The two-time All-Star has never hidden his admiration for the Los Angeles Lakers great, whose life was tragically cut short in January 2020 when he died in a helicopter crash along with his. [237] He returned three games before the end of the regular season. Bryant's assists were the second-highest of his career and his field goal percentage was its highest since 200809. The Lakers began the playoffs as the number one seed in the Western Conference against the Oklahoma City Thunder,[199] eventually defeating them in six games. Navigation Toggle NBA. The others were Chamberlain (2 in 197273) and Kidd (2 each in 200910 and 201011). During the 200910 season, Bryant made six game-winning shots including a buzzer-beating, one-legged 3-pointer against the Miami Heat on December 4, 2009. With starting guards Van Exel and Jones traded, Bryant started every game for the lockout-shortened 50-game season. [146] In his first game back on March 9, he elbowed Kyle Korver in the face which was retroactively re-classified as a Type 1 flagrant foul. [e] On January 21, 2015, Bryant suffered a rotator cuff tear in his right shoulder while driving baseline for a two-handed dunk against the New Orleans Pelicans. [498], Bryant was the official ambassador for After-School All-Stars (ASAS), an American non-profit organization that provides comprehensive after-school programs to children in thirteen US cities. Stern stated, "Kobe deserved it. At the end of the fourth quarter, Bryant made a three-pointer with 1.1 seconds left to send it into overtime. [197], On April 2, 2010, Bryant signed a three-year contract extension worth $87million. [89] They swept the San Antonio Spurs in the Conference Finals to advance to the Finals, before losing their first game against the Philadelphia 76ers in overtime. [17] His 81-point performance against Toronto in 2006 was the second-highest in NBA history,[392] behind only Chamberlain's 100. [330] This was his first time going to the Olympics. Bryant also had a career-high 46.9% shooting and once again led his team in assists. 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. [342] 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-pivot foot forward to let the defender relax but instead of bringing the jab foot back, he pushed off of it and drove around his opponent to get to the basket. The #BlackMamba @KobeBryant is in the building!. At 9:40a.m., the helicopter climbed rapidly from 1,200 to 2,000 feet (370 to 610m), flying at 161 knots (298km/h; 185mph). [152] 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. [514], At 9:06a.m. Pacific Standard Time on January 26, 2020, a Sikorsky S-76 helicopter departed from John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California, with nine people aboard: Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, six family friends, and the pilot, Ara Zobayan. [272], Bryant returned for the 201415 season, his 19th season with the Lakers,[275] who had replaced D'Antoni with Bryant's former Lakers teammate, Byron Scott. [117][118], The 200506 season marked a crossroads in Bryant's basketball career. Rose later admitted he placed his foot under Bryant intentionally. [406] Bryant was in the building and working on his debut album. Bryant, his daughter, and the other seven occupants were all killed on impact. [515], On January 28, Bryant's identity was officially confirmed using fingerprints. [133] By the end of the 200506 season, Bryant set Lakers single-season franchise records for most 40-point games (27) and most points scored (2,832). He was a member of the 2007 USA Men's Senior National Team and USA FIBA Americas Championship Team that finished 100, won gold and qualified the United States men for the 2008 Olympics. [395] He won another gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He helped Los Angeles win NBA titles in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009 and . Bryant shot four air balls at the end of the game; the Jazz won 9893 in overtime to eliminate the Lakers 41. Bryant also led the NBA in scoring twice, and ranks fourth in league all-time regular season and postseason scoring. Apply to and more! The Lakers, however, only won 56 games, an 11-game dropoff from the previous year. In 2017, Vanessa Bryant said that Kobe was 6 feet 4 and 3/4 inches (1.95 m) without shoes and 6feet 6inches (1.98m) with shoes. He was posthumously voted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2020 and named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team in 2021. [162][163] This record