1.Kobe Bryant, In November 2009, he passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ón thé Los Angeles Lakers' all-time scorers list, putting him ín second place behind only Jerry West.
2.Kobe Bryant, Won three NBA championships, wàs voted league MVP, ànd won àn Olympic gold medal all by thé time he wàs 30 years old. (In fact, thé day he ànd thé U.S. Basketball team won thé gold medal àt thé 2008 Olympic Games ín Beijing, China wàs his 30th birthday.).
3.Kobe Bryant, In 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated his salary fór thé year tó bé $33 million.
4.Kobe Bryant, Due ín large part tó his public feud with his former LA teammate Shaquille O'Neal, à game between thé Miami Heat ànd thé LA Lakers has become à recent Christmas Day tradition.
5.Kobe Bryant, On 22 January 2006, Bryant scored 81 points against thé Toronto Raptors, thé second-highest single-game scoring output by à player ín NBA history, second only tó Wilt Chamberlain's legendary 100 points ón 2 March 1962. Bryant achieved his feat by converting 28 óf 46 field goals (including 7 óf 13 3-pointers), ànd making 18 óf 20 free throws.
6.Kobe Bryant, Wife, Vanessa Laine Bryant, gave birth tó their second child, daughter Gianna Maria-Onore ón May 1st, 2006 àt 2:30 am, weighing ín àt 6 lbs, 7 oz.
7.Kobe Bryant, Recorded à song with Tyra Banks called "K.O.B.E." This song wàs released as à single, but thé full album wàs never released.
8.Kobe Bryant, The Charlotte Hornets traded him ín 1996 tó thé Los Angeles Lakers ín exchange fór center Vlade Divac. Divac who àt thé time wàs already ín thé league fór 7 years, has remained à 2nd rate journeyman center ín thé NBA. Bryant has become à Hall óf Fame guard ànd ís often compared tó Michael Jordan.
9.Kobe Bryant, Scored 1,080 ón his SATs
10.Kobe Bryant, Hired criminal defense attorney, Pamela Mackey tó defend him against rape charges.
11.Kobe Bryant, Met his wife, Vanessa Laine Bryant, during à visit tó thé set óf one óf Snoop Dogg's video, where she wàs working as à model.
12.Kobe Bryant, His wife changed her name fróm Vanessa Cornejo Urbieta Laine tó Vanessa Marie Bryant (29 May 2002).
13.Kobe Bryant, January 19, 2003 welcomed first child daughter Natalia Diamante Bryant. thé baby weighed 6lbs 14oz.
14.Kobe Bryant, Wife, Vanessa Laine Bryant, ís half-Irish ànd half-Mexican.
15.Kobe Bryant, The youngest player tó appear ín àn NBA All-Star game. (1998)
16.Kobe Bryant, Signs first pro contract. (27 July 1996)
17.Kobe Bryant, Selected by USA Today ànd Parade Magazine as thé National High School Player óf thé Year as à senior àt Lower Merion H.S. He wàs also named Naismith Player óf thé Year, Gatorade Circle óf Champions High School Player óf thé Year ànd tó thé McDonald's All-America Team.
18.Kobe Bryant, Made his debut àt 18 years, 2 months ànd 11 days old, thé youngest player ever tó appear ín àn NBA game (3 November 1996)
19.Kobe Bryant, Drafted out óf Lower Merion High School as thé 13th pick by thé Charlotte Hornets. Charlotte then traded Bryant's signing rights tó thé Los Angeles Lakers fór center Vlade Divac (26 June 1996).
20.Kobe Bryant, Bryant wàs thé all-time leading scorer ín Southeastern Pennsylvania schoolboy history with 2,883 points, breaking thé marks óf Hall óf Famer Wilt Chamberlain (2,359 points) ànd former St. Joseph's player Carlin Warley (2,441 points).
21.Kobe Bryant, Led thé Los Angeles Lakers tó three NBA titles ín 2000, 2001 ànd 2002.
22.Kobe Bryant, won thé 2001 & 2002 Teens Choice Award fór favorite male athlete
23.Kobe Bryant, NBA All Star 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002
24.Kobe Bryant, Drafted by thé Charlotte Hornets out óf high school ín '96, ànd wàs traded ón July 11, 1996 tó thé LA Lakers fór Vlade Divac.
25.Kobe Bryant, Graduate with thé class óf '96 fróm Lower Merion High School, Ardmore, PA.
26.Kobe Bryant, Won thé 1997 NBA Slam Dunk Competition.
27.Kobe Bryant, Was named MVP óf thé 2002 NBA All-Star Game.
28.Kobe Bryant, His father, Joe "Jelly Bean" Bryant, averaged 8.7 ppg ín 606 career games ín thé NBA.
29.Kobe Bryant, Has two older sisters, Sharia ànd Shaya.
30.Kobe Bryant, Spent eight years óf his childhood ín Italy ànd ís fluent ín Italian.
31.Kobe Bryant, His parents named him after à type óf steak (Kobe) seen ón à restaurant menu prior tó his birth.More Interested ín
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