note-heisler_10222014-373">[366]</a> After the departure of Shaquille O'Neal, he led the Lakers to two NBA championships; during this period, Bryant became more of a mentor to his teammates than he had been earlier in his career.<a href="#cite_note-ding_102202014-370">[363]</a><a href="#cite_note-heisler_10222014-373">[366]</a> Bryant's longtime head coach <a href="/wiki/Phil_Jackson" title="Phil Jackson">Phil Jackson</a> noted a big difference during his two Lakers coaching stints in Bryant's demeanor towards his teammates. If Bryant talked to teammates in his earlier years, it was usually "give me the damn ball," but during the latter period, "[Bryant] embraced the team and his teammates, calling them up when we were on the road and inviting them out to dinner. It was as if the other players were now his partners, not his personal spear-carriers."<a href="#cite_note-374">[367]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="NBA_career_statistics">NBA career statistics</h2></div> <table class="toccolours" style="white-space: nowrap;"> <caption>Legend </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;">  GP </td> <td>Games played </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black">  GS  </td> <td>Games started </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> MPG  </td> <td>Minutes per game </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> FG%  </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px"><a href="/wiki/Field_goal_(basketball)" title="Field goal (basketball)">Field goal</a> percentage </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> 3P%  </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px"><a href="/wiki/Three-point_field_goal" title="Three-point field goal">3-point field goal</a> percentage </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> FT%  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Free_throw" title="Free throw">Free throw</a> percentage </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> RPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebounds</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> APG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Assists</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> SPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steal_(basketball)" title="Steal (basketball)">Steals</a> per game </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> BPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Block_(basketball)" title="Block (basketball)">Blocks</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> PPG  </td> <td>Points per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> Bold  </td> <td>Career high </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #afe6ba; border: 1px solid black;"> †  </td> <td>Won an <a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_champions" title="List of NBA champions">NBA championship</a></td> <td style="background-color: #CFECEC; border: 1px solid black;"> *  </td> <td>Led the league</td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h3></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games played">GP</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games started">GS</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Minutes per game">MPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Field goal percentage">FG%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="3-point field-goal percentage">3P%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Free-throw percentage">FT%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Rebounds per game">RPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Assists per game">APG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Steals per game">SPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Blocks per game">BPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Points per game">PPG</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_NBA_season" title="1996–97 NBA season">1996–97</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1996–97 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>71</td> <td>6</td> <td>15.5</td> <td>.417</td> <td>.375</td> <td>.819</td> <td>1.9</td> <td>1.3</td> <td>.7</td> <td>.3</td> <td>7.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_NBA_season" title="1997–98 NBA season">1997–98</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1997–98 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>79</td> <td>1</td> <td>26.0</td> <td>.428</td> <td>.341</td> <td>.794</td> <td>3.1</td> <td>2.5</td> <td>.9</td> <td>.5</td> <td>15.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_NBA_season" title="1998–99 NBA season">1998–99</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1998–99 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">50*</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">50*</td> <td>37.9</td> <td>.465</td> <td>.267</td> <td>.839</td> <td>5.3</td> <td>3.8</td> <td>1.4</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>19.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_NBA_season" title="1999–2000 NBA season">1999–00</a>† </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1999–2000 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>66</td> <td>62</td> <td>38.2</td> <td>.468</td> <td>.319</td> <td>.821</td> <td>6.3</td> <td>4.9</td> <td>1.6</td> <td>.9</td> <td>22.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_NBA_season" title="2000–01 NBA season">2000–01</a>† </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2000–01 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>68</td> <td>68</td> <td>40.9</td> <td>.464</td> <td>.305</td> <td>.853</td> <td>5.9</td> <td>5.0</td> <td>1.7</td> <td>.6</td> <td>28.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_NBA_season" title="2001–02 NBA season">2001–02</a>† </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2001–02 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>80</td> <td>80</td> <td>38.3</td> <td>.469</td> <td>.250</td> <td>.829</td> <td>5.5</td> <td>5.5</td> <td>1.5</td> <td>.4</td> <td>25.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_NBA_season" title="2002–03 NBA season">2002–03</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2002–03 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>82</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">82*</td> <td>41.5</td> <td>.451</td> <td>.383</td> <td>.843</td> <td>6.9</td> <td>5.9</td> <td>2.2</td> <td>.8</td> <td>30.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_NBA_season" title="2003–04 NBA season">2003–04</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2003–04 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>65</td> <td>64</td> <td>37.6</td> <td>.438</td> <td>.327</td> <td>.852</td> <td>5.5</td> <td>5.1</td> <td>1.7</td> <td>.4</td> <td>24.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_NBA_season" title="2004–05 NBA season">2004–05</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2004–05 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>66</td> <td>66</td> <td>40.7</td> <td>.433</td> <td>.339</td> <td>.816</td> <td>5.9</td> <td>6.0</td> <td>1.3</td> <td>.8</td> <td>27.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_NBA_season" title="2005–06 NBA season">2005–06</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2005–06 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>80</td> <td>80</td> <td>41.0</td> <td>.450</td> <td>.347</td> <td>.850</td> <td>5.3</td> <td>4.5</td> <td>1.8</td> <td>.4</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">35.4* </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_NBA_season" title="2006–07 NBA season">2006–07</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2006–07 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>77</td> <td>77</td> <td>40.8</td> <td>.463</td> <td>.344</td> <td>.868</td> <td>5.7</td> <td>5.4</td> <td>1.4</td> <td>.5</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">31.6* </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_NBA_season" title="2007–08 NBA season">2007–08</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2007–08 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">82*</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">82*</td> <td>38.9</td> <td>.459</td> <td>.361</td> <td>.840</td> <td>6.3</td> <td>5.4</td> <td>1.8</td> <td>.5</td> <td>28.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NBA_season" title="2008–09 NBA season">2008–09</a>† </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2008–09 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">82*</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">82*</td> <td>36.1</td> <td>.467</td> <td>.351</td> <td>.856</td> <td>5.2</td> <td>4.9</td> <td>1.5</td> <td>.5</td> <td>26.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_NBA_season" title="2009–10 NBA season">2009–10</a>† </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2009–10 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>73</td> <td>73</td> <td>38.8</td> <td>.456</td> <td>.329</td> <td>.811</td> <td>5.4</td> <td>5.0</td> <td>1.5</td> <td>.3</td> <td>27.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NBA_season" title="2010–11 NBA season">2010–11</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2010–11 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>82</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">82*</td> <td>33.9</td> <td>.451</td> <td>.323</td> <td>.828</td> <td>5.1</td> <td>4.7</td> <td>1.2</td> <td>.1</td> <td>25.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_NBA_season" title="2011–12 NBA season">2011–12</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2011–12 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>58</td> <td>58</td> <td>38.5</td> <td>.430</td> <td>.303</td> <td>.845</td> <td>5.4</td> <td>4.6</td> <td>1.2</td> <td>.3</td> <td>27.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_NBA_season" title="2012–13 NBA season">2012–13</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>78</td> <td>78</td> <td>38.6</td> <td>.463</td> <td>.324</td> <td>.839</td> <td>5.6</td> <td>6.0</td> <td>1.4</td> <td>.3</td> <td>27.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_NBA_season" title="2013–14 NBA season">2013–14</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2013–14 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> <td>29.5</td> <td>.425</td> <td>.188</td> <td>.857</td> <td>4.3</td> <td>6.3</td> <td>1.2</td> <td>.2</td> <td>13.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_NBA_season" title="2014–15 NBA season">2014–15</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2014–15 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>35</td> <td>35</td> <td>34.5</td> <td>.373</td> <td>.293</td> <td>.813</td> <td>5.7</td> <td>5.6</td> <td>1.3</td> <td>.2</td> <td>22.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_NBA_season" title="2015–16 NBA season">2015–16</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2015–16 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>66</td> <td>66</td> <td>28.2</td> <td>.358</td> <td>.285</td> <td>.826</td> <td>3.7</td> <td>2.8</td> <td>.9</td> <td>.2</td> <td>17.6 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2">Career<a href="#cite_note-KobeBryantStatistics-111">[110]</a> </td> <td>1,346</td> <td>1,198</td> <td>36.1</td> <td>.447</td> <td>.329</td> <td>.837</td> <td>5.2</td> <td>4.7</td> <td>1.4</td> <td>.5</td> <td>25.0 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2">All-Star<a href="#cite_note-KobeBryantStatistics-111">[110]</a> </td> <td>15</td> <td>15</td> <td>27.6</td> <td>.500</td> <td>.324</td> <td>.789</td> <td>5.0</td> <td>4.7</td> <td>2.5</td> <td>.4</td> <td>19.3 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Playoffs">Playoffs</h3></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games played">GP</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games started">GS</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Minutes per game">MPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Field goal percentage">FG%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="3-point field-goal percentage">3P%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Free-throw percentage">FT%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Rebounds per game">RPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Assists per game">APG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Steals per game">SPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Blocks per game">BPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Points per game">PPG</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_playoffs" title="1997 NBA playoffs">1997</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1996–97 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>9</td> <td>0</td> <td>14.8</td> <td>.382</td> <td>.261</td> <td>.867</td> <td>1.2</td> <td>1.2</td> <td>.3</td> <td>.2</td> <td>8.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1998_NBA_playoffs" title="1998 NBA playoffs">1998</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1997–98 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>11</td> <td>0</td> <td>20.0</td> <td>.408</td> <td>.214</td> <td>.689</td> <td>1.9</td> <td>1.5</td> <td>.3</td> <td>.7</td> <td>8.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1999_NBA_playoffs" title="1999 NBA playoffs">1999</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1998–99 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>8</td> <td>8</td> <td>39.4</td> <td>.430</td> <td>.348</td> <td>.800</td> <td>6.9</td> <td>4.6</td> <td>1.9</td> <td>1.3</td> <td>19.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_playoffs" title="2000 NBA playoffs">2000</a>† </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1999–2000 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>22</td> <td>22</td> <td>39.0</td> <td>.442</td> <td>.344</td> <td>.754</td> <td>4.5</td> <td>4.4</td> <td>1.5</td> <td>1.5</td> <td>21.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_playoffs" title="2001 NBA playoffs">2001</a>† </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2000–01 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>16</td> <td>16</td> <td>43.4</td> <td>.469</td> <td>.324</td> <td>.821</td> <td>7.3</td> <td>6.1</td> <td>1.6</td> <td>.8</td> <td>29.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_playoffs" title="2002 NBA playoffs">2002</a>† </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2001–02 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>19</td> <td>19</td> <td>43.8</td> <td>.434</td> <td>.379</td> <td>.759</td> <td>5.8</td> <td>4.6</td> <td>1.4</td> <td>.9</td> <td>26.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2003_NBA_playoffs" title="2003 NBA playoffs">2003</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2002%E2%80%9303_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2002–03 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>12</td> <td>12</td> <td>44.3</td> <td>.432</td> <td>.403</td> <td>.827</td> <td>5.1</td> <td>5.2</td> <td>1.2</td> <td>.1</td> <td>32.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2004_NBA_playoffs" title="2004 NBA playoffs">2004</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2003%E2%80%9304_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2003–04 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>22</td> <td>22</td> <td>44.2</td> <td>.413</td> <td>.247</td> <td>.813</td> <td>4.7</td> <td>5.5</td> <td>1.9</td> <td>.3</td> <td>24.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006_NBA_playoffs" title="2006 NBA playoffs">2006</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2005–06 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td> <td>44.9</td> <td>.497</td> <td>.400</td> <td>.771</td> <td>6.3</td> <td>5.1</td> <td>1.1</td> <td>.4</td> <td>27.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2007_NBA_playoffs" title="2007 NBA playoffs">2007</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2006–07 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>5</td> <td>5</td> <td>43.0</td> <td>.462</td> <td>.357</td> <td>.919</td> <td>5.2</td> <td>4.4</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>.4</td> <td>32.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_playoffs" title="2008 NBA playoffs">2008</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2007–08 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>21</td> <td>21</td> <td>41.1</td> <td>.479</td> <td>.302</td> <td>.809</td> <td>5.7</td> <td>5.6</td> <td>1.7</td> <td>.4</td> <td>30.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_playoffs" title="2009 NBA playoffs">2009</a>† </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2008–09 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>23</td> <td>23</td> <td>40.8</td> <td>.457</td> <td>.349</td> <td>.883</td> <td>5.3</td> <td>5.5</td> <td>1.7</td> <td>.9</td> <td>30.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_playoffs" title="2010 NBA playoffs">2010</a>† </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2009–10 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>23</td> <td>23</td> <td>40.1</td> <td>.458</td> <td>.374</td> <td>.842</td> <td>6.0</td> <td>5.5</td> <td>1.3</td> <td>.7</td> <td>29.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_playoffs" title="2011 NBA playoffs">2011</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2010–11 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>10</td> <td>10</td> <td>35.4</td> <td>.446</td> <td>.293</td> <td>.820</td> <td>3.4</td> <td>3.3</td> <td>1.6</td> <td>.3</td> <td>22.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_playoffs" title="2012 NBA playoffs">2012</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2011–12 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>12</td> <td>12</td> <td>39.7</td> <td>.439</td> <td>.283</td> <td>.832</td> <td>4.8</td> <td>4.3</td> <td>1.3</td> <td>.2</td> <td>30.0 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2">Career<a href="#cite_note-KobeBryantStatistics-111">[110]</a> </td> <td>220</td> <td>200</td> <td>39.3</td> <td>.448</td> <td>.331</td> <td>.816</td> <td>5.1</td> <td>4.7</td> <td>1.4</td> <td>.6</td> <td>25.6 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Off_the_court">Off the court</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kobe_Bryant_at_Pirates_3_premiere.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Kobe_Bryant_at_Pirates_3_premiere.jpg/220px-Kobe_Bryant_at_Pirates_3_premiere.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="210" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/Kobe_Bryant_at_Pirates_3_premiere.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="239" /></a><figcaption>Bryant at the premiere of <a href="/wiki/Pirates_of_the_Caribbean:_At_World%27s_End" title="Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End">Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End</a> in 2007</figcaption></figure> Bryant was the youngest of three children. He grew up with two older sisters, Sharia and Shaya, and had close relationships with them until his death.<a href="#cite_note-:5-9">[8]</a><a href="#cite_note-375">[368]</a> In November 1999, 21-year-old Bryant met 17-year-old <a href="/wiki/Vanessa_Bryant" title="Vanessa Bryant">Vanessa Laine</a> while she was working as a background dancer on the <a href="/wiki/Tha_Eastsidaz" title="Tha Eastsidaz">Tha Eastsidaz</a> music video "G'd Up."<a href="#cite_note-rap-376">[369]</a> Bryant was in the building and working on his debut album. They began dating and became engaged six months later in May 2000,<a href="#cite_note-rap-376">[369]</a> while Laine was still a senior at <a href="/wiki/Marina_High_School_(Huntington_Beach,_California)" title="Marina High School (Huntington Beach, California)">Marina High School</a> in <a href="/wiki/Huntington_Beach,_California" title="Huntington Beach, California">Huntington Beach</a>, California. To avoid media scrutiny, she finished high school through independent study.<a href="#cite_note-rap-376">[369]</a> According to Vanessa's cousin Laila Laine, there was no <a href="/wiki/Prenuptial_agreement" title="Prenuptial agreement">prenuptial agreement</a>. Laila said Bryant "loved her too much for one."<a href="#cite_note-377">[370]</a> They got married on April 18, 2001, at St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church in <a href="/wiki/Dana_Point,_California" title="Dana Point, California">Dana Point</a>, California.<a href="#cite_note-378">[371]</a><a href="#cite_note-379">[372]</a> The wedding was not attended by Bryant's parents, his two sisters, his longtime advisor and agent Arn Tellem, or his Laker teammates. Bryant's parents were opposed to the marriage for a number of reasons—including, reportedly, his marrying so young, especially to a woman who was not African-American.<a href="#cite_note-381">[h]</a><a href="#cite_note-rap-376">[369]</a> This disagreement resulted in an estrangement period of over two years, which ended when the couple's first daughter was born.<a href="#cite_note-382">[374]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kobe_Bryant_with_daughter.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Kobe_Bryant_with_daughter.jpg/220px-Kobe_Bryant_with_daughter.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="249" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Kobe_Bryant_with_daughter.jpg/330px-Kobe_Bryant_with_daughter.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Kobe_Bryant_with_daughter.jpg/440px-Kobe_Bryant_with_daughter.jpg 2x" data-file-width="636" data-file-height="720" /></a><figcaption>Bryant with his daughter <a href="/wiki/Gianna_Bryant" title="Gianna Bryant">Gianna</a> at the <a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2016 NBA All-Star Game">2016 NBA All-Star Game</a></figcaption></figure> The Bryants' first daughter, Natalia, was born in January 2003.<a href="#cite_note-383">[375]</a> Due to an <a href="/wiki/Ectopic_pregnancy" title="Ectopic pregnancy">ectopic pregnancy</a>, Vanessa suffered a <a href="/wiki/Miscarriage" title="Miscarriage">miscarriage</a> in the spring of 2005. Their second daughter, Gianna Maria-Onore (also referred to as "Gigi"), was born in May 2006.<a href="#cite_note-384">[376]</a> On December 16, 2011, Vanessa Bryant filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences, and the couple requested joint custody of their daughters.<a href="#cite_note-385">[377]</a><a href="#cite_note-386">[378]</a> On January 11, 2013, Bryant and his wife announced via social media that they had called off their divorce.<a href="#cite_note-387">[379]</a> In early December 2016, Vanessa gave birth to their third daughter,<a href="#cite_note-388">[380]</a><a href="#cite_note-389">[381]</a> and in January 2019, the Bryants announced they were expecting a fourth daughter,<a href="#cite_note-390">[382]</a> who was born in June 2019.<a href="#cite_note-391">[383]</a><a href="#cite_note-392">[384]</a> Bryant was a practicing Catholic. He said his faith and a priest helped him through difficult times, such as the period following his accusation of rape. A Catholic <a href="/wiki/Cantor" title="Cantor">cantor</a> said that she was inspired by Bryant's faith, and the respect that he showed her.<a href="#cite_note-:2-12">[11]</a><a href="#cite_note-cna-13">[12]</a><a href="#cite_note-:3-14">[13]</a><a href="#cite_note-393">[385]</a> Bryant and his family were regular attendees at Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Newport Beach. He and his daughter, Gianna, received the <a href="/wiki/Eucharist" title="Eucharist">Eucharist</a> together just hours before they died.<a href="#cite_note-394">[386]</a><a href="#cite_note-395">[387]</a> Bryant was multilingual. He was fluent in English, Italian, and Spanish.<a href="#cite_note-:2-12">[11]</a><a href="#cite_note-396">[388]</a><a href="#cite_note-397">[389]</a><a href="#cite_note-398">[390]</a><a href="#cite_note-399">[391]</a> Inspired by the codename for <a href="/wiki/Uma_Thurman" title="Uma Thurman">Uma Thurman</a>'s <a href="/wiki/The_Bride_(Kill_Bill)" title="The Bride (Kill Bill)">character</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Kill_Bill" class="mw-redirect" title="Kill Bill">Kill Bill</a> films,<a href="#cite_note-400">[392]</a> Bryant assigned himself the nickname of "Black Mamba", citing a desire for his basketball skills to mimic the <a href="/wiki/Black_mamba" title="Black mamba">eponymous snake</a>'s ability to "strike with 99% accuracy at maximum speed, in rapid succession."<a href="#cite_note-LATimes2008-401">[393]</a><a href="#cite_note-402">[394]</a> During the 2012–13 season, Bryant began referring to himself as "vino" to describe how his play had been <a href="/wiki/Aging_of_wine" title="Aging of wine">aging like a fine wine</a>.<a href="#cite_note-403">[395]</a><a href="#cite_note-404">[396]</a> In January 2002, Bryant bought a <a href="/wiki/Mediterranean_Revival_architecture" title="Mediterranean Revival architecture">Mediterranean-style</a> house for $4 million, located on a <a href="/wiki/Cul-de-sac" class="mw-redirect" title="Cul-de-sac">cul-de-sac</a> in <a href="/wiki/Newport_Coast,_Newport_Beach" title="Newport Coast, Newport Beach">Newport Coast, Newport Beach</a>.<a href="#cite_note-405">[397]</a> He sold the house in May 2015.<a href="#cite_note-406">[398]</a> In 2013, Bryant had a legal disagreement with an auction house over memorabilia from his early years that his parents had put up for auction. Bryant's parents 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 their home. However, Bryant's lawyers asked the auction house to return the items.<a href="#cite_note-407">[399]</a> Before the scheduled trial, a settlement was reached allowing the auction house the sale of less than 10% of the items. Bryant's parents apologized to him for the misunderstanding in a written statement, and appreciated the financial support he had given them over the years.<a href="#cite_note-408">[400]</a><a href="#cite_note-409">[401]</a><a href="#cite_note-410">[402]</a> Bryant grew up a baseball fan and had been a long-time supporter of the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> during his tenure with the Lakers. However, during the <a href="/wiki/2009_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2009 National League Championship Series">2009 National League Championship Series</a> when the Dodgers played his hometown <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a>, Bryant revealed to <a href="/wiki/Craig_Sager" title="Craig Sager">Craig Sager</a> that he actually grew up a fan of their <a href="/wiki/National_League_East" title="National League East">National League East</a> archrivals, the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a> wanting to be like <a href="/wiki/Darryl_Strawberry" title="Darryl Strawberry">Darryl Strawberry</a> and boasted that he still had a <a href="/wiki/Ron_Darling" title="Ron Darling">Ron Darling</a> baseball card.<a href="#cite_note-411">[403]</a><a href="#cite_note-412">[404]</a> Bryant also was a lifelong fan of his hometown <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">NFL</a> team, the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Eagles" title="Philadelphia Eagles">Philadelphia Eagles</a>.<a href="#cite_note-413">[405]</a> Bryant was also a fan of <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">soccer</a> teams <a href="/wiki/FC_Barcelona" title="FC Barcelona">Barcelona</a>, <a href="/wiki/AC_Milan" title="AC Milan">AC Milan</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Manchester_City_F.C." title="Manchester City F.C.">Manchester City</a>.<a href="#cite_note-414">[406]</a><a href="#cite_note-415">[407]</a> According to <a href="/wiki/Forbes" title="Forbes">Forbes</a>, at the time of his retirement, Bryant's $680 million in career earnings was the most ever by a team athlete during their playing career.<a href="#cite_note-Career_Earnings-52">[51]</a> Bryant was a second cousin of his former Lakers teammate <a href="/wiki/Cedric_Ceballos" title="Cedric Ceballos">Cedric Ceballos</a>.<a href="#cite_note-416">[408]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Sexual_assault_case">Sexual assault case</h4></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant_sexual_assault_case" title="Kobe Bryant sexual assault case">Kobe Bryant sexual assault case</a></div> In the summer of 2003, the sheriff's office of <a href="/wiki/Eagle,_Colorado" title="Eagle, Colorado">Eagle, Colorado</a>, arrested Bryant in connection with an investigation of a sexual assault complaint filed by a 19-year-old hotel employee. Bryant had checked into The Lodge and Spa at Cordillera in Eagle County in advance of undergoing knee surgery nearby. The accuser stated that Bryant raped her in his hotel room the night before he was to have the procedure. Bryant admitted to an <a href="/wiki/Adulterous" class="mw-redirect" title="Adulterous">adulterous</a> sexual encounter with his accuser but denied her sexual assault allegation.<a href="#cite_note-417">[409]</a><a href="#cite_note-418">[410]</a> Bryant was charged on June 18, 2003.<a href="#cite_note-419">[411]</a><a href="#cite_note-420">[412]</a> The accusation had a negative impact on Bryant's reputation, and the public's perception of him plummeted; his endorsement contracts with <a href="/wiki/McDonald%27s" title="McDonald's">McDonald's</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nutella" title="Nutella">Nutella</a> were terminated. Sales for Bryant's replica jersey fell significantly.<a href="#cite_note-421">[413]</a> In September 2004, the assault case was dropped by prosecutors after the accuser decided not to testify at the trial. Afterward, Bryant agreed to apologize to her for the incident, including his public <a href="/wiki/Mea_culpa" title="Mea culpa">mea culpa</a>: "Although I truly believe this encounter between us was consensual, I recognize now that she did not and does not view this incident the same way I did. After months of reviewing discovery, listening to her attorney, and even her testimony in person, I now understand how she feels that she did not consent to this encounter."<a href="#cite_note-sfgate_dismissal-422">[414]</a><a href="#cite_note-423">[415]</a> The accuser filed a separate <a href="/wiki/Lawsuit" title="Lawsuit">lawsuit</a> against Bryant, which the two sides settled privately.<a href="#cite_note-424">[416]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kobe_Asia_09.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Kobe_Asia_09.jpg/220px-Kobe_Asia_09.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="278" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Kobe_Asia_09.jpg/330px-Kobe_Asia_09.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Kobe_Asia_09.jpg/440px-Kobe_Asia_09.jpg 2x" data-file-width="649" data-file-height="820" /></a><figcaption>Bryant in <a href="/wiki/Manila" title="Manila">Manila</a> in 2009</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Endorsements">Endorsements</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:NikeTaipeiFlagshipStoreLaunch_Main.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/NikeTaipeiFlagshipStoreLaunch_Main.jpg/220px-NikeTaipeiFlagshipStoreLaunch_Main.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/NikeTaipeiFlagshipStoreLaunch_Main.jpg/330px-NikeTaipeiFlagshipStoreLaunch_Main.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/NikeTaipeiFlagshipStoreLaunch_Main.jpg/440px-NikeTaipeiFlagshipStoreLaunch_Main.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a><figcaption>Bryant at a Nike store launch ceremony in Taipei, 2007</figcaption></figure> Before starting the <a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_NBA_season" title="1996–97 NBA season">1996–97 season</a>, Bryant signed a six-year contract with <a href="/wiki/Adidas" title="Adidas">Adidas</a> worth approximately $48 million.<a href="#cite_note-425">[417]</a><a href="#cite_note-426">[418]</a> His first signature shoe was the Equipment KB 8.<a href="#cite_note-427">[419]</a> Bryant's other, earlier endorsements included deals with <a href="/wiki/The_Coca-Cola_Company" title="The Coca-Cola Company">The Coca-Cola Company</a> to endorse their <a href="/wiki/Sprite_(soft_drink)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sprite (soft drink)">Sprite</a> soft drink, appearing in advertisements for McDonald's, promoting <a href="/wiki/Spalding_(company)" title="Spalding (company)">Spalding</a>'s new NBA Infusion Ball, <a href="/wiki/Upper_Deck_Company" title="Upper Deck Company">Upper Deck</a>, Italian chocolate company <a href="/wiki/Ferrero_SpA" title="Ferrero SpA">Ferrero SpA</a>'s brand Nutella, <a href="/wiki/Russell_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Russell Corporation">Russell Corporation</a>,<a href="#cite_note-428">[420]</a> and appearing on his own series of video games by <a href="/wiki/Nintendo" title="Nintendo">Nintendo</a>. Many companies like McDonald's and Ferrero SpA terminated Bryant's contracts when rape allegations against him became public.<a href="#cite_note-429">[421]</a> A notable exception was <a href="/wiki/Nike,_Inc." title="Nike, Inc.">Nike, Inc.</a>, who had signed Bryant to a five-year, $40–45 million contract just before the incident.<a href="#cite_note-430">[422]</a><a href="#cite_note-Nike-431">[423]</a> They refused to use his image or market a new shoe of his for the year, but started promoting Bryant two years later, when his image had recovered.<a href="#cite_note-Nike-431">[423]</a> Bryant also resumed endorsement deals with The Coca-Cola Company, through their subsidiary <a href="/wiki/Energy_Brands" title="Energy Brands">Energy Brands</a>, to promote their Vitamin Water brand of drinks.<a href="#cite_note-432">[424]</a> He was also the cover athlete for <a href="/wiki/NBA_07" title="NBA 07">NBA '07: Featuring the Life Vol. 2</a> and appeared in commercials for the video games <a href="/wiki/Guitar_Hero_World_Tour" title="Guitar Hero World Tour">Guitar Hero World Tour</a> (with <a href="/wiki/Tony_Hawk" title="Tony Hawk">Tony Hawk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Phelps" title="Michael Phelps">Michael Phelps</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Alex_Rodriguez" title="Alex Rodriguez">Alex Rodriguez</a>) in 2008 and <a href="/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_Black_Ops" title="Call of Duty: Black Ops">Call of Duty: Black Ops</a> (alongside <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Kimmel" title="Jimmy Kimmel">Jimmy Kimmel</a>) in 2010.<a href="#cite_note-COD-433">[425]</a> In a 2008 video promoting Nike's Hyperdunk shoes, Bryant appears to jump over a speeding <a href="/wiki/Aston_Martin" title="Aston Martin">Aston Martin</a>. The stunt was considered fake, and the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times" title="Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a> said a real stunt would probably be a violation of Bryant's Lakers contract.<a href="#cite_note-434">[426]</a> After promoting Nike's Hyperdunk shoes, Bryant came out with the fourth edition of his signature line by Nike, the Zoom Kobe IV. In 2010, Nike launched another shoe, Nike Zoom Kobe V.<a href="#cite_note-435">[427]</a> In 2009, Bryant signed a deal with Nubeo to market the Black Mamba Collection, a line of sports/luxury watches ranging from $25,000 to $285,000.<a href="#cite_note-436">[428]</a> On February 9, 2009, he was featured on the cover of <a href="/wiki/ESPN_The_Magazine" title="ESPN The Magazine">ESPN The Magazine</a>—not for anything basketball related, but about his being a big fan of <a href="/wiki/FC_Barcelona" title="FC Barcelona">FC Barcelona</a>.<a href="#cite_note-437">[429]</a> <a href="/wiki/CNN" title="CNN">CNN</a> estimated Bryant's endorsement deals in 2007 to be worth $16 million a year.<a href="#cite_note-438">[430]</a> In 2010, he was ranked third, behind Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan, in <a href="/wiki/Forbes" title="Forbes">Forbes</a>' list of the world's highest-paid athletes, with $48 million.<a href="#cite_note-439">[431]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kobe_Bryant_in_2008.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Kobe_Bryant_in_2008.jpg/220px-Kobe_Bryant_in_2008.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Kobe_Bryant_in_2008.jpg/330px-Kobe_Bryant_in_2008.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Kobe_Bryant_in_2008.jpg/440px-Kobe_Bryant_in_2008.jpg 2x" data-file-width="514" data-file-height="367" /></a><figcaption>Bryant with U.S. President <a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jason_Kidd" title="Jason Kidd">Jason Kidd</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Deron_Williams" title="Deron Williams">Deron Williams</a> at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China</figcaption></figure> On December 13, 2010, Bryant signed a two-year endorsement deal with Turkey's <a href="/wiki/Flag_carrier" title="Flag carrier">national</a> airline, <a href="/wiki/Turkish_Airlines" title="Turkish Airlines">Turkish Airlines</a>; he appeared in a promotional film aired in over 80 countries, and appeared in digital, print and billboard advertising.<a href="#cite_note-440">[432]</a><a href="#cite_note-441">[433]</a><a href="#cite_note-442">[434]</a> In September 2012, Bryant shot a commercial for <a href="/wiki/Turkish_Airlines" title="Turkish Airlines">Turkish Airlines</a> with <a href="/wiki/FC_Barcelona" title="FC Barcelona">FC Barcelona</a> star <a href="/wiki/Lionel_Messi" title="Lionel Messi">Lionel Messi</a>. In the airline's latest commercial, the duo competes to win the attention of a young boy.<a href="#cite_note-443">[435]</a> In 2013, <a href="/wiki/Forbes" title="Forbes">Forbes</a> listed Bryant the fifth-highest paid sports star in the world behind <a href="/wiki/Floyd_Mayweather" class="mw-redirect" title="Floyd Mayweather">Floyd Mayweather</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo" title="Cristiano Ronaldo">Cristiano Ronaldo</a>, LeBron James, and Lionel Messi.<a href="#cite_note-444">[436]</a> Bryant appeared as the cover athlete for the following video games: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant_in_NBA_Courtside" title="Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside">Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside</a><a href="#cite_note-445">[437]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_Courtside_2:_Featuring_Kobe_Bryant" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Courtside 2: Featuring Kobe Bryant">NBA Courtside 2: Featuring Kobe Bryant</a><a href="#cite_note-446">[438]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_Courtside_2002" title="NBA Courtside 2002">NBA Courtside 2002</a><a href="#cite_note-447">[439]</a></li> <li>NBA 3 on 3 Featuring Kobe Bryant<a href="#cite_note-448">[440]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_07" title="NBA 07">NBA '07: Featuring the Life Vol. 2</a><a href="#cite_note-449">[441]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_09:_The_Inside" title="NBA 09: The Inside">NBA 09: The Inside</a><a href="#cite_note-450">[442]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_2K10" title="NBA 2K10">NBA 2K10</a><a href="#cite_note-2K1017-451">[443]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_2K17" title="NBA 2K17">NBA 2K17</a> (Legend Edition; Legend Edition Gold)<a href="#cite_note-2K1017-451">[443]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_2K21" title="NBA 2K21">NBA 2K21</a> (Mamba Forever Edition)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_2K24" title="NBA 2K24">NBA 2K24</a> (Kobe Bryant Edition and Black Mamba Edition)</li></ul> Bryant was also one of the global ambassadors of the <a href="/wiki/2019_FIBA_Basketball_World_Cup" title="2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup">2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup</a> in China.<a href="#cite_note-452">[444]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Music">Music</h3></div> In high school, Bryant was a member of a <a href="/wiki/Rapping" title="Rapping">rap</a> group called CHEIZAW, named after the Chi Sah gang in the martial arts film <a href="/wiki/Kid_with_the_Golden_Arm" title="Kid with the Golden Arm">Kid with the Golden Arm</a>. The group was signed by <a href="/wiki/Sony_Entertainment" title="Sony Entertainment">Sony Entertainment</a>, but the company's ultimate goal was to eliminate the group and have Bryant record on his own. The label wanted to capitalize on Bryant's youth and NBA fame. He performed at a 1997 concert by <a href="/wiki/Sway_%26_King_Tech" title="Sway & King Tech">Sway & King Tech</a> and recorded a verse for a remix of <a href="/wiki/Brian_McKnight" title="Brian McKnight">Brian McKnight</a>'s "Hold Me." Bryant even appeared on Lakers teammate O'Neal's <a href="/wiki/Respect_(Shaquille_O%27Neal_album)" title="Respect (Shaquille O'Neal album)">Respect</a>, starting the track "3 X's Dope", though Bryant's name was not listed on the credits.<a href="#cite_note-rap_career-18">[17]</a> Sony pushed Bryant from his roots of <a href="/wiki/Underground_hip_hop" title="Underground hip hop">underground hip hop</a> into a more radio-friendly sound. His debut album, Visions, was scheduled to release in the spring of 2000. The first single, "K.O.B.E'", featured supermodel <a href="/wiki/Tyra_Banks" title="Tyra Banks">Tyra Banks</a> singing the <a href="/wiki/Hook_(music)" title="Hook (music)">hook</a>. The single debuted in January 2000, and was performed at NBA All-Star Weekend that month, but it was not well received.<a href="#cite_note-rap_career-18">[17]</a> Sony abandoned plans for the album, which was never released, and dropped Bryant later that year. The Sony president who originally signed Bryant had already left, and Bryant's other backers had mostly abandoned him. Afterward, Bryant co-founded an independent record label, Heads High Entertainment, but it folded within a year.<a href="#cite_note-rap_career-18">[17]</a> In 1999, he appeared on a remix of "<a href="/wiki/Say_My_Name" title="Say My Name">Say My Name</a>" by <a href="/wiki/Destiny%27s_Child" title="Destiny's Child">Destiny's Child</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Maxi_single" title="Maxi single">Maxi single</a> version of the song.<a href="#cite_note-453">[445]</a> In 2011, Bryant was featured in Taiwanese singer <a href="/wiki/Jay_Chou" title="Jay Chou">Jay Chou</a>'s single "The Heaven and Earth Challenge" (天地一鬥, pronounced "Tian Di Yi Dou").<a href="#cite_note-454">[446]</a> The proceeds for downloads of both the single and ringtones were donated to impoverished schools for basketball facilities and equipment.<a href="#cite_note-455">[447]</a> The music video of the single also features Bryant. The song was also used by <a href="/wiki/Sprite_(soft_drink)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sprite (soft drink)">Sprite</a> in its 2011 marketing campaign in China.<a href="#cite_note-456">[448]</a> In 2009, American rapper <a href="/wiki/Lil_Wayne" title="Lil Wayne">Lil Wayne</a> released a song called "Kobe Bryant."<a href="#cite_note-457">[449]</a> Similarly, in 2010, American rapper <a href="/wiki/Sho_Baraka" title="Sho Baraka">Sho Baraka</a> released a song called "Kobe Bryant On'em", which was featured on his album <a href="/wiki/Lions_and_Liars" title="Lions and Liars">Lions and Liars</a>.<a href="#cite_note-458">[450]</a> In 2012, American rapper <a href="/wiki/Chief_Keef" title="Chief Keef">Chief Keef</a> released "Kobe", a song paying tribute to Bryant.<a href="#cite_note-459">[451]</a><a href="#cite_note-460">[452]</a><a href="#cite_note-461">[453]</a> It was featured on his debut studio album, <a href="/wiki/Finally_Rich" title="Finally Rich">Finally Rich</a>, as a part of the deluxe edition.<a href="#cite_note-462">[454]</a> For the NBA 2K21 soundtrack, <a href="/wiki/Damian_Lillard" title="Damian Lillard">Damian Lillard</a>, under his stage name Dame D.O.L.L.A., released a tribute track also titled "Kobe," featuring <a href="/wiki/Snoop_Dogg" title="Snoop Dogg">Snoop Dogg</a> and Derrick Milano.<a href="#cite_note-463">[455]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Film_and_television">Film and television</h3></div> Bryant made his acting debut in 1996, appearing in <a href="/wiki/Moesha_(season_2)" class="mw-redirect" title="Moesha (season 2)">an episode</a> of <a href="/wiki/Moesha" title="Moesha">Moesha</a>. Bryant met the show's star, <a href="/wiki/Brandy_Norwood" title="Brandy Norwood">Brandy</a>, earlier in the year at a Nike All-Star basketball game; a couple of months later, in May 1996, he was Brandy's date to her Hollywood High School senior prom.<a href="#cite_note-464">[456]</a> That year, Bryant <a href="/wiki/Guest_appearance" title="Guest appearance">guest starred</a> as himself on an episode of <a href="/wiki/Arli$$" class="mw-redirect" title="Arli$$">Arli$$</a> (episode: "What About the Fans?") and <a href="/wiki/Sister,_Sister_(TV_series)" title="Sister, Sister (TV series)">Sister, Sister</a> (episode: "Kid-Napped"). In 1997, Bryant appeared on an episode of <a href="/wiki/Hang_Time_(TV_series)" title="Hang Time (TV series)">Hang Time</a>, followed by a <a href="/wiki/List_of_All_That_episodes#Season_4_(1997–98)" title="List of All That episodes">guest appearance</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon" title="Nickelodeon">Nickelodeon</a> sketch comedy series <a href="/wiki/All_That" title="All That">All That</a> (1998). He was also the first choice for the role of Jesus Shuttlesworth in <a href="/wiki/Spike_Lee" title="Spike Lee">Spike Lee</a>'s 1998 film <a href="/wiki/He_Got_Game" title="He Got Game">He Got Game</a>, but turned down the role, saying "this summer is too big for me."<a href="#cite_note-465">[457]</a> Bryant was the subject of <a href="/wiki/Spike_Lee" title="Spike Lee">Spike Lee</a>'s 2009 documentary film <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Doin%27_Work" title="Kobe Doin' Work">Kobe Doin' Work</a>, which chronicled Bryant during the 2007–08 NBA season.<a href="#cite_note-466">[458]</a> In 2018, Bryant became the first African-American to win the <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Animated_Short_Film" title="Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film">Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film</a>, and the first former professional athlete to be nominated for and win an <a href="/wiki/Academy_Awards" title="Academy Awards">Academy Award</a> in any category, for his film <a href="/wiki/Dear_Basketball" title="Dear Basketball">Dear Basketball</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Oscar-4">[3]</a> Despite winning the Oscar, he was denied membership into the <a href="/wiki/Academy_of_Motion_Pictures_Arts_and_Sciences" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences">Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences</a> due to his past <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant_sexual_assault_case" title="Kobe Bryant sexual assault case">sexual abuse case</a> and their new set of standards of conduct within the recent <a href="/wiki/MeToo_movement" title="MeToo movement">MeToo movement</a>.<a href="#cite_note-467">[459]</a> The film also won the <a href="/wiki/Annie_Award_for_Best_Animated_Short_Subject" title="Annie Award for Best Animated Short Subject">Annie Award for Best Animated Short Subject</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Sports_Emmy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Sports Emmy Award">Sports Emmy Award</a>.<a href="#cite_note-468">[460]</a> The film was produced by Bryant's production company, <a href="/wiki/Granity_Studios" title="Granity Studios">Granity Studios</a>.<a href="#cite_note-variety-469">[461]</a> In addition to future animation projects, Bryant had been in talks with animator veteran Bruce Smith for the last six months before his death about starting his own animation studio.<a href="#cite_note-470">[462]</a> Beginning in 2018, Bryant wrote, produced and hosted the television series Detail, which aired for multiple seasons on <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a> and <a href="/wiki/ESPN%2B" title="ESPN+">ESPN+</a>. It featured his insights into the game of basketball and in-depth analyzes of games and individual players.<a href="#cite_note-471">[463]</a><a href="#cite_note-472">[464]</a> Bryant also appeared on <a href="/wiki/MTV" title="MTV">MTV</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Ridiculousness_(TV_series)" title="Ridiculousness (TV series)">Ridiculousness</a> in 2019.<a href="#cite_note-473">[465]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Filmography">Filmography</h4></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Role </th> <th class="unsortable">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1996 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Moesha" title="Moesha">Moesha</a> </td> <td>Terry Hightower<a href="#cite_note-tv-474">[466]</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1996 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arli$$" class="mw-redirect" title="Arli$$">Arli$$</a> </td> <td rowspan="18">Himself </td> <td>Episode: "What About the Fans?"<a href="#cite_note-475">[467]</a><a href="#cite_note-Guglielmi-476">[468]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1996 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sister,_Sister_(TV_series)" title="Sister, Sister (TV series)">Sister, Sister</a> </td> <td>Episode: "Kid-Napped"<a href="#cite_note-tv-474">[466]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1997 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hang_Time_(TV_series)" title="Hang Time (TV series)">Hang Time</a><a href="#cite_note-477">[469]</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1998 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/All_That" title="All That">All That</a><a href="#cite_note-478">[470]</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bette_(TV_series)" title="Bette (TV series)">Bette</a><a href="#cite_note-Guglielmi-476">[468]</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kobe_Doin%27_Work" title="Kobe Doin' Work">Kobe Doin' Work</a><a href="#cite_note-479">[471]</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Modern_Family" title="Modern Family">Modern Family</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Modern_Family_(season_1)#Episodes" class="mw-redirect" title="Modern Family (season 1)">Season 1 - Episode 24 - 'Family Portrait'</a><a href="#cite_note-480">[472]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Black_Mamba_(film)" title="The Black Mamba (film)">The Black Mamba</a><a href="#cite_note-481">[473]</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nowitzki._The_Perfect_Shot" title="Nowitzki. The Perfect Shot">Nowitzki. The Perfect Shot</a><a href="#cite_note-482">[474]</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Daddy%27s_Home_(film)" title="Daddy's Home (film)">Daddy's Home</a><a href="#cite_note-483">[475]</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td>Kobe Bryant's Muse </td> <td>Also executive producer<a href="#cite_note-484">[476]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dear_Basketball" title="Dear Basketball">Dear Basketball</a> </td> <td>Also writer and executive producer; winner of <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Animated_Short_Film" title="Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film">Best Animated Short Film</a> at the <a href="/wiki/90th_Academy_Awards" title="90th Academy Awards">90th Academy Awards</a>.<a href="#cite_note-485">[477]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017 </td> <td>Musecage<a href="#cite_note-486">[478]</a> </td> <td>Also creator and writer; produced by <a href="/wiki/Granity_Studios" title="Granity Studios">Granity Studios</a> for <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a> and <a href="/wiki/ESPN%2B" title="ESPN+">ESPN+</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018 </td> <td>Detail<a href="#cite_note-487">[479]</a> </td> <td>Also creator and writer; 18 episodes as a host, 16 episodes as a writer; produced by <a href="/wiki/Granity_Studios" title="Granity Studios">Granity Studios</a> for <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a> and <a href="/wiki/ESPN%2B" title="ESPN+">ESPN+</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td>Quiet Storm: The Ron Artest Story<a href="#cite_note-488">[480]</a><a href="#cite_note-489">[481]</a> </td> <td>Documentary about <a href="/wiki/Metta_Sandiford-Artest" title="Metta Sandiford-Artest">Ron Artest</a> for <a href="/wiki/Showtime_(TV_network)" title="Showtime (TV network)">Showtime</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Dance_(miniseries)" title="The Last Dance (miniseries)">The Last Dance</a> </td> <td>Episode: "V"; Posthumous release<a href="#cite_note-490">[482]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td>The Redeem Team<a href="#cite_note-491">[483]</a> </td> <td>Posthumous release </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td>Kobe: Una storia italiana </td> <td>From September 15, 2022, on <a href="/wiki/Amazon_Prime_Video" title="Amazon Prime Video">Amazon Prime Video</a> Italy; Posthumous release<a href="#cite_note-492">[484]</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Philanthropy">Philanthropy</h3></div> Bryant was the official ambassador for <a href="/wiki/After-School_All-Stars" title="After-School All-Stars">After-School All-Stars</a> (ASAS), an American non-profit organization that provides comprehensive <a href="/wiki/After-school_activity" title="After-school activity">after-school programs</a> to children in 13 US cities.<a href="#cite_note-493">[485]</a> Bryant also started the Kobe Bryant China Fund which partnered with the Soong Ching Ling Foundation, a charity backed by the Chinese government.<a href="#cite_note-nextconquest-494">[486]</a> The Kobe Bryant China Fund raises money within China earmarked for education and health programs.<a href="#cite_note-nextconquest-494">[486]</a> On November 4, 2010, Bryant appeared alongside <a href="/wiki/Zach_Braff" title="Zach Braff">Zach Braff</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_Black_Ops" title="Call of Duty: Black Ops">Call of Duty: Black Ops</a> launch event at the <a href="/wiki/Santa_Monica_Airport" title="Santa Monica Airport">Santa Monica Airport</a>, where they presented a $1 million check to the Call of Duty Endowment, an Activision-founded nonprofit organization that helps veterans transition to civilian careers after their military service has ended.<a href="#cite_note-COD-433">[425]</a> Bryant and his wife founded the Kobe and Vanessa Bryant Family Foundation (KVBFF). Its goals are "helping young people in need, encouraging the development of physical and social skills through sports and assisting the homeless." Bryant spoke of the injustice aimed at homeless people who are blamed for their situation, saying that homelessness should not be ignored or made a low priority. Bryant said he wanted more out of life than just a successful basketball career.<a href="#cite_note-:3-14">[13]</a> Bryant and his wife were also founding donors of the <a href="/wiki/National_Museum_of_African_American_History_and_Culture" title="National Museum of African American History and Culture">National Museum of African American History and Culture</a>, with Bryant also donating his uniform that he wore in the <a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_Finals" title="2008 NBA Finals">2008 NBA Finals</a>, the year Bryant was named the league MVP.<a href="#cite_note-:6-495">[487]</a><a href="#cite_note-496">[488]</a> During his lifetime, Bryant granted over 200 requests for the <a href="/wiki/Make-A-Wish_Foundation" title="Make-A-Wish Foundation">Make-A-Wish Foundation</a>.<a href="#cite_note-:6-495">[487]</a><a href="#cite_note-497">[489]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Business_ventures">Business ventures</h3></div> Bryant established Kobe Inc. to own and grow brands in the sports industry. The initial investment was a 10% stake in the <a href="/wiki/Bodyarmor_SuperDrink" title="Bodyarmor SuperDrink">Bodyarmor SuperDrink</a> company for $6 million in March 2014. The headquarters are in <a href="/wiki/Newport_Beach,_California" title="Newport Beach, California">Newport Beach, California</a>.<a href="#cite_note-498">[490]</a> With <a href="/wiki/The_Coca-Cola_Company" title="The Coca-Cola Company">The Coca-Cola Company</a> purchasing a minority stake in the company in August 2018, the valuation of Bryant's stake rose to approximately $200 million.<a href="#cite_note-499">[491]</a> In 2013, Bryant launched a production company called <a href="/wiki/Granity_Studios" title="Granity Studios">Granity Studios</a>, which developed different media, ranging from films to television shows and novels.<a href="#cite_note-variety-469">[461]</a> On August 22, 2016, Bryant and his business partner <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Stibel" title="Jeff Stibel">Jeff Stibel</a> launched Bryant-Stibel, a <a href="/wiki/Venture_capital" title="Venture capital">venture capital</a> firm focused on different businesses including media, data, gaming, and technology, with $100 million in funding.<a href="#cite_note-500">[492]</a><a href="#cite_note-501">[493]</a> In 2018, Bryant and Sports Academy launched Mamba Sports Academy, a joint athletic-training business venture. The academy established locations in <a href="/wiki/Thousand_Oaks,_California" title="Thousand Oaks, California">Thousand Oaks</a> and <a href="/wiki/Redondo_Beach,_California" title="Redondo Beach, California">Redondo Beach, California</a>.<a href="#cite_note-spears_05122020-502">[494]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Books">Books</h3></div> On October 23, 2018, Bryant's book <a href="/wiki/The_Mamba_Mentality:_How_I_Play" title="The Mamba Mentality: How I Play">The Mamba Mentality: How I Play</a>, with photographs and afterword by <a href="/wiki/Andrew_D._Bernstein" title="Andrew D. Bernstein">Andrew D. Bernstein</a>, an introduction by <a href="/wiki/Phil_Jackson" title="Phil Jackson">Phil Jackson</a>, and a foreword by <a href="/wiki/Pau_Gasol" title="Pau Gasol">Pau Gasol</a>, was published by MCD / <a href="/wiki/Farrar,_Straus_and_Giroux" title="Farrar, Straus and Giroux">Farrar, Straus and Giroux</a>. The book looks back on his career with photos and his reflections.<a href="#cite_note-503">[495]</a><a href="#cite_note-504">[496]</a> At the time of his death, Bryant was working with Brazilian author <a href="/wiki/Paulo_Coelho" title="Paulo Coelho">Paulo Coelho</a> on a children's book aimed at inspiring underprivileged children. After Bryant's death, Coelho deleted the draft, saying in an interview that "it didn't make any sense to publish without him." He did not say how many pages had been written or whether the book had a title.<a href="#cite_note-505">[497]</a> Bryant also co-wrote/produced several young adult novels through <a href="/wiki/Granity_Studios" title="Granity Studios">Granity Studios</a>: The Wizenard Series: Training Camp, Legacy and the Queen, and Epoca: The Tree of Ecrof. A fourth novel, The Wizenard Series: Season One, was released posthumously in March 2020.<a href="#cite_note-506">[498]</a> The Wizarenard Series: Season One topped the New York Times middle-grade hardcover list.<a href="#cite_note-507">[499]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Death">Death</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2020_Calabasas_helicopter_crash" title="2020 Calabasas helicopter crash">2020 Calabasas helicopter crash</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kobe_Bryant_death.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Kobe_Bryant_death.jpg/170px-Kobe_Bryant_death.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="227" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Kobe_Bryant_death.jpg/255px-Kobe_Bryant_death.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Kobe_Bryant_death.jpg/340px-Kobe_Bryant_death.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3024" data-file-height="4032" /></a><figcaption>Fans gathered in front of <a href="/wiki/Staples_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Staples Center">Staples Center</a> (later Crypto.com Arena) on the day of Bryant's death</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Accident">Accident</h3></div> At 9:06 a.m. <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Standard_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific Standard Time">Pacific Standard Time</a> on January 26, 2020, a <a href="/wiki/Sikorsky_S-76" title="Sikorsky S-76">Sikorsky S-76</a> helicopter departed from <a href="/wiki/John_Wayne_Airport" title="John Wayne Airport">John Wayne Airport</a> in <a href="/wiki/Orange_County,_California" title="Orange County, California">Orange County, California</a>, with nine people aboard: Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter <a href="/wiki/Gianna_Bryant" title="Gianna Bryant">Gianna</a>,<a href="#cite_note-508">[500]</a> six family friends including <a href="/wiki/John_Altobelli" title="John Altobelli">John Altobelli</a>, and the pilot, Ara Zobayan.<a href="#cite_note-auto-509">[501]</a><a href="#cite_note-9_on_board-510">[502]</a><a href="#cite_note-Death-CNBC-511">[503]</a><a href="#cite_note-:1-512">[504]</a> The helicopter was registered to the <a href="/wiki/Fillmore,_California" title="Fillmore, California">Fillmore</a>-based Island Express Holding Corp., according to the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_California" title="Secretary of State of California">California Secretary of State</a> business database.<a href="#cite_note-CNNDeath-513">[505]</a> The group was traveling to <a href="/wiki/Camarillo_Airport" title="Camarillo Airport">Camarillo Airport</a> in <a href="/wiki/Ventura_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Ventura County">Ventura County</a> for a basketball game at Mamba Sports Academy in <a href="/wiki/Thousand_Oaks,_California" title="Thousand Oaks, California">Thousand Oaks</a>.<a href="#cite_note-514">[506]</a> Due to light rain and fog that morning, the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Police_Department" title="Los Angeles Police Department">Los Angeles Police Department</a> helicopters<a href="#cite_note-:1-512">[504]</a> and most other air traffic were grounded.<a href="#cite_note-:0-515">[507]</a> The flight tracker showed that the helicopter circled above <a href="/wiki/Glendale,_California" title="Glendale, California">Glendale, California</a>, due to heavy air traffic in the area. At 9:30 a.m., Zobayan contacted the <a href="/wiki/Hollywood_Burbank_Airport" title="Hollywood Burbank Airport">Hollywood Burbank Airport</a>'s control tower,<a href="#cite_note-:0-515">[507]</a> notifying the tower of the situation, and was told he was "flying too low" to be tracked by radar.<a href="#cite_note-516">[508]</a> At that time, the helicopter experienced extreme fog and turned south towards the mountains. At 9:40 a.m., the helicopter climbed rapidly from 1,200 to 2,000 feet (370 to 610 m), flying at 161 knots (298 km/h; 185 mph).<a href="#cite_note-:0-515">[507]</a> At 9:45 a.m., the helicopter crashed into the side of a mountain in <a href="/wiki/Calabasas,_California" title="Calabasas, California">Calabasas</a>, about 30 miles (48 km) northwest of downtown Los Angeles, and began burning. Bryant, his daughter, and the other seven occupants were all killed on impact.<a href="#cite_note-:0-515">[507]</a> Initial reports indicated that the helicopter crashed in the hills above Calabasas in heavy fog.<a href="#cite_note-LATDeath-517">[509]</a><a href="#cite_note-518">[510]</a> Witnesses reported hearing a helicopter struggling before crashing.<a href="#cite_note-auto-509">[501]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Investigations">Investigations</h3></div> On January 28, Bryant's identity was officially confirmed using fingerprints.<a href="#cite_note-519">[511]</a> The following day, the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County_Department_of_Medical_Examiner-Coroner" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner">Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner</a> stated that the official cause of death for him and the eight others on the helicopter was <a href="/wiki/Blunt_force_trauma" class="mw-redirect" title="Blunt force trauma">blunt force trauma</a>.<a href="#cite_note-520">[512]</a> The <a href="/wiki/Federal_Aviation_Administration" title="Federal Aviation Administration">Federal Aviation Administration</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Transportation_Safety_Board" title="National Transportation Safety Board">National Transportation Safety Board</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation" title="Federal Bureau of Investigation">FBI</a><a href="#cite_note-:1-512">[504]</a> launched investigations into the crash.<a href="#cite_note-521">[513]</a><a href="#cite_note-522">[514]</a><a href="#cite_note-BBC51256756-523">[515]</a> The cause of the crash was hard to investigate, as the helicopter was not equipped with a <a href="/wiki/Flight_recorder" title="Flight recorder">black box</a>. Over a year after the crash, on February 9, 2021, the NTSB declared that pilot Ara Zobayan probably became disoriented after flying into thick clouds. The five board members also said Zobayan, who also died in the crash, ignored his training and violated federal regulations during the 40-minute flight.<a href="#cite_note-524">[516]</a> On February 28, 2023, Vanessa Bryant was awarded a $28.85 million settlement from Los Angeles County to conclude legal proceedings over graphic photos of the aftermath of the helicopter crash that were shared without the permission of the family.<a href="#cite_note-525">[517]</a> The figure includes the $15 million she was awarded from L.A. County in a 2022 civil trial, with "additional funds to settle potential claims from her daughters"—Natalia, 20, Bianka, 6, and Capri, 3. Chris Chester, a co-plaintiff who lost his 45-year-old wife and 13-year-old daughter in the crash, settled for $19.95 million.<a href="#cite_note-526">[518]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tributes_and_funeral_services">Tributes and funeral services</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/2020_Calabasas_helicopter_crash#Memorials" title="2020 Calabasas helicopter crash">2020 Calabasas helicopter crash § Memorials</a>, <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_NBA_season#Death_of_Kobe_Bryant" title="2019–20 NBA season">2019–20 NBA season § Death of Kobe Bryant</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Murals_of_Kobe_Bryant" title="Murals of Kobe Bryant">Murals of Kobe Bryant</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:RIP_Kobe_Bryant_bus_banner.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/RIP_Kobe_Bryant_bus_banner.png/220px-RIP_Kobe_Bryant_bus_banner.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="166" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/RIP_Kobe_Bryant_bus_banner.png/330px-RIP_Kobe_Bryant_bus_banner.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/RIP_Kobe_Bryant_bus_banner.png/440px-RIP_Kobe_Bryant_bus_banner.png 2x" data-file-width="1660" data-file-height="1250" /></a><figcaption>Metro Bus in Los Angeles with "RIP Kobe" banner, January 2020</figcaption></figure> On February 7, Bryant and his daughter were buried in a private funeral in <a href="/wiki/Pacific_View_Memorial_Park" title="Pacific View Memorial Park">Pacific View Memorial Park</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Corona_del_Mar,_Newport_Beach" title="Corona del Mar, Newport Beach">Corona del Mar</a> neighborhood of <a href="/wiki/Newport_Beach,_California" title="Newport Beach, California">Newport Beach, California</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Boren-527">[519]</a> A public memorial service was held on February 24 (2/24, marking both Kobe's and Gianna's jersey numbers) at Staples Center (later Crypto.com Arena) with <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Kimmel" title="Jimmy Kimmel">Jimmy Kimmel</a> hosting. Speakers at the service included Vanessa, Jordan, and O'Neal, along with <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Mercury" title="Phoenix Mercury">Phoenix Mercury</a> guard <a href="/wiki/Diana_Taurasi" title="Diana Taurasi">Diana Taurasi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Geno_Auriemma" title="Geno Auriemma">Geno Auriemma</a>, Taurasi's coach at <a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Huskies_women%27s_basketball" class="mw-redirect" title="Connecticut Huskies women's basketball">Connecticut</a>, where Gianna had been aspiring to play.<a href="#cite_note-528">[520]</a><a href="#cite_note-529">[521]</a><a href="#cite_note-530">[522]</a> The NBA had postponed the Lakers' game against the Clippers just two days after the accident on January 28—the first time an NBA game was postponed for any reason since the <a href="/wiki/2013_Boston_Marathon_attack" class="mw-redirect" title="2013 Boston Marathon attack">2013 Boston Marathon bombing</a> led to the postponement of a Celtics game.<a href="#cite_note-531">[523]</a> On January 30, the first game at Staples Center after the crash was played between the Clippers and the <a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a>; the Clippers honored Bryant before the game, with Southern California native <a href="/wiki/Paul_George" title="Paul George">Paul George</a> narrating a video tribute to Bryant. The next day, the Lakers played their first game after the crash against the Trail Blazers. Ahead of the game, the Lakers paid tribute to Bryant and all who lost their lives in the crash with a ceremony held just before tip-off, with <a href="/wiki/Usher_(musician)" title="Usher (musician)">Usher</a> singing "<a href="/wiki/Amazing_Grace" title="Amazing Grace">Amazing Grace</a>" and <a href="/wiki/Boyz_II_Men" title="Boyz II Men">Boyz II Men</a> singing the <a href="/wiki/The_Star-Spangled_Banner" title="The Star-Spangled Banner">national anthem</a>, while <a href="/wiki/Wiz_Khalifa" title="Wiz Khalifa">Wiz Khalifa</a> and <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Puth" title="Charlie Puth">Charlie Puth</a> reunited to perform "<a href="/wiki/See_You_Again" title="See You Again">See You Again</a>"—originally their tribute to <a href="/wiki/Paul_Walker" title="Paul Walker">Paul Walker</a> after his death while filming <a href="/wiki/Furious_7" title="Furious 7">Furious 7</a>—at halftime. James also delivered a speech to the crowd before the game, and every player in the Lakers starting lineup was announced with Bryant's name.<a href="#cite_note-532">[524]</a> The game was the second-most-watched in ESPN history, averaging 4.41 million viewers.<a href="#cite_note-533">[525]</a> Also, beginning with the Spurs and the Raptors in their game in San Antonio on the day of the crash, teams paid tribute to Bryant at the start of their games with intentional on-court violations referring to his uniform numbers on their first possession—either a 24-second <a href="/wiki/Shot_clock" title="Shot clock">shot clock</a> or an <a href="/wiki/8-second_backcourt_violation" class="mw-redirect" title="8-second backcourt violation">8-second backcourt violation</a>.<a href="#cite_note-534">[526]</a> On February 15, NBA commissioner <a href="/wiki/Adam_Silver" title="Adam Silver">Adam Silver</a> announced that the All-Star Game MVP Award would be renamed to the <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Game_Kobe_Bryant_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award">NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award</a> in Bryant's honor.<a href="#cite_note-535">[527]</a> In May 2020, the Mamba Sports Academy was renamed to Sports Academy out of respect for Bryant.<a href="#cite_note-spears_05122020-502">[494]</a> The <a href="/wiki/62nd_Annual_Grammy_Awards" title="62nd Annual Grammy Awards">62nd Annual Grammy Awards</a> went ahead as scheduled at Staples Center on the day of the crash, but included tributes by multiple artists and groups, including host <a href="/wiki/Alicia_Keys" title="Alicia Keys">Alicia Keys</a> opening the show with a tribute speech in which she called Staples Center "the house that Kobe Bryant built" and joining Boyz II Men to sing "<a href="/wiki/It%27s_So_Hard_to_Say_Goodbye_to_Yesterday" title="It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday">It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday</a>".<a href="#cite_note-536">[528]</a><a href="#cite_note-537">[529]</a><a href="#cite_note-538">[530]</a> Bryant also appeared at the start of the In Memoriam segment of the <a href="/wiki/92nd_Academy_Awards" title="92nd Academy Awards">92nd Academy Awards</a> following his Oscar in 2018 for Dear Basketball, and <a href="/wiki/Spike_Lee" title="Spike Lee">Spike Lee</a> wore a suit in tribute to him at the ceremony.<a href="#cite_note-539">[531]</a> He was not included in the montages at the 2020 <a href="/wiki/2020_MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="2020 MTV Video Music Awards">VMAs</a> and <a href="/wiki/72nd_Primetime_Emmy_Awards" title="72nd Primetime Emmy Awards">Emmys</a>, held later in the year. Fans were upset at the omission, especially as actors <a href="/wiki/Naya_Rivera" title="Naya Rivera">Naya Rivera</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chadwick_Boseman" title="Chadwick Boseman">Chadwick Boseman</a> had been featured prominently in both;<a href="#cite_note-540">[532]</a><a href="#cite_note-541">[533]</a><a href="#cite_note-542">[534]</a><a href="#cite_note-543">[535]</a> after Rivera and Boseman's unexpected deaths in July and August 2020 respectively, the three young black celebrities were popularly compared.<a href="#cite_note-544">[536]</a><a href="#cite_note-545">[537]</a><a href="#cite_note-546">[538]</a><a href="#cite_note-547">[539]</a><a href="#cite_note-548">[540]</a><a href="#cite_note-549">[541]</a><a href="#cite_note-550">[542]</a><a href="#cite_note-551">[543]</a><a href="#cite_note-552">[544]</a><a href="#cite_note-553">[545]</a> The <a href="/wiki/2020_Pro_Bowl" title="2020 Pro Bowl">2020 Pro Bowl</a> was also played at <a href="/wiki/Camping_World_Stadium" title="Camping World Stadium">Camping World Stadium</a> in Orlando on the day of the crash, and before kickoff, <a href="/wiki/National_Football_Conference" title="National Football Conference">NFC</a> players who learned of Bryant's death conducted a prayer led by <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Seahawks" title="Seattle Seahawks">Seattle Seahawks</a> quarterback <a href="/wiki/Russell_Wilson" title="Russell Wilson">Russell Wilson</a>, while various on-field and PA tributes were made during the game.<a href="#cite_note-554">[546]</a><a href="#cite_note-555">[547]</a> In the <a href="/wiki/2020_WNBA_draft" title="2020 WNBA draft">2020 WNBA draft</a>, Gianna Bryant, Alyssa Altobelli, and Payton Chester were made honorary draft picks.<a href="#cite_note-556">[548]</a> After the Lakers beat the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> in Game 6 of the <a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_Finals" title="2020 NBA Finals">2020 NBA Finals</a> to clinch the franchise's 17th NBA championship, rapper, Lakers fan and Long Beach native <a href="/wiki/Snoop_Dogg" title="Snoop Dogg">Snoop Dogg</a> paid homage to Bryant and the Lakers with a full forearm tattoo.<a href="#cite_note-557">[549]</a> Bryant was posthumously inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2021, with Vanessa delivering the acceptance speech on Bryant's behalf.<a href="#cite_note-558">[550]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy">Legacy</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_career_achievements_by_Kobe_Bryant" title="List of career achievements by Kobe Bryant">List of career achievements by Kobe Bryant</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kobe_Bryant2_2014.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Kobe_Bryant2_2014.jpg/220px-Kobe_Bryant2_2014.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="240" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Kobe_Bryant2_2014.jpg/330px-Kobe_Bryant2_2014.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Kobe_Bryant2_2014.jpg/440px-Kobe_Bryant2_2014.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1195" data-file-height="1305" /></a><figcaption>Bryant handling the ball in 2014, when he became the first NBA player with over 30,000 points and 6,000 assists<a href="#cite_note-holmes_11302014-559">[551]</a></figcaption></figure> Bryant was called "one of the greatest players in the history of our game" by NBA commissioner <a href="/wiki/Adam_Silver" title="Adam Silver">Adam Silver</a>,<a href="#cite_note-keh_11292015-560">[552]</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a> wrote that Bryant had "one of the most decorated careers in the history of the sport."<a href="#cite_note-keh_11292015-560">[552]</a> <a href="/wiki/Reuters" title="Reuters">Reuters</a> called him "arguably the best player of his generation",<a href="#cite_note-pingue_11302015-348">[342]</a> while both <a href="/wiki/Sporting_News" class="mw-redirect" title="Sporting News">Sporting News</a> and <a href="/wiki/TNT_(American_TV_network)" title="TNT (American TV network)">TNT</a> named him their NBA player of the decade for the 2000s.<a href="#cite_note-561">[553]</a><a href="#cite_note-562">[554]</a> In 2008 and again in 2016, ESPN ranked Bryant the second-greatest <a href="/wiki/Shooting_guard" title="Shooting guard">shooting guard</a> of all time after Jordan.<a href="#cite_note-espn_sg_rank_2016-353">[347]</a><a href="#cite_note-ESPN-563">[555]</a> In 2022, to commemorate the NBA's 75th Anniversary, <a href="/wiki/The_Athletic" title="The Athletic">The Athletic</a> ranked their top 75 players of all time, and they named Bryant as the 10th-greatest player in NBA history and the second-highest shooting guard on the list, behind only Jordan.<a href="#cite_note-564">[556]</a> Many peer players—including <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Durant" title="Kevin Durant">Kevin Durant</a>,<a href="#cite_note-565">[557]</a> <a href="/wiki/Dirk_Nowitzki" title="Dirk Nowitzki">Dirk Nowitzki</a>,<a href="#cite_note-566">[558]</a> <a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Dwyane Wade</a>,<a href="#cite_note-jackson_02022016-313">[308]</a> and <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Rose" title="Derrick Rose">Derrick Rose</a>—called Bryant their generation's version of Jordan.<a href="#cite_note-567">[559]</a><a href="#cite_note-568">[560]</a> <a href="/wiki/The_Press-Enterprise" title="The Press-Enterprise">The Press-Enterprise</a> described Bryant as "maybe the greatest Laker in the organization's history."<a href="#cite_note-569">[561]</a> He was the Lakers' all-time leading scorer, and his five titles are tied for the most in franchise history.<a href="#cite_note-espn_11292015-570">[562]</a> Both numbers Bryant wore during his career, 8 and 24, were retired by the Lakers on December 18, 2017.<a href="#cite_note-571">[563]</a> In his first year of eligibility, Bryant was named a finalist for the <a href="/wiki/Naismith_Memorial_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame" title="Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame">Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame</a>, weeks after his death,<a href="#cite_note-572">[564]</a> before being elected a couple of months later in April 2020.<a href="#cite_note-573">[565]</a> His formal induction was delayed until 2021 due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_States" title="COVID-19 pandemic in the United States">COVID-19 pandemic</a>.<a href="#cite_note-574">[566]</a> In October 2021, Bryant was honored as one of the league's greatest players of all time by being named to the <a href="/wiki/NBA_75th_Anniversary_Team" title="NBA 75th Anniversary Team">NBA 75th Anniversary Team</a>.<a href="#cite_note-575">[567]</a> The team was honored during the <a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2022 NBA All-Star Game">2022 NBA All-Star Game</a> in <a href="/wiki/Cleveland" title="Cleveland">Cleveland</a>, with Bryant receiving one of the loudest cheers of the night.<a href="#cite_note-576">[568]</a> With career averages of 25.0 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.7 assists, and 1.4 steals per game,<a href="#cite_note-Reference-337">[331]</a> Bryant was considered one of the most complete players in NBA history.<a href="#cite_note-hh-577">[569]</a> He is the fourth-leading scorer in league history with 33,643 points.<a href="#cite_note-578">[570]</a><a href="#cite_note-580">[i]</a> Bryant was the first player in NBA history to have at least 30,000 career points and 6,000 career assists,<a href="#cite_note-holmes_11302014-559">[551]</a> and was one of only four players with 25,000 points, 6,000 rebounds, and 6,000 assists.<a href="#cite_note-581">[572]</a> He <a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Basketball_Association_annual_scoring_leaders" class="mw-redirect" title="List of National Basketball Association annual scoring leaders">led the NBA in scoring</a> during the <a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_NBA_season" title="2005–06 NBA season">2005–06</a> and <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_NBA_season" title="2006–07 NBA season">2006–07</a> seasons.<a href="#cite_note-bio-10">[9]</a> Bryant's 81-point performance against Toronto in 2006 was the second-highest in NBA history,<a href="#cite_note-tor-582">[573]</a> behind only Chamberlain's 100. Bryant scored at least 50 points 24 times in his career, which is third in league history behind Jordan (31) and Chamberlain (118);<a href="#cite_note-lakers_11292015-302">[297]</a> six times Bryant scored at least 60.