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KobeBryantisanAmericanAll-Starbasketballplayerwhoplaysforthe

LosAngelesLakers.

Earlylife

ents

namedhimafterakindofsteak:thefamousbeefofKobe,Japan,whichtheysawona

geofsix,Kobe,hisparentsandtwooldersisters,movedto

Italy,meaccustomed

rlyage,helearnedtoplaysoccer

oncesaidthatifhehadstayedinItaly,he

wouldhavestuckwithsoccerandwouldhavetriedtobecomeaprosoccerplayer.

In1991,theBryantsmovedbacktotheUnitedthe17,Bryantmadethecontroversial

decisiontogodirectlytotheNBA.

Accomplishments

OnDecember20,Bryantscored62pointsdespiteplayingonlythreequartersofplay

ngthefourthquarterBryanthad,byhimlf,

outscoredtheentireMavericksteam62-61,theonlytimeaplayerhasdonethis

throughthreequarterssincetheadventofthe24-condshotclock.

OnJanuary22,Bryantscored81pointsina122-104victoryagainsttheToronto

tiontobreakingthepreviousfranchirecordof71tbyElginBaylor,

hispointtotalinthatgamewascondinNBAhistoryonlytoWiltChamberlain's

legendary100-pointgamein1962.

AlsoinJanuary,Bryantbecamethefirstplayersince1964,andtheonly

playerasidefromChamberlainandElginBaylortoscore45pointsormoreinfour

concutivegames.

Bytheendoftheason,BryanthadalsotLakerssingle-asonfranchirecords

forthemost40-pointgamesandmostpointsscored(2,832),amongothers.

Bryantwontheleague'sscoringtitleforthefirsttime,postingthehighestscoring

averagesinceMichaelJordan'saveragein1986-87.

Bryantfinishedinfourth-placeinthevotingforthe2006NBAMost

ValuablePlayerAward,butalsoreceived22firstplacevotes—cond

onlytowinnerSteveNash,andbyfarthehighestnumberoffirst-placevotesBryant

hadeverreceivedinhiscareer.

Othernotableevents

WhentheLakersfacedtheMiamiHeatonJanuary16,2006,Bryantand

ShaquilleO'Nealmadeheadlinesbyengaginginhandshakesandhugsbeforethe

game,signifyingtheendofthefeudthathadfesteredbetweenthetwoplayerssince

O'Neal'later,atthe2006NBA

All-StarGame,thetwolaughedandjokedtogetheronveraloccasions.

Bryant'sintheason,itwasreportedthatBryantwouldchangehisjerynumber

from8to24atthestartofthe2006-07NBAwasBryant'sfirsthighschoolnumber,

beforeheswitchedtoAftertheLakers'asonended,BryantsaidonTNTthathe

wanted24asarookie,butitwassaidtheswitchto24signifiedthestartofthecond

halfofhiscareer.

ersguardgrewup

watchingD'AntoniasastarpointguardintheItalianleague,wherehisfather,"Jelly

Bean"Bryant,alsoplayed.

Playerprofile

2006,he

isconsideredoneofthepremierplayersintheNBA,beingelectedintotheAll-NBA

wasavital

partofthethreemostrecentLakers'championships.

Heisaprolificscorer,averagingpointspergameforhiscareer,andalsoscoresassists,

1997NBASlamDunkChampionBryantiscapable

ofbothdunkingonopposingbigmenorscoringwithhisfadeawayjumpshot,abletohit

theshotfrommid-rangetolongthreepointers(.335frombeyondthearc).His

versatilitywaspeciallyshowcadinthe2005-2006NBAason,whereBryant

averagedpointspergametocurethefirstNBAscoringtitleofhiscareer,including

tion,Bryantalso

maintainsareputationforclutchperformancesingames,abletoritothechallenge

andhitthedifficultshot.

Privatelife

InNovember1999,21yearoldBryantmet17yearoldVanessaLainewhileshewas

workingasabackgrounddancerontheThaEastsidazmusicvideo"G'dUp"(Inthe

videoVanessaisintheconvertibleinasilverbikini).Bryantwasinthebuildingworking

onhisdebutmusicalalbum,whichwasneverrelead.

ThetwobegandatingandwereengagedjustsixmonthslaterinMay2000,[6]allwhile

LainewasstillanioratMarinaHighSchoolinHuntingtonBeach,

themedia,shefinishedhighschoolthroughindependentstudy.[7]Accordingto

Vanessa'scousinLailaLaine,asaidKobe

"lovedhertoomuchforone".

TheymarriedonApril18,ereonlyabout12guestsatthe

rBryant'sparents,histwosisters,longtimeadvisorandagentArn

Tellem,norBryant''sparentswereoppodtothe

edlyBryant'sparentshadproblemswithhim

marryingsoyoung,especiallytoawomanwhowasn'

disagreementresultedinanestrangementperiodofovertwoyears,duringwhichKobe

Bryantdidnothaveanycontactwithhisparents.

TheBryants'firstchild,adaughternamedNataliaDiamanteBryant,wasbornon

January19,thofNataliainfluencedBryanttoreconcilehisdifferences

aBryantsufferedamiscarriageduetoanectopicpregnancyin

allof2005theBryantsannouncedthattheywereexpecting

econddaughter,GiannaMaria-OnoreBryant,wasbornon

May1,stingly,Giannawasborn6minutesaheadofformerteammate

ShaquilleO'Neal'sdaughterMe'arahSanaa,whowasborninFlorida.