[239], The Lakers in 201213 acquired center Dwight Howard and point guard Steve Nash. Apply to and more!1,126 Security Guards jobs available in Tempe, AZ on Indeed.com. LeBron James surpassed Kobe Bryant to become the NBA's third-highest scorer of all time in the LA Lakers' 108-91 defeat by the Philadelphia 76ers. [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. After Kobe's homecoming game in Philly this week, Kobe Bryant was surprised by his former high school point guard, the very funny Evan Monsky, during the post game conference. [380][381] The Press-Enterprise described Bryant as "maybe the greatest Laker in the organization's history". [159] Bryant was later shown in an infamous amateur video saying that center Andrew Bynum should have been traded for All-Star Jason Kidd. Email. A security guard opens a steel door leading into a vault containing hundreds of collectibles at Collectors Vault, a new company that is making it easier for collectors to store and trade memorabilia, on Oct. 21, 2022, in Delaware. [296] However, he played in the season opener to begin his 20th season with the Lakers, surpassing John Stockton's league record of 19 for the most seasons with the same team. He'd get out there and get his shot up. [41], At Adidas ABCD Camp, Bryant earned the 1995 senior MVP award[43] while playing alongside future NBA teammate Lamar Odom. 2022-23 Season Schedule; League Pass Schedule; The initial investment was a 10% stake in the Bodyarmor SuperDrink company for $6 million in March 2014. . [444], In the summer of 2003, the sheriff's office of Eagle, Colorado, arrested Bryant in connection with an investigation of a sexual assault complaint filed by a 19-year-old hotel employee. Kobe would work at the games as a ball and mop boy and would practice shooting at halftime, with Douglas sharing, "At every one of our games at halftime, it was the Kobe show. Stern stated, "Kobe deserved it. Widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players and scorers of all time,[3][4][5][6][7][8] Bryant won five NBA championships, was an 18-time All-Star, a 15-time member of the All-NBA Team, a 12-time member of the All-Defensive Team, the 2008 NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP), and a two-time NBA Finals MVP. "[374] Reuters called him "arguably the best player of his generation",[347] while both Sporting News and TNT named him their NBA player of the decade for the 2000s. Bryant debuted in the Summer Pro League in Long Beach, California, scoring 25 points in front of a standing-room-only crowd. [455] A notable exception was Nike, Inc., who had signed him to a five-year, $4045million contract just before the incident. [251] With a disappointing 1725 start to the season,[252] D'Antoni had Bryant became the primary facilitator on offense and Nash was moved off the ball and became more of a spot-up shooter. The headquarters are in Newport Beach, California. ", Celtics general manager Jan Volk on Kobe Bryant during a pre-draft workout in 1996. Ahead of the match, the Lakers paid tribute to Bryant and all who lost their lives in the crash with a ceremony held just before tip-off, with Usher singing "Amazing Grace" and Boyz II Men singing the National Anthem, while Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth reunited to perform "See You Again"originally their tribute to Paul Walker after his death while filming Furious 7at halftime. Their second daughter, Gianna Maria-Onore (also referred to as "Gigi"), was born in May 2006. "[168] In addition to winning his MVP award, Bryant was the only unanimous selection to the All-NBA team on May 8, 2008, for the third straight season and sixth time in his career. And I feel good about that", he said. He helped Los Angeles win NBA titles in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009 and . In all, $200 million in . [25] In 1999, Bryant appeared on a remix of "Say My Name" by Destiny's Child on the Maxi single version of the song. [519] The group was traveling to Camarillo Airport in Ventura County for a basketball game at Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks. [339][340][341] Like Jordan, he became most known for shooting a fall-away jump shot. [54], Before the 1996 NBA draft, Bryant had worked out in Los Angeles, where he scrimmaged against former Lakers players Larry Drew and Michael Cooper and, according to then-Laker general manager Jerry West, "marched over these people". [233] It was the sixth time in his career he scored 40 or more points in four straight games, a feat exceeded only by Chamberlain (19 times). "[401], On January 26, 2022, coinciding with the 2nd anniversary of his death and the helicopter crash, a statue of Bryant and his daughter Gianna was placed at the site where the crash occurred. Kobe Bryant Stats and news - NBA stats and news on Los Angeles Lakers Forward-Guard Kobe Bryant. Reportedly Bryant's parents had problems with him marrying so young, especially to a woman who was not African-American. The book looks back on his career with photos and his reflections. 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. [393] He was just the third player in NBA history to average 40 points in a calendar month, which he accomplished four times. [395] He won another gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Due to an ectopic pregnancy, Vanessa suffered a miscarriage in the spring of 2005. Afterward, Bryant co-founded an independent record label, Heads High Entertainment, but it folded within a year. In the 200102 season, Bryant played 80 games for the first time in his career. However, after high schooler Kevin Garnett went in the first round of the 1995 NBA draft, Bryant also began contemplating going directly to the pros. [h] Bryant was voted the league MVP in 2008 and led his team to the 2008 NBA Finals as the first seed in the Western Conference. The Lakers defeated the Spurs in five games, sending themselves to the NBA Finals, against the Boston Celtics. [73], The 199899 season marked Bryant's emergence as a premier guard in the league. [349][350] Bryant enjoyed being the villain, and reveled in being booed and then silencing the crowd with his play. [115] The year signified a drop in Bryant's overall status in the NBA, as he did not make the NBA All-Defensive Team and was also demoted to the All-NBA Third Team. [321] The Lakers finished the season with a 1765 record, their worst record in franchise history. [56] Bryant was the first guard drafted directly out of high school. [206], Bryant wanted a sixth championship to match Jordan's total. [108] O'Neal was traded to the Miami Heat for Lamar Odom, Caron Butler, and Brian Grant. The all-time leading scorer in Lakers history, Bryant was the first guard in NBA history to play 20 seasons. The accusation briefly tarnished Bryant's reputation, resulting in the loss of several of his endorsement contracts.[10]. [510][511], At the time of his death, he was working with Brazilian author Paulo Coelho on a children's book aimed at inspiring underprivileged children. [525], The Federal Aviation Administration, National Transportation Safety Board, and the FBI[518] launched investigations into the crash. Having moved to small forward that season, Bryant was selected as a frontcourt starter for the first time. During the draft, the Lakers told the Hornets whom to select minutes before the pick was made. Those nine NBA All-Defensive First Team nods didn't come by accident. [331] He averaged 15.0 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 2.1 assists while shooting .462 from the field in eight Olympic contests. Jordan and Bryant didn't really guard . The all-time leading scorer in Lakers history, Bryant was the first guard in NBA history to play 20 seasons. [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. A shooting guard, he spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). [272] Despite being sidelined, he was voted by fans to start in his 16th All-Star game. [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. To avoid media scrutiny, she finished high school through independent study. [238] The Lakers were knocked out of the playoffs by Durant and Oklahoma City in the second round of the playoffs, losing in five games in what would be Bryant's final playoff appearance. 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As such, Bryant always had a really unique perspective on . [333] After winning another gold medal, Bryant decided to retire from the team. [352][377] Players including Kevin Durant,[378] Dirk Nowitzki,[379] Dwyane Wade,[313] and Derrick Rose called Bryant their generation's version of Jordan. [442][443], According to Forbes, Bryant's $680 million in career earnings was the most ever by a team athlete during their playing career. Bryant averaged 15.3 points, 2.9 assists, 2.0 rebounds, and 1.6 steals per game in the tournament. [542] He was not included in the montages at the 2020 VMAs and Emmys, held later in the year. During the season, Bryant signed a six-year contract extension worth $70million. . [537] On February 15, NBA commissioner Adam Silver announced that the All-Star Game MVP Award would be renamed to the NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player in Bryant's honor. After Bryant's death, Coelho deleted the draft, saying in an interview that "it didn't make any sense to publish without him." In Game 4, Bryant scored 22 points in the second half and led the team to an OT victory as O'Neal fouled out of the game. His debut album, Visions, was scheduled to release in the spring of 2000. [19][20][21], Bryant started playing basketball when he was three,[22] and the Lakers were his favorite team when he was growing up. Bryant scored 20 points, including 13 in the fourth quarter, along with six assists, as Team USA defeated Spain 118107 in the gold medal game on August 24, 2008, for its first gold medal in a worldwide competition since the 2000 Olympics. [330] This was his first time going to the Olympics. He said his faith and a priest helped him through difficult times, such as the period following his accusation of rape. [259] The Lakers finished the season at 4537, good for seventh in the West. He was selected to his 11th consecutive All-Star Game as a starter,[180] and was named the Western Conference Player of the Month for December and January in addition to being named Western Conference Player of the week three times. He's had just another great season. In early September 2008, Bryant decided not to have surgery to repair his right pinkie. [192] He continued his dominant clutch plays making yet another game-winning three-pointer against the Sacramento Kings,[193] and what would be the game-winning field goal against the Boston Celtics. [290] Prior to the injury, Bryant had been rested in 8 of 16 games. [33], Bryant also learned to play soccer, and his favorite soccer team was A.C. [151] Throughout the 200607 season, his jersey became the top selling NBA jersey in the United States and China. [438][439][440], Bryant was a lifelong fan of his hometown NFL team, the Philadelphia Eagles. Bryant had grown close with D'Antoni during their time with Team USA. The single debuted in January 2000, and was performed at NBA All-Star Weekend that month; the song was not well received. He joined Jordan (3 times), Karl Malone (3) and Abdul-Jabbar. [281][282] 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 108101 loss to Sacramento. [104], With a starting lineup of O'Neal, Malone, Payton, and Bryant, the Lakers were able to reach the NBA Finals. [123], On January 22, 2006, Bryant scored a career-high 81 points in a 122104 victory against the Toronto Raptors. [110][111], Bryant was closely scrutinized and criticized during the 200405 season with his reputation badly damaged from all that had happened over the previous year. [191] Bryant also became the youngest player (31 years, 151 days) to reach 25,000 points in his career during the season, surpassing Chamberlain. [212] 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 9286 win over the Celtics. 