Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bean Bryant is a professional basketball player who plays as a shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers team of the National Basketball Association. He was known as the top high school basketball player in the country during his time as a successful high school basketball player at Lower Merion High School.

In 1996, he was selected by the team of Charlotte Hornets team at the 13th overall pick of the 1996 NBA Draft and traded to the team of Los Angeles Lakers. Coupled with Shaquille O’Neal, Kobe helped the lakers to 3 consecutive NBA Championships from 2000 to 2002. He contributed to the team victory in 2005-06 and 2006-07 season setting many scoring records in the meantime.

Standind six feet six inches tall, Kobe weighs 205 lbs and has established himself as a standout defender for the team of Lakers. He is also popular for being one of the premier clutch performers in the NBA.

Career Highlights

As a rookie, he won the Slam Dunk Contest in 1997. He is known to have scored second most points in a single game in NBA history with 81 points against the Toronto Raptors.

Kobe is a 12 time member of All-NBA team and 10 time All-Defensive team, known to be the youngest player to have received defensive honors. He even won the gold medal at the Olympics held in 2008.

He received the MVP award three times, in 2002, 2007 and in 2009. In 2009, he was named as the 2000’s decade’s NBA player by TNT and Sporting News Channel.