has since been broken by LeBron James. [104], With a starting lineup of O'Neal, Malone, Payton, and Bryant, the Lakers were able to reach the NBA Finals. [53], "If you closed your eyes and thought a little bit, you might have thought you were watching Michael Jordan. [341][352] Throughout his career, Bryant was disparaged for being a selfish, high-volume shooter;[350][353][354] he missed more field goal attempts in his career than any other player in NBA history. When he walked into the gymnasium he was escorted by his entourage. ", Celtics general manager Jan Volk on Kobe Bryant during a pre-draft workout in 1996. [59], He is also a second cousin of his former Lakers teammate Cedric Ceballos. "[448][449] The accuser filed a separate lawsuit against Bryant, which the two sides settled privately. His 18 All-Star designations are the second most all time, and he has the most consecutive appearances as a starter. [292][293] The Lakers finished the season with a record of 2161, surpassing the franchise record for most losses in a season that they had set the previous year. [205] Bryant said that this was the most satisfying of all of his five championships. [515][516][517][518] The helicopter was registered to the Fillmore-based Island Express Holding Corp., according to the California Secretary of State business database. Bryant's parents were opposed to the marriage for a number of reasons. He was listed at 6feet 6inches (1.98m) and 212 pounds (96kg),[336] He was often cited as one of the most dangerous scorers in the NBA. [521] The flight tracker showed that the helicopter circled above the L.A. Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak had spoken to Bryant about his extensive playing time 10 days earlier, but Bryant insisted the minutes needed to continue given the Lakers' playoff push. The road to the Finals would prove a lot tougher than the record run the Lakers had enjoyed the previous year. [202] 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. Firefighters work the scene of a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California where Kobe Bryant and eight others died. 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. [349][350] Bryant enjoyed being the villain, and reveled in being booed and then silencing the crowd with his play. At the time, the team was 2242 and tied for the worst record in the Western Conference. [539][540][541], Bryant also appeared at the start of the In Memoriam segment of the 92nd Academy Awards following his Oscar in 2018 for Dear Basketball, and Spike Lee wore a suit in tribute to him at the ceremony. In all, $200 million in . [270] He had played six games since returning from his Achilles injury, which included time at point guard after injuries to Nash, Steve Blake, and Jordan Farmar. Bryant debuted in the Summer Pro League in Long Beach, California, scoring 25 points in front of a standing-room-only crowd. Regarding his injury, he stated, "I would prefer to delay any surgical procedure until after our Lakers season, and this summer's Olympic Games. In addition, he was also voted to start in the NBA All-Star Game for the third year in a row (no game in 1999). [147] The following game, Bryant recorded 50 points against the Minnesota Timberwolves,[148] after which he scored 60 points in a road win against the Memphis Grizzliesbecoming the second Laker to score three straight 50-plus point games, a feat not seen since Jordan last did it in 1987. 5", "Ranking The Top 10 Pure Scorers In NBA History", "Kobe Bryant and the Sexual Assault Case That Was Dropped but Not Forgotten", "Where does a rape allegation fit in the legacy of Kobe Bryant? Bryant was awarded his first NBA Finals MVP trophy upon winning his fourth championship,[185] achieving series averages of 32.4 points, 7.4 assists, 5.6 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 1.4 blocks. [190] Despite the injury, Bryant elected to continue playing, rather than take any time off to rest the injury. [36] When Bryant was 13, he and his family moved back to Philadelphia, where he enrolled in eighth grade at Bala Cynwyd Middle School. [f] Bryant was the leading overall vote-getter for the 2016 All-Star Game with 1.9 million votes, ahead of Stephen Curry's 1.6 million. Trivia He was associated with the rap group 'CHEIZAW' and has even released a song titled 'K.O.B.E.' He spoke fluent Italian. Entering the fourth quarter, Bryant outscored the entire Mavericks team 6261, the only time a player has done this through three quarters since the introduction of the