The pride of Kobe’s generation, the Black Mamba spirit will last forever! Let us take a look at what honors Kobe has received in the NBA?
? Kobe Bryant (August 23, 1978 - January 26, 2020), an American professional basketball player who serves as a shooting guard. He has played for the NBA Los Angeles Lakers since 1996 and is the son of former NBA basketball player Joe Bryant.
Kobe Bryant was the first high school guard in the NBA. He helped the Los Angeles Lakers win 5 NBA championships and was the youngest player in NBA history to score 30,000 points. He became the NBA scoring champion twice, NBA Finals MVP twice, NBA annual MVP once, was selected to the NBA All-Star Game 15 times in a row, won two Olympic gold medals, and was crowned the No. 1 Iron King in history on November 12, 2014. On December 15, 2014, Kobe's career scoring total surpassed Michael Jordan and rose to third place in history. On April 14, 2016, Kobe officially retired after playing his final game against the Jazz at home in his NBA career. On December 19, 2017, Kobe Bryant’s jersey retirement ceremony was held at Staples Arena. On March 5, 2018, Kobe Bryant's retirement short film "Dear Basketball" won the 90th Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.
On October 31, Kobe Bryant became the global ambassador of the 2019 FIBA ??Basketball World Cup. The following are the honors Kobe has received in the NBA: Best NBA Player in the First 10 Years of the 21st Century
Olympic Champion : 1 time (2008 Beijing Olympics)
NBA championship: 5 times (2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010)
NBA Western Conference championship: 7 times (2000?2002 , 2004, 2008?2010)
NBA Finals MVP: 2 times (2009, 2010)
NBA regular season MVP: 1 time (2008)
NBA All-Star Game MVP: 4 times (2002, 2007, 2009 - shared with Shaquille O'Neal, 2011)
NBA All-Star Game Slam Dunk Contest Champion: 1 time (1997)
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NBA All-Star: 13 times (1998, 2000? 2011) (Note: The game was not held in 1999 due to labor disputes; he withdrew from the 2010 Dallas All-Star Game due to a foot injury)
All -NBA Teams
NBA All-NBA First Team: 9 times (2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
NBA All-NBA Team Second Team: 2 times (2000, 2001)
NBA Third Team: 2 times (1999, 2005)
All-Defensive Teams
NBA All-Defensive First Team: 9 times (2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
NBA All-Defensive Second Team: 2 times ( 2001, 2002)
All-Rookie Teams
NBA All-Rookie Team Second Team: 1997
All-Interview Teams
NBA's second most popular team in the media: 2000
NBA regular season scoring first: 4 times (2003: 2461 points [238], 2006: 2832 points, 2007: 2430 points, 2008: 2323 points [92]) "Note: The scoring champions in 2003 and 2008 played fewer games than Kobe"
1996-1997 NBA All-Star Rookie Game scoring leader: 31 points "Note: Allen Iver Sen won the MVP with 19 points‖
2007 American Men's Basketball Championship
The top 50 NBA stars currently in service: Kobe Bryant No. 1 (selected by the US "Sporting News")
In 2009, the American basketball magazine "SLAM" ranked the new top 50 superstars. Jordan ranked first and Kobe ranked 12th.
Appeared on the cover of the Italian men's October issue of the world-famous fashion magazine "Vogue" in 2009
2009 Champion Of The Year: (by "GQ" magazine Selection)
Exclusive interview with "High-end Access" on August 2, 2009 (CCTV News)
1995 Adidas ABCD Summer Training Camp MVP
1996 McDonald's All-American First Team
1996 National High School Player of the Year: Selected by American "Today" and "Parade" magazines
1996 Naismith Player of the Year
1996 Beach Ball Classic MOP (Most Outstanding Player)
1996 Gatorade Circle Of Champions Player of the Year.
The first star to leave footprints and handprints as an athlete at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood.