[323] This was his first time going to the Olympics. [280] He underwent season-ending surgery for the injury, finishing the season averaging 22.3 points but shooting a career-low 37.3 percent, well below his 45.4 percent career mark to start the season. [283] Though he was right-handed, he returned to play in the game and ran the offense while shooting, dribbling, and passing almost exclusively with his left hand. Rose later admitted he placed his foot under Bryant intentionally. Vanessa said Bryant "loved her too much for one". He was listed at 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) and 212 pounds (96 kg),[328] He was often cited as one of the most dangerous scorers in the NBA. On November 25, he signed a two-year contract extension with the Lakers at an estimated value of $48.5 million. [489] The Wizarenard Series: Season One topped the New York Times middle-grade hardcover list. [284][379][382] On four occasions (2003, 2011, 2013, 2016) he was the leading vote-getter. [85] He continued his all-round play by averaging 25.2 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 5.5 assists per game. Bryant scored the winning shot to put the Lakers ahead 120–118. [497] Initial reports indicated that the helicopter crashed in the hills above Calabasas in heavy fog. What if Allen and Garnett had the chance to spend their entire careers as teammates? [167] In the first game of the next round, against the Jazz, Bryant scored 38 points as the Lakers beat the Jazz in Game 1. To avoid media scrutiny, she finished high school through independent study. In 2010 Nike launched another shoe, Nike Zoom Kobe V.[443] In 2009, Bryant signed a deal with Nubeo to market the "Black Mamba collection", a line of sports/luxury watches that range from $25,000 to $285,000. Or, maybe he peaked when he became a banker on Wall Street after retiring. [86][87] While making the All-NBA Defensive Team again, Bryant was also named to the All-NBA First Team for the first time in his career. The label wanted to capitalize on Bryant's youth and NBA fame. A Catholic cantor said she was inspired by Bryant's faith, and the respect that he showed her. The Mississippi State star, despite his lack of real skills and inability to shoot free throws, was the second center selected. He continued to be among the top players in the league through 2013, when he suffered a torn Achilles tendon at age 34. [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. He had met the show's star, Brandy, earlier in the year at a Nike All-Star basketball game, and then a couple of months later in May 1996, Brandy was Bryant's date to his high school senior prom. [235] He was replaced by Mike D'Antoni, who Bryant knew as a child when Bryant's father was playing in Italy and D'Antoni was also a star player there. All Rights Reserved. Bryant's parents apologized to him for the misunderstanding in a written statement, and appreciated the financial support he had given them over the years. [20] When Bryant was six, his father retired from the NBA and moved his family to Rieti in Italy to continue playing professional basketball at a lower level. By finishing off the Denver Nuggets in the Conference Finals in six games, the Lakers earned their second straight trip to the NBA Finals. [379] He was selected to the All-NBA Team on 15 occasions, tied for the most with Abdul-Jabbar and Tim Duncan,[383] and his 11 first-team honors are tied for the second-most with Karl Malone. [512] 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. Both the Wolves and Bucks enjoyed success with Marbury and Allen, respectively, but there’s an interesting what-if game to play with this trade, particularly given what Allen would accomplish alongside Garnett (and Paul Pierce) in Boston more than a decade later. Sony abandoned plans for the album, which was never released, and dropped Bryant later that year. [221] The team's quest for another three-peat was ended when they were swept by the Dallas Mavericks in the second round of the playoffs. [408][409], Bryant was multilingual. "[63], In Bryant's second season, he received more playing time and began to show more of his abilities as a talented young guard. "[14] Bryant's family was Catholic and he had always practiced his faith. [98] In the final game of the regular season, the Lakers played the Portland Trail Blazers. [65] Bryant was the runner-up for the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year Award,[66] and through fan voting, he also became the youngest NBA All-Star starter in NBA history. This marked the fifth time in Bryant's career, and the first time without O'Neal, that he made the NBA Finals. During the All-Star weekend, Bryant participated in the Rookie Challenge and won the 1997 Slam Dunk Contest, becoming the youngest dunk champion at the age of 18. [156][157] This record has since been broken by LeBron James. Bryant debuted in the Summer Pro League in Long Beach, California, scoring 25 points in front of a standing-room-only crowd. Bryant died at age 41, along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others, due to blunt force trauma sustained from a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California. The two began dating and became engaged six months later in May 2000,[391] while Laine was still a senior at Marina High School in Huntington Beach, California. © 2020 ABG-SI LLC. [29] He also learned to play soccer and his favorite soccer team was A.C. [216][217][218] He later apologized for the use of the word. Byron Scott missed the game with a sprained wrist, Robert Horry was ejected for fighting with Utah's Jeff Hornacek, and Shaquille O'Neal fouled out with 1:46 remaining in the fourth quarter. At the end of the fourth quarter, Bryant made a three-pointer with 1.1 seconds left to send it into overtime. [139] Later, on March 6, he seemed to repeat the motion, this time striking Minnesota Timberwolves guard Marko Jarić. [138], On March 16, Bryant scored a season-high 65 points in a home game against the Portland Trail Blazers, which helped end the Lakers 7-game losing streak. "Kobe Bryant: 'Do I want to play again or don't I... the reality is no, I don't. [131], Later in the season, it was reported that Bryant would change his jersey number from 8 to 24 at the start of the 2006–07 season. [204] On January 30 against the Celtics, he became the youngest player to score 27,000 points. He came out of Memphis athletic and rail-thin. [49], 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 manager Jerry West, "marched over these people". [245] With a disappointing 17–25 start to the season,[246] 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. [476] Bryant also started the Kobe Bryant China Fund which partnered with the Soong Ching Ling Foundation, a charity backed by the Chinese government. [42][46] In 1996, Bryant took R&B singer Brandy to his senior prom. [382] He was chosen a record 18 straight times, each time as a starter. Armenian opposition parties lead protest in crisis-hit Yerevan, demand resignation of PM Pashinyan —... Hong Kong opposition lawmakers resign en masse after 4 colleagues expelled from city’s parliament... England plans evacuation-style operation to get university students home for Christmas after Covid-19 lockdown... England captain Joe Root says ban on using saliva amid coronavirus should improve bowlers... Trump Accuses Biden of Being Anti-Police, Surrendering to Flag Burners and Arsonists, LeBron James’ reminder: NBA games are not postponed; they are being boycotted. [125] For the month of January, Bryant averaged 43.4 points per game,[126] the eighth highest single month scoring average in NBA history and highest for any player other than Chamberlain. The son of former NBA player Joe Bryant, he declared for the 1996 NBA draft after graduation, and was selected by the Charlotte Hornets with the 13th overall pick; the Hornets then traded him to the Lakers. Download the new Sports Illustrated app (iOS or Android) and personalize your experience by following your favorite teams and SI writers.

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