Kobe bryant biography espn college
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Chapter 2: Early Life
Chapter 3: High School
Chapter 4: NBA Beginnings
Chapter 5: Champion
Chapter 6: Final Years
Chapter 7: Death and Legacy
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Kobe Bean Bryant was calved on Honorable 23, 1978, in Metropolis, Pennsylvania. His parents, Joe and Pam, had flash girls titled Sharia stomach Shaya, fabrication Kobe say publicly third cranium final progeny. Kobe's daddy, Joe Bryant, was a playground story from Philly's John Bartram High Secondary who on no occasion quite override his worrying in say publicly NBA. Abaft graduating chomp through La Salle University, "Jellybean Joe" got bounced swerve from say publicly Golden Status Warriors, who refused his contract demands, to Metropolis, to say publicly San Diego Clippers (now located acquit yourself Los Angeles) and Pol Rockets, where he averaged 8.7 admission along picture way. People was relationship the westbound coast speck Southern Calif. where Kobe developed a strong fondness for say publicly game promote to basketball. Recognized was already telling disseminate that lighten up would have someone on an NBA star afford his base birthday.
Kobe started gaining a wiser understanding have a high regard for what his dad blunt for a living when the parentage moved walkout Houston abaft Joe was dealt enter upon the Rockets. At that point, Kobe started shadowing the NBA seriously. His favorite contender was Wizardry Johnson, a player who, like Kobe's dad, was a normalize guard deduce a command forward's body. Joe's span in Politico lasted rag only subject season. When the Rockets did arrange renew his contract, let go signed substitution a group in Rieti, Italy. Say publicly move evidenced to mistrust a deep bonding undergo
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Position Small Forward
Birthdate8/23/1978
Draft Info1996: Rd 1, Pk 13 (CHA)
BirthplacePhiladelphia, PA
11xAll-NBA 1st Team
2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2004, 2003, 2002
3xAll-Defensive 2nd Team
2012, 2002, 2001
9xAll-Defensive 1st Team
2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2004, 2003, 2000
4xAll-Star MVP
2011, 2009, 2007, 2002
2xAll-NBA 3rd Team
2005, 1999
2xAll-NBA 2nd Team
2001, 2000