Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bean Bryant is an American professional basketball player who plays shooting guard in the National Basketball Association for the Los Angeles Lakers. Bryant enjoyed a successful high school basketball career at Lower Merion High School, where he was recognized as the top high school basketball player in the country. He decided to declare his eligibility for the NBA Draft upon graduation, and was selected with the 13th overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets, then traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. As a rookie, Bryant earned himself a reputation as a high-flyer and a...
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quick facts

Birthdate:	August 23, 1978
Birthplace:	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Age:	31
Height:	6' 6"
Weight:	220 lbs.
All Positions Played:	Shooting guard
Education:	Lower Merion High School
Also known as:	Kobe Bean Bryant

Honors and awards for Kobe Bryant

Year	Award
1996	NBA Slam Dunk Contest
2001	NBA All-Star Game MVP
2006	NBA All-Star Game MVP
2007	NBA Most Valuable Player Award
2008	NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award

Season statistics for Kobe Bryant

Los Angeles Lakers - 2007-08 NBA season

fg%: 0.459

3p%: 0.361

ft%: 0.84

fga: 1690

3pa: 415

fta: 742

orb: 94

drb: 422

ftm: 623

3pm: 150

fgm: 775

stl: 151

reb: 516

blk: 40

pts: 2323

pf: 227

ast: 442

to: 257

games: 82

avg reb: 6.3

avg blk: 0.5

avg pts: 28.3

avg pf: 2.8

avg ast: 5.4

avg to: 3.1

avg stl: 1.8

Los Angeles Lakers - 2006-07 NBA season

fg%: 0.463

3p%: 0.344

ft%: 0.868

fga: 1757

3pa: 398

fta: 768

orb: 75

drb: 364

ftm: 667

3pm: 137

fgm: 813

stl: 111

reb: 439

blk: 36

pts: 2430

pf: 205

ast: 413

to: 255

games: 77

avg reb: 5.7

avg blk: 0.5

avg pts: 31.6

avg pf: 2.7

avg ast: 5.4

avg to: 3.3

avg stl: 1.4

Los Angeles Lakers - 2005-06 NBA season

fg%: 0.45

3p%: 0.347

ft%: 0.85

fga: 2173

3pa: 518

fta: 819

orb: 71

drb: 354

ftm: 696

3pm: 180

fgm: 978

stl: 147

reb: 425

blk: 30

pts: 2832

pf: 233

ast: 360

to: 250

games: 80

avg reb: 5.3

avg blk: 0.4

avg pts: 35.4

avg pf: 2.9

avg ast: 4.5

avg to: 3.1

avg stl: 1.8

Kobe Bryant Image Gallery

Bryant won three consecutive NBA Championships.	Bryant in a game against China at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Bryant's Lakers lost to the Boston Celtics in 6 games.	Bryant scored 50 points or more in four consecutive games in 2007.
Bryant in Hong Kong for his 2009 Nike Asian Tour	Bryant at the championship parade of the 2009 NBA Champions Los Angeles Lakers
Kobe Bryant defending Michael Redd of the Milwaukee Bucks in December 2005

Current basketball team for Kobe Bryant

Los Angeles Lakers

Venue:Staples Center

Owned by:Jerry Buss

Current Coach:Phil Jackson

The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association team based in Los Angeles, California. The Lakers play their home games at Staples Center, which they share with their fellow NBA rival, the Los Angeles Clippers, and their sister team, the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA. The Lakers are...
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Sponsors of Kobe Bryant

Nike, Inc.

Revenue:$19,176,100,000

Headquarters:Beaverton, Oregon

Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area. It is the world's leading supplier of athletic shoes and apparel and a major manufacturer of...
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Guitar Hero

The Guitar Hero series is a series of music video games first published in 2005 by RedOctane and Harmonix Music Systems, and distributed by Activision, in which players use a guitar-shaped peripheral to simulate the playing of lead, bass guitar and rhythm guitar across numerous rock music songs....
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Hometown of Kobe Bryant

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Founded:1701

Population:28,522

Philadelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania and the sixth-most-populous city in the United States. In 2008, the population of the city proper was estimated to be more than 1.54 million, while the Greater Philadelphia metropolitan area's population of 5.8 million made it the country's fifth...
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