Biography
Kobe Byant was born on August 23, 1978. Bryant is the son of NBA player Joe Jellybean Bryant and his wife Pamela Cox, sister of NBA player John Chubby Cox. Within weeks of being drafted by the Hormets at the age of 18 bryant was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers.
Enen though Kobe was very young when he entered the NBA his teamates were impressed by the work he did on the court. Bryant's career trajectory as an NBA player out of high school has been exceptional. By 24 years of age, Bryant had won many individual awards, and had been named to the All-NBA team multiple times. He is regarded as one of the best players in the NBA. Bryant helped the Los Angeles Lakers to three NBA championships. Bryants remarkable talent on the court has make him one of the most marketable players in the NBA.
On April 18, 2001 Kobe married Vanessa Cornejo Ubrieta Laine in Dana Point, California. Because of the race of Vanessa Kobe's father disowned him from his life. Even though kobe's father did that it didn't fase him because he went on with his life with vanessa. Now they have a beutiful daughter named Natalia who was born on January 19, 2003.Till this day Kobe is still going strong even though him and his wife had some hard times in 2003 he is still playing ball like nothing ever happened. and I'm pretty sure that through out the rest of his career he is going to continue to break world records.
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In July of 2003 Kobe was accuesed for sexualy assulting Kate Faber. Even though he admitted to having sex with the 19 year old employee he still fought and the case was dropped. The accuser dropped the case because she didn't want to testify in court abviously because she had no proof that he raped her. Come on I''m pretty sure that any young girl would want to have sex with a famous rich athlete. Through this all it has only made Kobe and his family stronger in all aspects of their life. so no matter waht comes thier way they will be ready to fight.
Team History from 96-02
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| Team | Playoffs | Gms | Min | Asst | TO | Stl | Blk | Reb | Pts |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 96-97 | 9 | 14.8 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 8.2 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 97-98 | 11 | 20 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 8.7 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 98-99 | 8 | 39.4 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 6.9 | 19.8 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 99-00 | 22 | 39.0 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 21.1 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 00-01 | 16 | 43.4 | 6.1 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 7.3 | 29.4 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 01-02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Facts about Kobe
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Kobe and Shaquille O'Neal were both named First Team All-NBA after the 2001-02 season. They became the first tandem to be honored as such since Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen in 1996.
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Kobe's 56-point game against the Grizzlies in January of 2002 was the highest total ever recorded by any of the 20+ players who have gone directly from high school to the NBA.
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Kobe got his name from a Japanese steakhouse in the Philadelphia suburb of King of Prussia. His father liked the sound of the name.
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Kobe's favorite video as a kid was “NBA Showmen,” which highlighted some of basketball's all-time greats.
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Kobe has incredible basketball bloodlines. His mom's brother, John “Chubby” Cox, played in the NBA.
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When Kobe made the varsity at Lower Merion High School as a freshman, he selected the number of his idol, Magic Johnson. He had to switch to #33 in 1995-96, because he outgrew the other jersey.
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Kobe made his first legit dunk at the age of 14.
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Kobe took R&B star Brandy to his senior prom. He later played the role of a basketball star on her show, “Moesha.”
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Kobe married Vanessa Laine in April of 2001. They met while she was still in high school. An aspiring artist, she is expecting their first child, a girl, in February of 2003.
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Kobe breaks in a new pair of basketball shoes every three or four games.
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Kobe develops new moves in the off-season by playing against his shadow.
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Kobe was one of four Lakers to make the 1998 All-Star squad—Shaquille O'Neal, Eddie Jones and Nick Van Exel were the others. The last time four teammates made the game was in 1983, when Julius Erving, Moses Malone, Maurice Cheeks and Andrew Toney of the 76ers were selected.
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Kobe's nine-game scoring streak of at least 40 points per game in 2003 matched one of equal length by Michael Jordan in the 1986-87 campaign.