<a href="#cite_note-martin_11292015-583">[574]</a> He was just the third player in NBA history to average 40 points in a calendar month, which Bryant accomplished four times.<a href="#cite_note-584">[j]</a> He was voted the league MVP in 2008 and led his team to the <a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_Finals" title="2008 NBA Finals">2008 NBA Finals</a> as the first seed in the Western Conference.<a href="#cite_note-Kobe_MVP-585">[575]</a> In the <a href="/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics" title="2008 Summer Olympics">2008 Summer Olympics</a>, Bryant won a <a href="/wiki/Gold_medal" title="Gold medal">gold medal</a> as a member of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_basketball_team" title="United States men's national basketball team">U.S. men's basketball team</a>, occasionally referred to as "The Redeem Team."<a href="#cite_note-RedeemTeambySheridan-586">[576]</a> He won another gold medal at the <a href="/wiki/2012_Summer_Olympics" title="2012 Summer Olympics">2012 Summer Olympics</a>. Bryant led the Lakers to two more championships in 2009 and 2010, winning the <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell_NBA_Finals_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award">Finals MVP award</a> on both occasions. Bryant was an 18-time All-Star, which ranks second behind only <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a>'s and LeBron James' 19.<a href="#cite_note-espn_01212016-587">[577]</a> Bryant was chosen a then-record 18 straight times, each time as a starter.<a href="#cite_note-bresnahan_01222015-290">[285]</a><a href="#cite_note-martin_11292015-583">[574]</a><a href="#cite_note-espn_01212016-587">[577]</a> On four occasions (2003, 2011, 2013, 2016), he was the leading vote-getter.<a href="#cite_note-espn_01212016-587">[577]</a> Bryant was named the <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Game_Kobe_Bryant_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award">All-Star MVP</a> four times, a record he shares with <a href="/wiki/Bob_Pettit" title="Bob Pettit">Bob Pettit</a>.<a href="#cite_note-martin_11292015-583">[574]</a> Bryant was selected to the <a href="/wiki/All-NBA_Team" title="All-NBA Team">All-NBA Team</a> on 15 occasions, tied for the most with Abdul-Jabbar and <a href="/wiki/Tim_Duncan" title="Tim Duncan">Tim Duncan</a>,<a href="#cite_note-588">[578]</a> and his 11 first-team honors are tied for the second-most with <a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">Karl Malone</a>.<a href="#cite_note-589">[579]</a> Bryant was also a 12-time <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Defensive_Team" title="NBA All-Defensive Team">All-Defensive Team</a> selection, trailing only Duncan's 15, and Bryant was named to the All-Defensive First Team nine times, tied with Jordan, Garnett, and <a href="/wiki/Gary_Payton" title="Gary Payton">Gary Payton</a> for the most all time.<a href="#cite_note-espn_11292015-570">[562]</a><a href="#cite_note-martin_11292015-583">[574]</a> He was the first guard to <a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Basketball_Association_seasons_played_leaders" class="mw-redirect" title="List of National Basketball Association seasons played leaders">play 20 seasons in the NBA</a>.<a href="#cite_note-espn_11292015-570">[562]</a> Bryant also won the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Slam_Dunk_Contest" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Slam Dunk Contest">NBA Slam Dunk Contest</a> in 1997 and was its youngest winner.<a href="#cite_note-bryanko01-590">[580]</a> In his career, Bryant scored 40-plus points in 121 games, and he recorded a triple-double 21 times.<a href="#cite_note-lakers_11292015-302">[297]</a> During the <a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_playoffs" title="2020 NBA playoffs">2020 NBA playoffs</a>, the Lakers' players wore 'Black Mamba' jerseys in honor of Bryant. 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. In a Game 2 victory over the <a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a> in the Western Conference Finals, <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Davis" title="Anthony Davis">Anthony Davis</a> made a buzzer-beating three-pointer and yelled Bryant's name, while the team was wearing the 'Black Mamba' jerseys.<a href="#cite_note-591">[581]</a> Following a Game 2 victory in the <a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_Finals" title="2020 NBA Finals">2020 NBA Finals</a>, LeBron James was asked about the jerseys and had this to say: "It's always special to represent someone that meant so much, not only to the game but also to the Lakers organization for 20-plus years. For us to honor him, being on the floor, this is what it's all about."<a href="#cite_note-q916-592">[582]</a> On January 26, 2022, coinciding with the second anniversary of his death and the helicopter crash, a statue of Bryant and his daughter Gianna was placed at the site where the <a href="/wiki/2020_Calabasas_helicopter_crash" title="2020 Calabasas helicopter crash">crash</a> occurred.<a href="#cite_note-593">[583]</a> Later in February, the NBA redesigned the <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Game_Kobe_Bryant_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award">All-Star Game MVP trophy</a> as part of the major redesign of the All-Star Weekend trophies in celebration of the league's <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_NBA_season" title="2021–22 NBA season">75th anniversary season</a>.<a href="#cite_note-594">[584]</a> On August 24, 2023, the Lakers stated that Bryant's statue outside of the <a href="/wiki/Crypto.com_Arena" title="Crypto.com Arena">Crypto.com Arena</a> would be revealed on February 8, 2024, to honor his two numbers with the Lakers, 8 and 24, and 2 for the number of his daughter Gianna.<a href="#cite_note-595">[585]</a> The inspiration for the statue, based on an image of Bryant after his 81-point game, pointing a finger toward the sky, was requested by Bryant himself before his death.<a href="#cite_note-596">[586]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant_Day" title="Kobe Bryant Day">Kobe Bryant Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant_in_NBA_Courtside" title="Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside">Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside</a>, a 1998 video game</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_Courtside_2_Featuring_Kobe_Bryant" title="NBA Courtside 2 Featuring Kobe Bryant">NBA Courtside 2 Featuring Kobe Bryant</a>, a 1999 video game</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forbes" title="Forbes">Forbes</a>' <a href="/wiki/Forbes%27_list_of_the_world%27s_highest-paid_athletes" class="mw-redirect" title="Forbes' list of the world's highest-paid athletes">list of the world's highest-paid athletes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_career_playoff_scoring_leaders" title="List of NBA career playoff scoring leaders">List of NBA career playoff scoring leaders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_career_scoring_leaders" title="List of NBA career scoring leaders">List of NBA career scoring leaders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_seasons_played_leaders" title="List of NBA seasons played leaders">List of NBA seasons played leaders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_single-game_scoring_leaders" title="List of NBA single-game scoring leaders">List of NBA single-game scoring leaders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_career_personal_fouls_leaders" class="mw-redirect" title="List of NBA career personal fouls leaders">List of NBA career personal fouls leaders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_players_who_have_spent_their_entire_career_with_one_franchise" title="List of NBA players who have spent their entire career with one franchise">List of NBA players who have spent their entire career with one franchise</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Olympic_medalists_in_basketball" title="List of Olympic medalists in basketball">List of Olympic medalists in basketball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_people_from_Philadelphia" title="List of people from Philadelphia">List of people from Philadelphia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_second-generation_National_Basketball_Association_players" class="mw-redirect" title="List of second-generation National Basketball Association players">List of second-generation National Basketball Association players</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output 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In 2006, Bryant said that he was 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m).<a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a> In 2008, he stated he was "probably" 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) in shoes.<a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-132"><a href="#cite_ref-132">^</a> He joined Chamberlain (5 times), Baylor, <a href="/wiki/Rick_Barry" title="Rick Barry">Rick Barry</a> and Jordan (2) in averaging over 35 points.<a href="#cite_note-130">[129]</a><a href="#cite_note-espn_12142014-131">[130]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-147"><a href="#cite_ref-147">^</a> Chamberlain had 50 points 45 times in 1961–62 and 30 in 1962–63.<a href="#cite_note-espn_12142014-131">[130]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-277"><a href="#cite_ref-277">^</a> <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Larry Bird</a> held the previous record; he was 35 when he had 49 points, 14 rebounds, and 12 assists on March 15, 1992, against Portland.<a href="#cite_note-276">[273]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-288"><a href="#cite_ref-288">^</a> The others were Chamberlain (2 in 1972–73) and Kidd (2 each in 2009–10 and 2010–11).<a href="#cite_note-287">[283]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-316"><a href="#cite_ref-316">^</a> He joined Jordan (3 times), Karl Malone (3) and Abdul-Jabbar<a href="#cite_note-Shrug38-315">[310]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-357"><a href="#cite_ref-357">^</a> In 2014, Bryant passed Havlicek's previous mark of 13,417 missed shots,<a href="#cite_note-356">[350]</a> and he retired with 14,481. </li> <li id="cite_note-381"><a href="#cite_ref-381">^</a> Vanessa Bryant's father is of Mexican and Italian descent and her mother is of Mexican and Filipino descent.<a href="#cite_note-380">[373]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-580"><a href="#cite_ref-580">^</a> At the time of his retirement, he was the third-leading scorer in NBA history until he was passed by <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a> shortly before his death.<a href="#cite_note-LeBron_passes_Kobe-579">[571]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-584"><a href="#cite_ref-584">^</a> Chamberlain did it 15 times, and Baylor once.<a href="#cite_note-espn_12142014-131">[130]</a> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFMallozzi2006" class="citation news cs1">Mallozzi, Vincent (December 24, 2006). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/24/sports/basketball/24cheer.html">"'Where's Kobe? 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The Sporting Scene. The New Yorker. Vol. 90, no. 6. pp. 38–49. 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title="Chet Holmgren">Holmgren</a></li> <li>2022: <a href="/wiki/Dariq_Whitehead" title="Dariq Whitehead">Whitehead</a></li> <li>2023: <a href="/wiki/Isaiah_Collier" title="Isaiah Collier">Collier</a></li> <li>2024: <a href="/wiki/Cooper_Flagg" title="Cooper Flagg">Flagg</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Girls</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1987: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lynne_Lorenzen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lynne Lorenzen (page does not exist)">Lorenzen</a></li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/Vicki_Hall" title="Vicki Hall">Hall</a></li> <li>1989: <a href="/wiki/Lisa_Harrison" title="Lisa Harrison">Harrison</a></li> <li>1990: <a href="/wiki/Lisa_Leslie" title="Lisa Leslie">Leslie</a></li> <li>1991: <a href="/wiki/Michelle_M._Marciniak" title="Michelle M. Marciniak">Marciniak</a></li> <li>1992: <a href="/wiki/Yolanda_Watkins" title="Yolanda Watkins">Y. Watkins</a></li> <li>1993: <a href="/wiki/La%27Keshia_Frett" title="La'Keshia Frett">Frett</a></li> <li>1994: <a href="/wiki/Tiffany_Gooden" title="Tiffany Gooden">Gooden</a></li> <li>1995: <a href="/wiki/Chamique_Holdsclaw" title="Chamique Holdsclaw">Holdsclaw</a></li> <li>1996: <a href="/wiki/Kiesha_Brown" title="Kiesha Brown">Brown</a></li> <li>1997: <a href="/wiki/Tamika_Catchings" title="Tamika Catchings">Catchings</a></li> <li>1998: <a href="/wiki/Tamika_Williams-Jeter" title="Tamika Williams-Jeter">Williams</a></li> <li>1999: <a href="/wiki/Kara_Lawson" title="Kara Lawson">Lawson</a></li> <li>2000: <a href="/wiki/Diana_Taurasi" title="Diana Taurasi">Taurasi</a></li> <li>2001: <a href="/wiki/Shyra_Ely" title="Shyra Ely">Ely</a></li> <li>2002: <a href="/wiki/Ann_Strother" title="Ann Strother">Strother</a></li> <li>2003: <a href="/wiki/Candace_Parker" title="Candace Parker">Parker</a></li> <li>2004: <a href="/wiki/Candace_Parker" title="Candace Parker">Parker</a></li> <li>2005: <a href="/wiki/Courtney_Paris" title="Courtney Paris">Paris</a></li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/Maya_Moore" title="Maya Moore">Moore</a></li> <li>2007: <a href="/wiki/Maya_Moore" title="Maya Moore">Moore</a></li> <li>2008: <a href="/wiki/Elena_Delle_Donne" title="Elena Delle Donne">Delle Donne</a></li> <li>2009: <a href="/wiki/Skylar_Diggins-Smith" title="Skylar Diggins-Smith">Diggins</a></li> <li>2010: <a href="/wiki/Chiney_Ogwumike" title="Chiney Ogwumike">Ogwumike</a></li> <li>2011: <a href="/wiki/Kaleena_Mosqueda-Lewis" title="Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis">Mosqueda-Lewis</a></li> <li>2012: <a href="/wiki/Breanna_Stewart" title="Breanna Stewart">Stewart</a></li> <li>2013: <a href="/wiki/Diamond_DeShields" title="Diamond DeShields">DeShields</a></li> <li>2014: <a href="/wiki/A%27ja_Wilson" title="A'ja Wilson">Wilson</a></li> <li>2015: <a href="/wiki/Katie_Lou_Samuelson" title="Katie Lou Samuelson">Samuelson</a></li> <li>2016: <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Young" title="Jackie Young">Young</a></li> <li>2017: <a href="/wiki/Megan_Walker" title="Megan Walker">Walker</a></li> <li>2018: <a href="/wiki/Christyn_Williams" title="Christyn Williams">Williams</a></li> <li>2019: <a href="/wiki/Haley_Jones" title="Haley Jones">Jones</a></li> <li>2020: <a href="/wiki/Paige_Bueckers" title="Paige Bueckers">Bueckers</a></li> <li>2021: <a href="/wiki/Raven_Johnson" title="Raven Johnson">Johnson</a></li> <li>2022: <a href="/wiki/Kiki_Rice" title="Kiki Rice">Rice</a></li> <li>2023: <a href="/wiki/JuJu_Watkins" title="JuJu Watkins">J. Watkins</a></li> <li>2024: <a href="/wiki/Sarah_Strong" title="Sarah Strong">Strong</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="USA_Today_High_School_Boys&#039;_Basketball_Player_of_the_Year_Award" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#1E90FF; color:white;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:USA_Today_National_Basketball_Player_of_the_Year" title="Template:USA Today National Basketball Player of the Year"><abbr title="View this template" style="color:white">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:USA_Today_National_Basketball_Player_of_the_Year" title="Template talk:USA Today National Basketball Player of the Year"><abbr title="Discuss this template" style="color:white">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:USA_Today_National_Basketball_Player_of_the_Year" title="Special:EditPage/Template:USA Today National Basketball Player of the Year"><abbr title="Edit this template" style="color:white">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="USA_Today_High_School_Boys&#039;_Basketball_Player_of_the_Year_Award" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/USA_Today_All-USA_high_school_basketball_team#Boys.27_basketball_players_and_coaches_of_the_year" class="mw-redirect" title="USA Today All-USA high school basketball team">USA Today High School Boys' Basketball Player of the Year Award</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1983: <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Williams_(basketball,_born_1964)" title="Reggie Williams (basketball, born 1964)">Williams</a></li> <li>1984: <a href="/wiki/Delray_Brooks" title="Delray Brooks">Brooks</a></li> <li>1985: <a href="/wiki/Danny_Ferry" title="Danny Ferry">Ferry</a></li> <li>1986: <a href="/wiki/J._R._Reid" title="J. R. Reid">Reid</a></li> <li>1987: <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Liberty" title="Marcus Liberty">Liberty</a></li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/Alonzo_Mourning" title="Alonzo Mourning">Mourning</a></li> <li>1989: <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Anderson_(basketball)" title="Kenny Anderson (basketball)">Anderson</a></li> <li>1990: <a href="/wiki/Damon_Bailey" title="Damon Bailey">Bailey</a></li> <li>1991: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Webber" title="Chris Webber">Webber</a></li> <li>1992: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Kidd" title="Jason Kidd">Kidd</a></li> <li>1993: <a href="/wiki/Rasheed_Wallace" title="Rasheed Wallace">Wallace</a></li> <li>1994: <a href="/wiki/Felipe_L%C3%B3pez_(basketball)" title="Felipe López (basketball)">Lopez</a></li> <li>1995: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Garnett</a></li> <li>1996: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Bryant</a></li> <li>1997: <a href="/wiki/Tracy_McGrady" title="Tracy McGrady">McGrady</a></li> <li>1998: <a href="/wiki/Al_Harrington" title="Al Harrington">Harrington</a></li> <li>1999: <a href="/wiki/Donnell_Harvey" title="Donnell Harvey">Harvey</a></li> <li>2000: <a href="/wiki/Gerald_Wallace" title="Gerald Wallace">Wallace</a></li> <li>2001: <a href="/wiki/Dajuan_Wagner" title="Dajuan Wagner">Wagner</a></li> <li>2002: <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">James</a></li> <li>2003: <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">James</a></li> <li>2004: <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Howard" title="Dwight Howard">Howard</a></li> <li>2005: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Oden" title="Greg Oden">Oden</a></li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Oden" title="Greg Oden">Oden</a></li> <li>2007: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Love" title="Kevin Love">Love</a></li> <li>2008: <a href="/wiki/Samardo_Samuels" title="Samardo Samuels">Samuels</a></li> <li>2009: <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Favors" title="Derrick Favors">Favors</a></li> <li>2010: <a href="/wiki/Harrison_Barnes" title="Harrison Barnes">Barnes</a></li> <li>2011: <a href="/wiki/Austin_Rivers" title="Austin Rivers">Rivers</a></li> <li>2012: <a href="/wiki/Nerlens_Noel" title="Nerlens Noel">Noel</a></li> <li>2013: <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Wiggins" title="Andrew Wiggins">Wiggins</a></li> <li>2014: <a href="/wiki/Jahlil_Okafor" title="Jahlil Okafor">Okafor</a></li> <li>2015: <a href="/wiki/Ben_Simmons" title="Ben Simmons">Simmons</a></li> <li>2016: <a href="/wiki/Lonzo_Ball" title="Lonzo Ball">Ball</a></li> <li>2017: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Porter_Jr." title="Michael Porter Jr.">Porter</a></li> <li>2018: <a href="/wiki/RJ_Barrett" title="RJ Barrett">Barrett</a></li> <li>2019: <a href="/wiki/Sharife_Cooper" title="Sharife Cooper">Cooper</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Gatorade_High_School_Basketball_Player_of_the_Year_Award" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#FF6900; color:#000000; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #E4002B, inset -2px -2px 0 #E4002B;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Gatorade_National_Basketball_Player_of_the_Year" title="Template:Gatorade National Basketball Player of the Year"><abbr title="View this template" style="color:#000000">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Gatorade_National_Basketball_Player_of_the_Year" title="Template