shot clock. [299][302] His free throw attempts had dropped from his career average, and his game had become over-reliant on pump fakes 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. Bryant scored the winning shot to put the Lakers ahead 120118. [502][503] During his lifetime, Bryant granted over two hundred requests for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. [458] Bryant was also the cover athlete for NBA '07: Featuring the Life Vol. - https://www.twitch.tv/staxmontanaJOIN THE MONTANA FAM DISCORD! As a rookie, Bryant earned a reputation as a high-flyer by winning the 1997 Slam Dunk Contest, and was named an All-Star by his second season. [331] He averaged 15.0 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 2.1 assists while shooting .462 from the field in eight Olympic contests. [501] On November 4, 2010, Bryant appeared alongside Zach Braff at the Call of Duty: Black Ops launch event at the Santa Monica Airport, where they presented a $1million 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. "[165], Aided by the trade for All-Star Pau Gasol, Bryant led his team to a West-leading 5725 record. The following day, the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner stated that the official cause of death for him and the eight others on the helicopter was blunt force trauma. Lui diceva: "Io qui mi sento in pace", "Kobe visits old childhood court in Italy", "From Ariel to Kobe Bryant: Disney legend Glen Keane takes us inside Oscar-nominated 'Dear Basketball', "Kobe Bryant: NBA Star Shows off Skills at Manchester Utd vs. Barcelona Game", "Kobe Bryant honored by AC Milan, his favorite soccer club as a kid (video)", "I Wish People Would Let Me Just Be Kobe", "Lot Detail Kobe Bryant Incredible Signed 1992 Middle School Yearbook with Prophetic Lakers Inscription Reference! Recognized as the top American high-school basketball player while at Philadelphia suburb Lower Merion, Bryant declared for the 1996 NBA draft and was selected by the Charlotte Hornets with the 13th overall pick; he was then traded to the Lakers. [464] In 2010, Bryant was ranked third behind Tiger Woods and Jordan in Forbes' list of the world's highest-paid athletes with $48million. While the Lakers swept the Blazers and defeated the Spurs 41 in the first two rounds of the playoffs, the Lakers did not have home-court advantage against the Sacramento Kings. [189] Bryant considered the shot "one of the luckiest he has made". [145] Later, on March 6, he seemed to repeat the motion, this time striking Minnesota Timberwolves guard Marko Jari. Mr. Harding was employed to Secure World Security Company. [347][348] 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. Los Angeles Lakers super star Kobe Bryant stopped by to attend and watch. [525], The Federal Aviation Administration, National Transportation Safety Board, and the FBI[518] launched investigations into the crash. [100], In the following season, the Lakers were able to acquire NBA All-Stars Karl Malone and Gary Payton to make another push at the NBA championship. Kobe Bryant Stats and news - NBA stats and news on Los Angeles Lakers Forward-Guard Kobe Bryant. Lakers guard Russell Westbrook channels inner Kobe Bryant after finger dislocation in loss vs. Nuggets. The murals are part of the school's Black History Month celebration, where all month long students can look at the images and learn about who's being shown and why. For us to honor him, being on the floor, this is what it's all about. [26][37], Bryant earned national recognition during a spectacular high-school career at Lower Merion High School in Ardmore, located in the Philadelphia suburb of Lower Merion. [164], Despite an injury to his shooting hand's small finger, described as "a complete tear of the radial collateral ligament, an avulsion fracture, and a volar plate injury at the MCP joint" that occurred in a game on February 5, 2008, Bryant played all 82 games of the regular season instead of opting for surgery. "[431][432] During the 201213 season, he began referring to himself as "vino" to describe how his play had been aging like a fine wine. [125] Whereas Chamberlain was fed repeatedly by teammates for inside shots in a blowout win, Bryant created his own shotmostly from the outsidein a game which the Lakers trailed at halftime by 14 and did not pull away until the fourth quarter. ", "Better scoring night: Kobe's 81 or Wilt's 100? [384] In his first year of eligibility, Bryant was named a finalist for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, weeks after his death,[385] before being elected a couple of months later in April 2020. [213] It was the Lakers' first victory of the season against one of the league's top four teams, as they entered the game 05 in previous matchups and had been outscored by an average of 11 points. [175] The Lakers then lost to the Boston Celtics in six games.[176]. However, it was not for anything basketball related; rather, it was about Bryant being a big fan of FC Barcelona. A particularly damaging salvo came when Jackson wrote The Last Season: A Team in Search of Its Soul. [19][20][21][423] Bryant and his family were regular attendees at Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Newport Beach. [76], Bryant's fortunes would improve when Phil Jackson took over as coach of the Lakers in 1999. In the 2000 Finals, against the Indiana Pacers, Bryant injured his ankle in the second quarter of Game 2 after landing on the Pacers' Jalen Rose's foot. [178] Bryant led the team to tie the franchise record for most wins to start the season going 172,[179] and by the middle of December they compiled a 213 record. Thank you for this incredible journey. [19][426][427][428][429] Inspired by the codename for Uma Thurman's character in the Kill Bill films,[430] Bryant assigned himself the nickname of "Black Mamba", citing a desire for his basketball skills to mimic the eponymous snake's ability to "strike with 99% accuracy at maximum speed, in rapid succession. . [536], 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 possessioneither a 24-second shot clock or an 8-second backcourt violation. [126][127] Chamberlain, playing in an era when the games were paced faster and scoring opportunities were more plentiful,[127][128] accounted for 59 percent of his team's points in Philadelphia's 169147 win, compared to Bryant scoring 66 percent of the Lakers' 122 points. [437] Before the scheduled trial, a settlement was reached allowing the auction house the sale of less than 10% of the items. [51] Ultimately, the 17-year-old Bryant made the decision to go directly into the NBA, becoming only the sixth player in NBA history to do so. [159] Bryant was later shown in an infamous amateur video saying that center Andrew Bynum should have been traded for All-Star Jason Kidd. [88] Once again, Bryant led the team in assists, with five per game. [104] The game eventually went to a second overtime, in which Bryant made another three-pointer as time expired to lift the Lakers past the Blazers, 105104. Bryant was also the first choice for the role of Jesus Shuttlesworth in Spike Lee's 1998 film He Got Game, but he turned down the role, saying "this summer is too big for me. [398] Bryant was also a 12-time All-Defensive Team selection, trailing only Duncan's 15, and nine times he was named to the All-Defensive First Team, tied with Jordan, Garnett, and Gary Payton for the most all time. [46][50] In 1996, Bryant took R&B singer Brandy to her Hollywood High senior prom. The first single, "K.O.B.E'", featured supermodel Tyra Banks singing the hook. [33], Bryant also learned to play soccer, and his favorite soccer team was A.C. Many companies like McDonald's and Ferrero SpA terminated his contracts when rape allegations against him became public. [56] Bryant was the first guard drafted directly out of high school. 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[227] The team's quest for another three-peat was ended when they were swept by the Dallas Mavericks in the second round of the playoffs. [141][142], During the 200607 season, Bryant was selected to his ninth All-Star Game appearance, and on February 18, he logged 31 points, 6 assists, and 6 steals, earning his second career All-Star Game MVP trophy. [306] Prior to announcing his retirement, he had been steadfast about not wanting the fuss of a staged farewell tour, preferring to hear boos instead of cheers. 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[218], On April 13, 2011, the NBA fined Bryant $100,000 for directing a gay slur at referee Bennie Adams in frustration in the previous day's game. His next two seasons were cut short by injuries to his knee and shoulder, respectively. A shooting guard, he spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the book, Jackson called Bryant "un-coachable". [450], Before starting the 199697 season, Bryant signed a six-year contract with Adidas that was worth approximately $48million. And then we commented, as I recall, on how reminiscent he was of Michael. 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