Kobe Bryant: Born on August 23rd, 1978, a late American basketball player, used to be a shooting guard/small forward. ?

1996 NBA draft, Kobe Bryant was selected by Charlotte Hornets in the 1 round 13 and traded to Los Angeles Lakers. During his NBA career, he has been playing for the Los Angeles Lakers. * * * won five NBA championships, 1 NBA regular season MVP, two NBA finals MVP, four NBA all-star game MVP, and two NBA season scoring champions; * * * Selected for NBA All-Star Starting Team 18 times, NBA Best Team 15 times (including 1 1 time, twice in the second array, twice in the third array), and NBA Best Defensive Team 12 times (including 9 times in the first array and 3 times in the second array).

In 2007, Kobe Bryant was selected for the first time in the American basketball team, and later helped the United States win the gold medal in the 2007 American Men's Basketball Championship, the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and the 20 12 London Olympic Games.

2015165438+1October 30th, Kobe announced that he would retire at the end of the season.

On 20 17 12 19, the Los Angeles Lakers held a jersey retirement ceremony for legendary superstar Kobe Bryant at Staples Arena. Kobe's No.8 and No.24 jerseys were retired at the same time. This is also the first time in NBA history that a player has retired two numbers on a team at the same time.

On April 5, 2020, Kobe Bryant was inducted into the naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.

On June 26th, 2020 (June 27th, Beijing time), Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter accident at the age of 4 1.