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 Magic Johnson had 13 in 1996. In the first game of the 200203 season, Bryant recorded 27 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals in an 8782 loss to the visiting Spurs. [284][285] Three times Bryant had exceeded 40 minutes in a game,[286] and the coach blamed himself for overloading him after he started the season in such great shape. [332], Bryant rejoined the national team for the 2012 Summer Olympics. In all, $200 million in collectibles are stored in two vaults . It featured his insights into the game of basketball and in-depth analyses of games and individual players. [407], They married on April 18, 2001, at St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church in Dana Point, California. However, the Lakers lost the game to the Clippers and started the season 03 for the first time in 34 years and just the fourth time in franchise history. Kobe Bryant is known as one of the greatest offensive talents of all time. [173] The Lakers won the next game as well, but dropped Games 3 and 4, even with Bryant putting up 33.5 points per game. [169] He would then headline the NBA All-Defensive First Team with Kevin Garnett, receiving 52 points overall including 24 first-place nods, earning his eighth selection. [277] At age 36, he became the oldest NBA player to achieve 30 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists in a game. 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[358] However, some critics have suggested that Bryant's defensive accolades in his later years were based more on his reputation than his actual play. [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. 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. Bryant also led the NBA in scoring twice, and ranks fourth in league all-time regular season and postseason scoring. Bryant led the team to consecutive championships in 2009 and 2010, both times being named NBA Finals MVP. [245] His streak would be snapped at 10 on December 28 in a 10487 win over the Portland Trail Blazers, when he scored 27 points, sitting out the whole fourth quarter. "[165], Aided by the trade for All-Star Pau Gasol, Bryant led his team to a West-leading 5725 record. - https://www.twitch.tv/staxmontanaJOIN THE MONTANA FAM DISCORD! His fit with . [26] He was especially fond of Reggio Emilia, which he considered a loving place and where some of his best childhood memories were made. [456][457] However, they refused to use his image or market a new shoe of his for the year but eventually did start promoting Bryant once his image recovered two years later. [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. [25], Sony pushed Bryant from his roots of underground hip hop into a more radio-friendly sound. 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. 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 Game 2 win against the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference finals, Anthony Davis made a buzzer-beating 3-pointer and yelled Bryant's name, while the team was wearing the 'Black Mamba' jerseys. The 201516 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. [334] He finished his national team career with a record of 260 across three tournaments, winning a gold medal each time. [86] With a 116111 victory in Game 6, the Lakers won their first championship since 1988.[87]. ", "L.A. Recovery Wouldn't Be Unprecedented", "1. . [60] He scored 36 points in the finale and finished with averages of 24.5 points and 5.3 rebounds in four games. [88] Once again, Bryant led the team in assists, with five per game. [484] In 2012, American rapper Chief Keef released a song paying tribute to Kobe Bryant called "Kobe". [38] Bryant's news was met with a lot of publicity at a time when prep-to-pro NBA players were not very common (Garnett being the only exception in 20 years). [174] The Lakers then won the next two games to win the semifinals. [194] The following day, he surpassed West to become the all-time leading scorer in Lakers franchise history. including a pair of sneakers worn and signed by the late NBA great Kobe Bryant. 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. [155], On May 27, 2007, ESPN reported that Bryant stated that he wanted to be traded if Jerry West did not return to the team with full authority. He continued to be among the premier players in the league through the 201213 season, when he suffered a torn achilles tendon at age 34. Bryant also had a career-high 46.9% shooting and once again led his team in assists. Trivia He was associated with the rap group 'CHEIZAW' and has even released a song titled 'K.O.B.E.' He spoke fluent Italian. Its goals are "helping young people in need, encouraging the development of physical and social skills through sports and assisting the homeless". They would go on to win the next four games and bring their second championship to Los Angeles in as many seasons. [160][161], On December 23, 2007, Bryant became the youngest player (29 years, 122 days) to reach 20,000 points, in a game against the New York Knicks, in Madison Square Garden, after scoring 39 points to go along with 11 rebounds and 8 assists. [406] According to Vanessa's cousin Laila Laine, there was no prenuptial agreement. 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