talk:Gatorade National Basketball Player of the Year"><abbr title="Discuss this template" style="color:#000000">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Gatorade_National_Basketball_Player_of_the_Year" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Gatorade National Basketball Player of the Year"><abbr title="Edit this template" style="color:#000000">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Gatorade_High_School_Basketball_Player_of_the_Year_Award" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Gatorade_Player_of_the_Year_awards" title="Gatorade Player of the Year awards">Gatorade High School Basketball Player of the Year Award</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FF6900; color:#000000; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #E4002B, inset -2px -2px 0 #E4002B;;width:1%">Boys</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1986: <a href="/wiki/J._R._Reid" title="J. R. Reid">J. R. Reid</a></li> <li>1987: <a href="/wiki/LaBradford_Smith" title="LaBradford Smith">LaBradford Smith</a></li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/Alonzo_Mourning" title="Alonzo Mourning">Alonzo Mourning</a></li> <li>1989: <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Anderson_(basketball)" title="Kenny Anderson (basketball)">Kenny Anderson</a></li> <li>1990: <a href="/wiki/Damon_Bailey" title="Damon Bailey">Damon Bailey</a></li> <li>1991: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Webber" title="Chris Webber">Chris Webber</a></li> <li>1992: <a href="/wiki/Corliss_Williamson" title="Corliss Williamson">Corliss Williamson</a></li> <li>1993: <a href="/wiki/Randy_Livingston" title="Randy Livingston">Randy Livingston</a></li> <li>1994: <a href="/wiki/Felipe_L%C3%B3pez_(basketball)" title="Felipe López (basketball)">Felipe Lopez</a></li> <li>1995: <a href="/wiki/Stephon_Marbury" title="Stephon Marbury">Stephon Marbury</a></li> <li>1996: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Kobe Bryant</a></li> <li>1997: <a href="/wiki/Baron_Davis" title="Baron Davis">Baron Davis</a></li> <li>1998: <a href="/wiki/Al_Harrington" title="Al Harrington">Al Harrington</a></li> <li>1999: <a href="/wiki/LaVell_Blanchard" title="LaVell Blanchard">LaVell Blanchard</a></li> <li>2000: <a href="/wiki/Jared_Jeffries" title="Jared Jeffries">Jared Jeffries</a></li> <li>2001: <a href="/wiki/Kelvin_Torbert" title="Kelvin Torbert">Kelvin Torbert</a></li> <li>2002: <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a></li> <li>2003: <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a></li> <li>2004: <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Howard" title="Dwight Howard">Dwight Howard</a></li> <li>2005: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Oden" title="Greg Oden">Greg Oden</a></li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Oden" title="Greg Oden">Greg Oden</a></li> <li>2007: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Love" title="Kevin Love">Kevin Love</a></li> <li>2008: <a href="/wiki/Jrue_Holiday" title="Jrue Holiday">Jrue Holiday</a></li> <li>2009: <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Knight_(basketball)" title="Brandon Knight (basketball)">Brandon Knight</a></li> <li>2010: <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Knight_(basketball)" title="Brandon Knight (basketball)">Brandon Knight</a></li> <li>2011: <a href="/wiki/Bradley_Beal" title="Bradley Beal">Bradley Beal</a></li> <li>2012: <a href="/wiki/Jabari_Parker" title="Jabari Parker">Jabari Parker</a></li> <li>2013: <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Wiggins" title="Andrew Wiggins">Andrew Wiggins</a></li> <li>2014: <a href="/wiki/Karl-Anthony_Towns" title="Karl-Anthony Towns">Karl-Anthony Towns</a></li> <li>2015: <a href="/wiki/Ben_Simmons" title="Ben Simmons">Ben Simmons</a></li> <li>2016: <a href="/wiki/Jayson_Tatum" title="Jayson Tatum">Jayson Tatum</a></li> <li>2017: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Porter_Jr." title="Michael Porter Jr.">Michael Porter</a></li> <li>2018: <a href="/wiki/RJ_Barrett" title="RJ Barrett">RJ Barrett</a></li> <li>2019: <a href="/wiki/James_Wiseman" title="James Wiseman">James Wiseman</a></li> <li>2020: <a href="/wiki/Emoni_Bates" title="Emoni Bates">Emoni Bates</a></li> <li>2021: <a href="/wiki/Chet_Holmgren" title="Chet Holmgren">Chet Holmgren</a></li> <li>2022: <a href="/wiki/Gradey_Dick" title="Gradey Dick">Gradey Dick</a></li> <li>2023: <a href="/wiki/Cameron_Boozer" title="Cameron Boozer">Cameron Boozer</a></li> <li>2024: <a href="/wiki/Cooper_Flagg" title="Cooper Flagg">Cooper Flagg</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FF6900; color:#000000; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #E4002B, inset -2px -2px 0 #E4002B;;width:1%">Girls</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1986: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Susan_Anderson_(basketball)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Susan Anderson (basketball) (page does not exist)">Susan Anderson</a></li> <li>1987: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kris_Durham_(basketball)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kris Durham (basketball) (page does not exist)">Kris Durham</a></li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/Vicki_Hall" title="Vicki Hall">Vicki Hall</a></li> <li>1989: <a href="/wiki/Lisa_Harrison" title="Lisa Harrison">Lisa Harrison</a></li> <li>1990: <a href="/wiki/Lisa_Leslie" title="Lisa Leslie">Lisa Leslie</a></li> <li>1991: <a href="/wiki/Michelle_M._Marciniak" title="Michelle M. Marciniak">Michelle M. Marciniak</a></li> <li>1992: <a href="/wiki/Katie_Smith" title="Katie Smith">Katie Smith</a></li> <li>1993: <a href="/wiki/La%27Keshia_Frett" title="La'Keshia Frett">La'Keshia Frett</a></li> <li>1994: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Monick_Foote&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Monick Foote (page does not exist)">Monick Foote</a></li> <li>1995: <a href="/wiki/Stephanie_White" title="Stephanie White">Stephanie White</a></li> <li>1996: <a href="/wiki/Jaime_Walz" class="mw-redirect" title="Jaime Walz">Jaime Walz</a></li> <li>1997: <a href="/wiki/Nikki_Teasley" title="Nikki Teasley">Nikki Teasley</a></li> <li>1998: <a href="/wiki/Tamika_Williams-Jeter" title="Tamika Williams-Jeter">Tamika Williams</a></li> <li>1999: <a href="/wiki/Nicole_Kaczmarski" title="Nicole Kaczmarski">Nicole Kaczmarski</a></li> <li>2000: <a href="/wiki/Shereka_Wright" title="Shereka Wright">Shereka Wright</a></li> <li>2001: <a href="/wiki/Shyra_Ely" title="Shyra Ely">Shyra Ely</a></li> <li>2002: <a href="/wiki/Ann_Strother" title="Ann Strother">Ann Strother</a></li> <li>2003: <a href="/wiki/Candace_Parker" title="Candace Parker">Candace Parker</a></li> <li>2004: <a href="/wiki/Candace_Parker" title="Candace Parker">Candace Parker</a></li> <li>2005: <a href="/wiki/Abby_Waner" title="Abby Waner">Abby Waner</a></li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/Tina_Charles_(basketball)" title="Tina Charles (basketball)">Tina Charles</a></li> <li>2007: <a href="/wiki/Maya_Moore" title="Maya Moore">Maya Moore</a></li> <li>2008: <a href="/wiki/Nneka_Ogwumike" title="Nneka Ogwumike">Nneka Ogwumike</a></li> <li>2009: <a href="/wiki/Skylar_Diggins-Smith" title="Skylar Diggins-Smith">Skylar Diggins</a></li> <li>2010: <a href="/wiki/Chiney_Ogwumike" title="Chiney Ogwumike">Chiney Ogwumike</a></li> <li>2011: <a href="/wiki/Kaleena_Mosqueda-Lewis" title="Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis">Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis</a></li> <li>2012: <a href="/wiki/Breanna_Stewart" title="Breanna Stewart">Breanna Stewart</a></li> <li>2013: <a 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title="Bob McAdoo">McAdoo</a></li> <li>1976: <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Abdul-Jabbar</a></li> <li>1977: <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Abdul-Jabbar</a></li> <li>1978: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Walton" title="Bill Walton">Walton</a></li> <li>1979: <a href="/wiki/Moses_Malone" title="Moses Malone">M. Malone</a></li> <li>1980: <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Abdul-Jabbar</a></li> <li>1981: <a href="/wiki/Julius_Erving" title="Julius Erving">Erving</a></li> <li>1982: <a href="/wiki/Moses_Malone" title="Moses Malone">M. Malone</a></li> <li>1983: <a href="/wiki/Moses_Malone" title="Moses Malone">M. Malone</a></li> <li>1984: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Bird</a></li> <li>1985: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Bird</a></li> <li>1986: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Bird</a></li> <li>1987: <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Johnson</a></li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li>1989: <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Johnson</a></li> <li>1990: <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Johnson</a></li> <li>1991: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li>1992: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li>1993: <a href="/wiki/Charles_Barkley" title="Charles Barkley">Barkley</a></li> <li>1994: <a href="/wiki/Hakeem_Olajuwon" title="Hakeem Olajuwon">Olajuwon</a></li> <li>1995: <a href="/wiki/David_Robinson" title="David Robinson">Robinson</a></li> <li>1996: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li>1997: <a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">K. Malone</a></li> <li>1998: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li>1999: <a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">K. Malone</a></li> <li>2000: <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">O'Neal</a></li> <li>2001: <a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Iverson</a></li> <li>2002: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Duncan" title="Tim Duncan">Duncan</a></li> <li>2003: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Duncan" title="Tim Duncan">Duncan</a></li> <li>2004: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Garnett</a></li> <li>2005: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Nash" title="Steve Nash">Nash</a></li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Nash" title="Steve Nash">Nash</a></li> <li>2007: <a href="/wiki/Dirk_Nowitzki" title="Dirk Nowitzki">Nowitzki</a> </li> <li>2008: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Bryant</a></li> <li>2009: <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">James</a></li> <li>2010: <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">James</a></li> <li>2011: <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Rose" title="Derrick Rose">Rose</a></li> <li>2012: <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">James</a></li> <li>2013: <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">James</a></li> <li>2014: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Durant" title="Kevin Durant">Durant</a></li> <li>2015: <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Curry</a></li> <li>2016: <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Curry</a></li> <li>2017: <a href="/wiki/Russell_Westbrook" title="Russell Westbrook">Westbrook</a></li> <li>2018: <a href="/wiki/James_Harden" title="James Harden">Harden</a></li> <li>2019: <a href="/wiki/Giannis_Antetokounmpo" title="Giannis Antetokounmpo">Antetokounmpo</a></li> <li>2020: <a href="/wiki/Giannis_Antetokounmpo" title="Giannis Antetokounmpo">Antetokounmpo</a></li> <li>2021: <a href="/wiki/Nikola_Joki%C4%87" title="Nikola Jokić">Jokić</a></li> <li>2022: <a href="/wiki/Nikola_Joki%C4%87" title="Nikola Jokić">Jokić</a></li> <li>2023: <a href="/wiki/Joel_Embiid" title="Joel Embiid">Embiid</a></li> <li>2024: <a href="/wiki/Nikola_Joki%C4%87" title="Nikola Jokić">Jokić</a></li></ul> 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Mikan">Mikan</a></li> <li>1954: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Cousy</a></li> <li>1955: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Sharman" title="Bill Sharman">Sharman</a></li> <li>1956: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Pettit" title="Bob Pettit">Pettit</a></li> <li>1957: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Cousy</a></li> <li>1958: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Pettit" title="Bob Pettit">Pettit</a></li> <li>1959: <a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">Baylor</a> & <a href="/wiki/Bob_Pettit" title="Bob Pettit">Pettit</a></li> <li>1960: <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Chamberlain</a></li> <li>1961: <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Robertson</a></li> <li>1962: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Pettit" title="Bob Pettit">Pettit</a></li> <li>1963: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Russell</a></li> <li>1964: <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Robertson</a></li> <li>1965: <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lucas" title="Jerry Lucas">Lucas</a></li> <li>1966: <a href="/wiki/Adrian_Smith_(basketball)" title="Adrian Smith (basketball)">A. Smith</a></li> <li>1967: <a href="/wiki/Rick_Barry" title="Rick Barry">Barry</a></li> <li>1968: <a href="/wiki/Hal_Greer" title="Hal Greer">Greer</a></li> <li>1969: <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Robertson</a></li> <li>1970: <a href="/wiki/Willis_Reed" title="Willis Reed">Reed</a></li> <li>1971: <a href="/wiki/Lenny_Wilkens" title="Lenny Wilkens">Wilkens</a></li> <li>1972: <a href="/wiki/Jerry_West" title="Jerry West">West</a></li> <li>1973: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Cowens" title="Dave Cowens">Cowens</a></li> <li>1974: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Lanier" title="Bob Lanier">Lanier</a></li> <li>1975: <a href="/wiki/Walt_Frazier" title="Walt Frazier">Frazier</a></li> <li>1976: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Bing" title="Dave Bing">Bing</a></li> <li>1977: <a href="/wiki/Julius_Erving" title="Julius Erving">Erving</a></li> <li>1978: <a href="/wiki/Randy_Smith_(basketball)" title="Randy Smith (basketball)">R. Smith</a></li> <li>1979: <a href="/wiki/David_Thompson_(basketball)" title="David Thompson (basketball)">Thompson</a></li> <li>1980: <a href="/wiki/George_Gervin" title="George Gervin">Gervin</a></li> <li>1981: <a href="/wiki/Nate_Archibald" title="Nate Archibald">Archibald</a></li> <li>1982: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Bird</a></li> <li>1983: <a href="/wiki/Julius_Erving" title="Julius Erving">Erving</a></li> <li>1984: <a href="/wiki/Isiah_Thomas" title="Isiah Thomas">Thomas</a></li> <li>1985: <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Sampson" title="Ralph Sampson">Sampson</a></li> <li>1986: <a href="/wiki/Isiah_Thomas" title="Isiah Thomas">Thomas</a></li> <li>1987: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Chambers_(basketball)" title="Tom Chambers (basketball)">Chambers</a></li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li>1989: <a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">Malone</a></li> <li>1990: <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Johnson</a></li> 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Irving">Irving</a></li> <li>2015: <a href="/wiki/Russell_Westbrook" title="Russell Westbrook">Westbrook</a></li> <li>2016: <a href="/wiki/Russell_Westbrook" title="Russell Westbrook">Westbrook</a></li> <li>2017: <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Davis" title="Anthony Davis">Davis</a></li> <li>2018: <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">James</a></li> <li>2019: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Durant" title="Kevin Durant">Durant</a></li> <li>2020: <a href="/wiki/Kawhi_Leonard" title="Kawhi Leonard">Leonard</a></li> <li>2021: <a href="/wiki/Giannis_Antetokounmpo" title="Giannis Antetokounmpo">Antetokounmpo</a></li> <li>2022: <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Curry</a></li> <li>2023: <a href="/wiki/Jayson_Tatum" title="Jayson Tatum">Tatum</a></li> <li>2024: <a href="/wiki/Damian_Lillard" title="Damian Lillard">Lillard</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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Chamberlain">Chamberlain</a></li> <li>1965: <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Chamberlain</a></li> <li>1966: <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Chamberlain</a></li> <li>1967: <a href="/wiki/Rick_Barry" title="Rick Barry">Barry</a></li> <li>1968: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Bing" title="Dave Bing">Bing</a></li> <li>1969: <a href="/wiki/Elvin_Hayes" title="Elvin Hayes">Hayes</a></li> <li>1970: <a href="/wiki/Jerry_West" title="Jerry West">West</a></li> <li>1971: <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Alcindor</a></li> <li>1972: <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Abdul-Jabbar</a></li> <li>1973: <a href="/wiki/Nate_Archibald" title="Nate Archibald">Archibald</a></li> <li>1974: <a href="/wiki/Bob_McAdoo" title="Bob McAdoo">McAdoo</a></li> <li>1975: <a href="/wiki/Bob_McAdoo" title="Bob McAdoo">McAdoo</a></li> <li>1976: <a href="/wiki/Bob_McAdoo" title="Bob McAdoo">McAdoo</a></li> <li>1977: <a href="/wiki/Pete_Maravich" title="Pete Maravich">Maravich</a></li> <li>1978: <a href="/wiki/George_Gervin" title="George Gervin">Gervin</a></li> <li>1979: <a href="/wiki/George_Gervin" title="George Gervin">Gervin</a></li> <li>1980: <a href="/wiki/George_Gervin" title="George Gervin">Gervin</a></li> <li>1981: <a href="/wiki/Adrian_Dantley" title="Adrian Dantley">Dantley</a></li> <li>1982: <a href="/wiki/George_Gervin" title="George Gervin">Gervin</a></li> <li>1983: <a href="/wiki/Alex_English" title="Alex English">English</a></li> <li>1984: <a href="/wiki/Adrian_Dantley" title="Adrian Dantley">Dantley</a></li> <li>1985: <a href="/wiki/Bernard_King" title="Bernard King">King</a></li> <li>1986: <a href="/wiki/Dominique_Wilkins" title="Dominique Wilkins">Wilkins</a></li> <li>1987: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li>1989: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li>1990: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li>1991: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li>1992: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li>1993: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li>1994: <a href="/wiki/David_Robinson" title="David Robinson">Robinson</a></li> <li>1995: <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">O'Neal</a></li> <li>1996: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li>1997: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li>1998: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li>1999: <a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Iverson</a></li> <li>2000: <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">O'Neal</a></li> <li>2001: <a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Iverson</a></li> 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class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color: #FDB927 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #31006F, inset -2px -2px 0 #31006F; !important;;"><div> <ul><li>Founded in 1946</li> <li>Played in Detroit (1946–1947) and Minneapolis (1947–1960)</li> <li>Based in <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles, California</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FDB927 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #31006F, inset -2px -2px 0 #31006F; !important;;;width:1%">Franchise</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="History of the Los Angeles Lakers">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers_all-time_roster" title="Los Angeles Lakers all-time roster">All-time roster</a></li> <li><a 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title="2020 NBA Finals">2020</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FDB927 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #31006F, inset -2px -2px 0 #31006F; !important;;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_Cup" title="NBA Cup">NBA Cup</a> championships</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_In-Season_Tournament" title="2023 NBA In-Season Tournament">2023</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FDB927 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #31006F, inset -2px -2px 0 #31006F; !important;;;width:1%">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Celtics%E2%80%93Lakers_rivalry" title="Celtics–Lakers rivalry">Boston 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<li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Nicholson" title="Jack Nicholson">Jack Nicholson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dancing_Barry" title="Dancing Barry">Dancing Barry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Backstage:_Lakers" title="Backstage: Lakers">Backstage: Lakers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fletch_(film)" title="Fletch (film)">Fletch</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It_Was_a_Good_Day" title="It Was a Good Day">It Was a Good Day</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers season">33 game win streak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Celtics/Lakers:_Best_of_Enemies" title="Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies">Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakers_versus_Celtics_and_the_NBA_Playoffs" title="Lakers versus Celtics and the NBA Playoffs">Lakers versus Celtics and the NBA Playoffs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulls_vs_Lakers_and_the_NBA_Playoffs" title="Bulls vs Lakers and the NBA Playoffs">Bulls vs Lakers and the NBA Playoffs</a></li> 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scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Guards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Allen" title="Ray Allen">R. Allen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nate_Archibald" title="Nate Archibald">Archibald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Barnett" title="Dick Barnett">Barnett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Beckman" title="John Beckman">Beckman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sergei_Belov" title="Sergei Belov">Belov</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chauncey_Billups" title="Chauncey Billups">Billups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Bing" title="Dave Bing">Bing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carol_Blazejowski" title="Carol Blazejowski">Blazejowski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bennie_Borgmann" title="Bennie Borgmann">Borgmann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carl_Braun_(basketball)" title="Carl Braun (basketball)">Braun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Brennan_(basketball)" title="Joseph Brennan (basketball)">Brennan</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Bryant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vince_Carter" title="Vince Carter">Carter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Cervi" title="Al Cervi">Cervi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Cheeks" title="Maurice Cheeks">Cheeks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zack_Clayton" title="Zack Clayton">Clayton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cynthia_Cooper-Dyke" title="Cynthia Cooper-Dyke">Cooper-Dyke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Cousy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louie_Dampier" title="Louie Dampier">Dampier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Davies" title="Bob Davies">Davies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clyde_Drexler" title="Clyde Drexler">Drexler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Dumars" title="Joe Dumars">Dumars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teresa_Edwards" title="Teresa Edwards">Edwards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Endacott" title="Paul Endacott">Endacott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walt_Frazier" title="Walt Frazier">Frazier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marty_Friedman_(basketball)" title="Marty Friedman (basketball)">Friedman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nikos_Galis" title="Nikos Galis">Galis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Gervin" title="George Gervin">Gervin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manu_Gin%C3%B3bili" title="Manu Ginóbili">Ginóbili</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gail_Goodrich" title="Gail Goodrich">Goodrich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hal_Greer" title="Hal Greer">Greer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theresa_Grentz" title="Theresa Grentz">Grentz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richie_Guerin" title="Richie Guerin">Guerin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Becky_Hammon" title="Becky Hammon">Hammon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vic_Hanson" title="Vic Hanson">Hanson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Hardaway" title="Tim Hardaway">Hardaway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marques_Haynes" title="Marques Haynes">Haynes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nat_Holman" title="Nat Holman">Holman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charley_Hyatt" title="Charley Hyatt">Hyatt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Isaacs" title="John Isaacs">Isaacs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Iverson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Jeannette" title="Buddy Jeannette">Jeannette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fats_Jenkins" title="Fats Jenkins">Jenkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Johnson" title="Dennis Johnson">D. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">M. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._C._Jones" class="mw-redirect" title="K. C. Jones">K. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Jones_(basketball,_born_1933)" title="Sam Jones (basketball, born 1933)">S. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Kidd" title="Jason Kidd">Kidd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Lieberman" title="Nancy Lieberman">Lieberman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Maravich" title="Pete Maravich">Maravich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hort%C3%AAncia_Marcari" title="Hortência Marcari">Marcari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C5%A0ar%C5%ABnas_Mar%C4%8Diulionis" title="Šarūnas Marčiulionis">Marčiulionis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slater_Martin" title="Slater Martin">Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_McDermott" title="Bobby McDermott">McDermott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tracy_McGrady" title="Tracy McGrady">McGrady</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_McGuire" title="Dick McGuire">D. McGuire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ann_Meyers" title="Ann Meyers">Meyers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reggie_Miller" title="Reggie Miller">R. Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sidney_Moncrief" title="Sidney Moncrief">Moncrief</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_Monroe" title="Earl Monroe">Monroe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pearl_Moore" title="Pearl Moore">Moore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calvin_Murphy" title="Calvin Murphy">C. Murphy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Nash" title="Steve Nash">Nash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harlan_Page" title="Harlan Page">Page</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Parker" title="Tony Parker">Parker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Payton" title="Gary Payton">Payton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dra%C5%BEen_Petrovi%C4%87" title="Dražen Petrović">Petrović</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andy_Phillip" title="Andy Phillip">Phillip</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_Posey" title="Cumberland Posey">Posey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitch_Richmond" title="Mitch Richmond">Richmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Robertson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guy_Rodgers" title="Guy Rodgers">Rodgers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Roosma" title="John Roosma">Roosma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Honey_Russell" title="Honey Russell">J. Russell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Schommer" title="John Schommer">Schommer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Scott_(basketball)" title="Charlie Scott (basketball)">Scott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barney_Sedran" title="Barney Sedran">Sedran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Sharman" title="Bill Sharman">Sharman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Katie_Smith" title="Katie Smith">K. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dawn_Staley" title="Dawn Staley">Staley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_Steinmetz" title="Christian Steinmetz">Steinmetz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Stockton" title="John Stockton">Stockton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheryl_Swoopes" title="Sheryl Swoopes">Swoopes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isiah_Thomas" title="Isiah Thomas">Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Thompson_(basketball)" title="David Thompson (basketball)">D. Thompson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michele_Timms" title="Michele Timms">Timms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fuzzy_Vandivier" title="Fuzzy Vandivier">Vandivier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwyane_Wade" title="Dwyane Wade">Wade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Wanzer" title="Bobby Wanzer">Wanzer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teresa_Weatherspoon" title="Teresa Weatherspoon">Weatherspoon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_West" title="Jerry West">West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Westphal" title="Paul Westphal">Westphal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Whalen" title="Lindsay Whalen">Whalen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jo_Jo_White" title="Jo Jo White">J. White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lenny_Wilkens" title="Lenny Wilkens">Wilkens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynette_Woodard" title="Lynette Woodard">Woodard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Wooden" title="John Wooden">Wooden</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Forwards</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Arizin" title="Paul Arizin">Arizin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seimone_Augustus" title="Seimone Augustus">Augustus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Barkley" title="Charles Barkley">Barkley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Barry" title="Rick Barry">Barry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">Baylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Bird</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Bosh" title="Chris Bosh">Bosh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonny_Boswell" title="Sonny Boswell">Boswell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Bradley" title="Bill Bradley">Bradley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Brown_(basketball,_born_1942)" title="Roger Brown (basketball, born 1942)">R. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swin_Cash" title="Swin Cash">Cash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tamika_Catchings" title="Tamika Catchings">Catchings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Cooper_(basketball)" title="Chuck Cooper (basketball)">C. Cooper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Cooper" title="Michael Cooper">M. Cooper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Cunningham" title="Billy Cunningham">Cunningham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denise_Curry" title="Denise Curry">Curry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dra%C5%BEen_Dalipagi%C4%87" title="Dražen Dalipagić">Dalipagić</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Dandridge" title="Bob Dandridge">Dandridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adrian_Dantley" title="Adrian Dantley">Dantley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Davis_(basketball)" title="Walter Davis (basketball)">Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_DeBusschere" title="Dave DeBusschere">DeBusschere</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dutch_Dehnert" title="Dutch Dehnert">Dehnert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Duncan" title="Tim Duncan">Duncan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_English" title="Alex English">English</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julius_Erving" title="Julius Erving">Erving</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harold_E._Foster" title="Harold E. Foster">Foster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Fulks" title="Joe Fulks">Fulks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laddie_Gale" title="Laddie Gale">Gale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Garnett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pau_Gasol" title="Pau Gasol">Gasol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pop_Gates" title="Pop Gates">Gates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Gola" title="Tom Gola">Gola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Hagan" title="Cliff Hagan">Hagan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Havlicek" title="John Havlicek">Havlicek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Connie_Hawkins" title="Connie Hawkins">Hawkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elvin_Hayes" title="Elvin Hayes">Hayes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spencer_Haywood" title="Spencer Haywood">Haywood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Heinsohn" title="Tom Heinsohn">Heinsohn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grant_Hill" title="Grant Hill">Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bailey_Howell" title="Bailey Howell">Howell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Hudson" title="Lou Hudson">Hudson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lauren_Jackson" title="Lauren Jackson">L. Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gus_Johnson_(basketball)" title="Gus Johnson (basketball)">G. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Jones_(basketball,_born_1951)" title="Bobby Jones (basketball, born 1951)">B. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bernard_King" title="Bernard King">King</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radivoj_Kora%C4%87" title="Radivoj Korać">Korać</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toni_Kuko%C4%8D" title="Toni Kukoč">Kukoč</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lucas" title="Jerry Lucas">Lucas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hank_Luisetti" title="Hank Luisetti">Luisetti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">K. Malone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Katrina_McClain" title="Katrina McClain">McClain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Branch_McCracken" title="Branch McCracken">B. McCracken</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_McCracken" title="Jack McCracken">J. McCracken</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_McGinnis" title="George McGinnis">McGinnis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_McHale_(basketball)" title="Kevin McHale (basketball)">McHale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vern_Mikkelsen" title="Vern Mikkelsen">Mikkelsen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheryl_Miller" title="Cheryl Miller">C. Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Mullin" title="Chris Mullin">Mullin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dirk_Nowitzki" title="Dirk Nowitzki">Nowitzki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Pettit" title="Bob Pettit">Pettit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Pierce" title="Paul Pierce">Pierce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Pippen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Pollard" title="Jim Pollard">Pollard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albert_Pullins" title="Albert Pullins">Pullins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dino_Ra%C4%91a" title="Dino Rađa">Radja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Ramsey_(basketball)" title="Frank Ramsey (basketball)">Ramsey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Rodman" title="Dennis Rodman">Rodman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dolph_Schayes" title="Dolph Schayes">Schayes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernest_Schmidt" title="Ernest Schmidt">E. Schmidt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Schmidt" title="Oscar Schmidt">O. Schmidt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Stokes" title="Maurice Stokes">Stokes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cat_Thompson" title="Cat Thompson">C. Thompson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tina_Thompson" title="Tina Thompson">T. Thompson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Twyman" title="Jack Twyman">Twyman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chet_Walker" title="Chet Walker">Walker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Webber" title="Chris Webber">Webber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nera_White" title="Nera White">N. White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamaal_Wilkes" title="Jamaal Wilkes">Wilkes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominique_Wilkins" title="Dominique Wilkins">Wilkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Worthy" title="James Worthy">Worthy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Yardley" title="George Yardley">Yardley</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Centers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Abdul-Jabbar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Barlow_(basketball)" title="Thomas Barlow (basketball)">Barlow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zelmo_Beaty" title="Zelmo Beaty">Beaty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walt_Bellamy" title="Walt Bellamy">Bellamy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Chamberlain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tarzan_Cooper" title="Tarzan Cooper">T. Cooper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kre%C5%A1imir_%C4%86osi%C4%87" title="Krešimir Ćosić">Ćosić</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Cowens" title="Dave Cowens">Cowens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joan_Crawford_(basketball)" title="Joan Crawford (basketball)">Crawford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Daniels" title="Mel Daniels">Daniels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forrest_DeBernardi" title="Forrest DeBernardi">DeBernardi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vlade_Divac" title="Vlade Divac">Divac</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anne_Donovan" title="Anne Donovan">Donovan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Ewing" title="Patrick Ewing">Ewing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Gallatin" title="Harry Gallatin">Gallatin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Artis_Gilmore" title="Artis Gilmore">Gilmore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yolanda_Griffith" title="Yolanda Griffith">Griffith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ace_Gruenig" title="Ace Gruenig">Gruenig</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lusia_Harris" title="Lusia Harris">Harris-Stewart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Houbregs" title="Bob Houbregs">Houbregs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Issel" title="Dan Issel">Issel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inman_Jackson" title="Inman Jackson">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skinny_Johnson" title="Skinny Johnson">W. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neil_Johnston" title="Neil Johnston">Johnston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moose_Krause" title="Moose Krause">M. Krause</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Kurland" title="Bob Kurland">Kurland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Lanier" title="Bob Lanier">Lanier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lisa_Leslie" title="Lisa Leslie">Leslie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clyde_Lovellette" title="Clyde Lovellette">Lovellette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Lapchick" title="Joe Lapchick">Lapchick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Macauley" title="Ed Macauley">Macauley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ubiratan_Pereira_Maciel" title="Ubiratan Pereira Maciel">Maciel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moses_Malone" title="Moses Malone">M. Malone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_McAdoo" title="Bob McAdoo">McAdoo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dino_Meneghin" title="Dino Meneghin">Meneghin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Mikan" title="George Mikan">Mikan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alonzo_Mourning" title="Alonzo Mourning">Mourning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stretch_Murphy" title="Stretch Murphy">S. Murphy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dikembe_Mutombo" title="Dikembe Mutombo">Mutombo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hakeem_Olajuwon" title="Hakeem Olajuwon">Olajuwon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">O'Neal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Parish" title="Robert Parish">Parish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willis_Reed" title="Willis Reed">Reed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arnie_Risen" title="Arnie Risen">Risen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Robinson" title="David Robinson">Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">B. Russell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arvydas_Sabonis" title="Arvydas Sabonis">Sabonis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Sampson" title="Ralph Sampson">Sampson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uljana_Semjonova" title="Uljana Semjonova">Semjonova</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Sikma" title="Jack Sikma">Sikma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nate_Thurmond" title="Nate Thurmond">Thurmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wes_Unseld" title="Wes Unseld">Unseld</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Wachter" title="Ed Wachter">Wachter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Wallace_(basketball)" title="Ben Wallace (basketball)">Wallace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Walton" title="Bill Walton">Walton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ora_Washington" title="Ora Washington">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yao_Ming" title="Yao Ming">Yao</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_coaches_in_the_Naismith_Memorial_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame" title="List of coaches in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame">Coaches</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Adelman" title="Rick Adelman">Adelman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lidiya_Alekseyeva" title="Lidiya Alekseyeva">Alexeeva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phog_Allen" title="Phog Allen">P. Allen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harold_Anderson_(basketball)" title="Harold Anderson (basketball)">Anderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Auerbach" title="Red Auerbach">Auerbach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geno_Auriemma" title="Geno Auriemma">Auriemma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leon_Barmore" title="Leon Barmore">Barmore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Barry" title="Sam Barry">Barry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Bess" title="Gene Bess">Bess</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Blair" title="Gary Blair">Blair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernest_Blood" title="Ernest Blood">Blood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Boeheim" title="Jim Boeheim">Boeheim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Brown_(basketball)" title="Larry Brown (basketball)">L. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Calhoun" title="Jim Calhoun">Calhoun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Calipari" title="John Calipari">Calipari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_Cann" title="Howard Cann">Cann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doc_Carlson" title="Doc Carlson">Carlson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Carnesecca" title="Lou Carnesecca">Carnesecca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Carnevale" title="Ben Carnevale">Carnevale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Carril" title="Pete Carril">Carril</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Everett_Case" title="Everett Case">Case</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Van_Chancellor" title="Van Chancellor">Chancellor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Chaney_(basketball,_born_1932)" title="John Chaney (basketball, born 1932)">Chaney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jody_Conradt" title="Jody Conradt">Conradt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denny_Crum" title="Denny Crum">Crum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Daly" title="Chuck Daly">Daly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Everett_Dean" title="Everett Dean">Dean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antonio_D%C3%ADaz-Miguel" title="Antonio Díaz-Miguel">Díaz-Miguel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edgar_Diddle" title="Edgar Diddle">Diddle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Drake" title="Bruce Drake">Drake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lefty_Driesell" title="Lefty Driesell">Driesell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pedro_Ferr%C3%A1ndiz" title="Pedro Ferrándiz">Ferrándiz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Fitch" title="Bill Fitch">Fitch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cotton_Fitzsimmons" title="Cotton Fitzsimmons">Fitzsimmons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clarence_Gaines" title="Clarence Gaines">Gaines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandro_Gamba" title="Sandro Gamba">Gamba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Gardner_(basketball)" title="Jack Gardner (basketball)">Gardner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Gaze" title="Lindsay Gaze">Gaze</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slats_Gill" title="Slats Gill">Gill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Gomelsky" title="Alexander Gomelsky">Gomelsky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sue_Gunter" title="Sue Gunter">Gunter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Hannum" title="Alex Hannum">Hannum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marv_Harshman" title="Marv Harshman">Harshman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Haskins" title="Don Haskins">Haskins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sylvia_Hatchell" title="Sylvia Hatchell">Hatchell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Heinsohn" title="Tom Heinsohn">Heinsohn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Hickey" title="Eddie Hickey">Hickey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Hixon" title="David Hixon">Hixon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_Hobson" title="Howard Hobson">Hobson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Holzman" title="Red Holzman">Holzman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Huggins" title="Bob Huggins">Huggins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Hughes_(basketball)" title="Robert Hughes (basketball)">Hughes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Hurley" title="Bob Hurley">Hurley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Iba" title="Henry Iba">Iba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Izzo" title="Tom Izzo">Izzo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Jackson" title="Phil Jackson">P. Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doggie_Julian" title="Doggie Julian">Julian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Karl" title="George Karl">Karl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Keady" title="Gene Keady">Keady</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Keaney" title="Frank Keaney">Keaney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Keogan" title="George Keogan">Keogan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Knight" title="Bob Knight">Knight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Krzyzewski" title="Mike Krzyzewski">Krzyzewski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Kundla" title="John Kundla">Kundla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ward_Lambert" title="Ward Lambert">Lambert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Leonard" title="Bobby Leonard">Leonard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guy_Lewis" title="Guy Lewis">Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Litwack" title="Harry Litwack">Litwack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Loeffler" title="Ken Loeffler">Loeffler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dutch_Lonborg" title="Dutch Lonborg">Lonborg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herb_Magee" title="Herb Magee">Magee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arad_McCutchan" title="Arad McCutchan">McCutchan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muffet_McGraw" title="Muffet McGraw">McGraw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_McGuire" title="Al McGuire">A. McGuire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_McGuire" title="Frank McGuire">F. McGuire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_McLendon" title="John McLendon">McLendon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Meanwell" title="Walter Meanwell">Meanwell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Meyer" title="Ray Meyer">Meyer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Miller" title="Ralph Miller">Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billie_Moore" title="Billie Moore">Moore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kim_Mulkey" title="Kim Mulkey">Mulkey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Nelson" title="Don Nelson">Nelson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aleksandar_Nikoli%C4%87" title="Aleksandar Nikolić">Nikolić</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mirko_Novosel" title="Mirko Novosel">Novosel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lute_Olson" title="Lute Olson">Olson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Pitino" title="Rick Pitino">Pitino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gregg_Popovich" title="Gregg Popovich">Popovich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Ramsay" title="Jack Ramsay">Ramsay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harley_Redin" title="Harley Redin">Redin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nolan_Richardson" title="Nolan Richardson">Richardson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Riley" title="Pat Riley">Riley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cesare_Rubini" title="Cesare Rubini">Rubini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adolph_Rupp" title="Adolph Rupp">Rupp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cathy_Rush" title="Cathy Rush">Rush</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">B. Russell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bo_Ryan" title="Bo Ryan">Ryan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lenny_Sachs" title="Lenny Sachs">Sachs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Self" title="Bill Self">Self</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Sharman" title="Bill Sharman">Sharman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Everett_Shelton" title="Everett Shelton">Shelton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Sloan" title="Jerry Sloan">Sloan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charles_Smith_(basketball_coach)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Charles Smith (basketball coach) (page does not exist)">C. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dean_Smith" title="Dean Smith">D. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marianne_Stanley" title="Marianne Stanley">Stanley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barbara_Stevens_(basketball)" title="Barbara Stevens (basketball)">Stevens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._Vivian_Stringer" title="C. Vivian Stringer">Stringer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Summitt" title="Pat Summitt">Summitt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Sutton" title="Eddie Sutton">Sutton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Tarkanian" title="Jerry Tarkanian">Tarkanian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Taylor_(basketball,_born_1924)" title="Fred Taylor (basketball, born 1924)">Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bertha_Teague" title="Bertha Teague">Teague</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Thompson_(basketball)" title="John Thompson (basketball)">J. Thompson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rudy_Tomjanovich" title="Rudy Tomjanovich">Tomjanovich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tara_VanDerveer" title="Tara VanDerveer">VanDerveer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Wade_(basketball)" title="Margaret Wade (basketball)">Wade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stan_Watts" title="Stan Watts">Watts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lenny_Wilkens" title="Lenny Wilkens">Wilkens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Williams" title="Gary Williams">G. Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roy_Williams_(basketball_coach)" title="Roy Williams (basketball coach)">R. Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Wooden" title="John Wooden">Wooden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Woolpert" title="Phil Woolpert">Woolpert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morgan_Wootten" title="Morgan Wootten">Wootten</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jay_Wright_(basketball)" title="Jay Wright (basketball)">Wright</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kay_Yow" title="Kay Yow">Yow</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_Naismith_Memorial_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame#Contributors" title="List of members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame">Contributors</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Senda_Berenson_Abbott" title="Senda Berenson Abbott">Abbott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Val_Ackerman" title="Val Ackerman">Ackerman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Attles" title="Al Attles">Attles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Barksdale" title="Don Barksdale">Barksdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Baumann_(basketball)" title="Patrick Baumann (basketball)">Baumann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clair_Bee" title="Clair Bee">Bee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danny_Biasone" title="Danny Biasone">Biasone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hubie_Brown" title="Hubie Brown">H. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_A._Brown" title="Walter A. Brown">W. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Bunn_(basketball)" title="John Bunn (basketball)">Bunn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Buss" title="Jerry Buss">Buss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nat_Clifton" title="Nat Clifton">Clifton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Colangelo" title="Jerry Colangelo">Colangelo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Collins_(basketball)" title="Doug Collins (basketball)">Collins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Costello" title="Larry Costello">Costello</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Davidson_(businessman)" title="Bill Davidson (businessman)">Davidson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Douglas" title="Bob Douglas">Douglas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alva_Duer" title="Alva Duer">Duer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Embry" title="Wayne Embry">Embry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cliff_Fagan" title="Cliff Fagan">Fagan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_A._Fisher" title="Harry A. Fisher">Fisher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Fleisher" title="Larry Fleisher">Fleisher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_Garfinkel" title="Howard Garfinkel">Garfinkel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Gavitt" title="Dave Gavitt">Gavitt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Gottlieb" title="Eddie Gottlieb">Gottlieb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russ_Granik" title="Russ Granik">Granik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luther_Gulick_(physician)" title="Luther Gulick (physician)">Gulick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Del_Harris" title="Del Harris">Harris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Les_Harrison_(basketball)" title="Les Harrison (basketball)">Harrison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chick_Hearn" title="Chick Hearn">Hearn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edwin_Henderson" title="Edwin Henderson">Henderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ferenc_Hepp" title="Ferenc Hepp">Hepp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_J._Hickox" title="Edward J. Hickox">Hickox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Hinkle" title="Tony Hinkle">Hinkle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ned_Irish" title="Ned Irish">Irish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mannie_Jackson" title="Mannie Jackson">M. Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Jernstedt" title="Tom Jernstedt">Jernstedt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Renato_William_Jones" title="Renato William Jones">R. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._Walter_Kennedy" title="J. Walter Kennedy">Kennedy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Knight" title="Phil Knight">Knight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Krause" title="Jerry Krause">J. Krause</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meadowlark_Lemon" title="Meadowlark Lemon">Lemon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emil_Liston" title="Emil Liston">Liston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_Lloyd" title="Earl Lloyd">Lloyd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rebecca_Lobo" title="Rebecca Lobo">Lobo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_McLendon" title="John McLendon">McLendon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Mokray" title="Bill Mokray">Mokray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Morgan_(basketball)" title="Ralph Morgan (basketball)">Morgan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pop_Morgenweck" title="Pop Morgenweck">Morgenweck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Naismith" title="James Naismith">Naismith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Newell" title="Pete Newell">Newell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._M._Newton" title="C. M. Newton">Newton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_O%27Brien_(basketball,_born_1888)" title="John O'Brien (basketball, born 1888)">J. O'Brien</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_O%27Brien" title="Larry O'Brien">L. O'Brien</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harold_Olsen" title="Harold Olsen">Olsen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Podoloff" title="Maurice Podoloff">Podoloff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H._V._Porter" title="H. V. 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