Kobe Bryant SG

Current Team: N/A

Born: Aug 23, 1978 (Passed away Jan 26, 2020, aged 41)

Birthplace/Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-6 (198cm)     Weight: 212 (96kg)

Hand: Right

Website: http://www.kb24.com/

Kobe @kobebryant @kobebryant

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Agent: Brandon Rosenthal

Draft Entry: 1996 NBA Draft

Early Entry Info: 1996 Early Entrant

Drafted: Round 1, Pick 13, Charlotte Hornets

Draft Rights Trade: CHA to LAL, Jul 11, 1996

Pre-Draft Team: Lower Merion High School (Pennsylvania)

High School: Lower Merion High School [Ardmore, Pennsylvania]


Kobe Bryant News

Game-Worn Kobe Bryant Rookie Jersey Sells For $2.73M

ESPN

Hall Of Fame Creates Special Exhibit Honoring Kobe Bryant

Tim Bontemps/ESPN

Hall Of Fame Weekend To Be Held May 13-15

ESPN

Kobe Bryant Embedded Documentary Film Crew With Lakers For His Final Season

Baxter Holmes/ESPN

NBA Renames All-Star Game MVP Award In Kobe Bryant's Honor

ESPN

Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant Named As Finalists For Class Of 2020 Hall Of Fame

Tim Bontemps/ESPN

ESPN To Publish Commemorative Magazine Issue Dedicated To Kobe Bryant This Friday

SBJ Media/John Ourand

RealGM Radio: Ben Taylor on Breakout Players and Kobe

RealGM Staff Report

Ettore Messina On Kobe Bryant: 'He Was A Supernatural'

ESPN

Mavs Retire No. 24 Jersey As Tribute To Kobe Bryant

Mark Stein/The New York Times

Kobe Bryant Among Those Killed In Helicopter Crash

Adrian Wojnarowski/ESPN

Kobe Bryant: Zero Percent Chance I Play Basketball Again
Kobe Bryant retired from basketball in 2016.

Christian Rivas/Silver Screen & Roll

Kobe Bryant Enjoying Retirement More Than He Expected
Kobe Bryant has won an Oscar and an Emmy since retiring.

Harrison Faigen/Silver Screen & Roll

Kobe Bryant: It Takes Special Person To Want To Play For Lakers
Kobe Bryant spoke about his view of the exceptionalism of the Lakers when asked if he might help the front office recruit free agents this offseason.

Jalen Rose/ESPN

Kobe Bryant Wants Phil Jackson Or Michael Jordan To Present Him At HOF
Kobe Bryant will be eligible for the Hall of Fame in 2021.

Liz Levy/Complex

Lakers To Retire Kobe Bryant's Jersey On Dec. 18th
Kobe Bryant won three titles with No. 8 before winning an additional two with No. 24.

Ramona Shelburne/ESPN

Lakers Renounce Free Agent Exception Rights On Kobe Bryant
The Lakers had to eliminate the cap hold on Kobe Bryant in order to create cap space to make their free agent signings.

RealGM Staff Report

TNT Reaches Out To Kobe Bryant About Joining 'Inside The NBA'
Both Kenny Smith and Shaquille O'Neal have publicly talked wanting Kobe Bryant to join their panel.

TMZ

Kobe Bryant Scores 60 In Final NBA Game
Kobe Bryant shot 22-for-50 from the floor, 6-for-21 on three-pointers and 10-for-12 on free throws.

RealGM Staff Report

Kobe Bryant: It Feels So Good To Get Through Retirement Tour Healthy
Kobe Bryant acknowledges the farewells would have been different this season if the Lakers were still a contender.

Adrian Wojnarowski/The Vertical

Kobe Bryant: Chris Paul Would Have Been Perfect Fit For Lakers
After the Lakers agreed to trade for Chris Paul in 2011, he and Kobe Bryant had a phone call that lasted about 20-30 minutes.

Baxter Holmes/ESPN

Kobe Bryant Turned Down Offer To Join Barcelona For 16-17 Season
Barcelona offered to allow Kobe Bryant to exclusively play in the more high-profile Euroleague games.

Mundo Deportivo

Kobe Bryant To Begin Ramping Up Appearances In Home Games
The Lakers have 14 of 20 remaining games at home as well as a designated road game at Staples against the Clippers.

Bill Oram/Orange County Register

Kobe Bryant Talks About Two Times He Could Have Joined Bulls
Kobe Bryant said he "very much" thought he had a chance of joining the Bulls in 2004 as a free agent.

Baxter Holmes/ESPN

Lakers Offered Kobe Bryant For LeBron James In 2007
The Cavaliers' front office remembers it as the only trade call with an offer for LeBron James.

Brian Windhorst/ESPN

Kobe Bryant On 38 Points: You've Seen It For 20 Damn Years
Ten years after scoring 81 points against Sam Mitchell's Raptors, Kobe Bryant scored 38 points against Mitchell's Wolves.

Baxter Holmes/ESPN

Kobe Bryant: AAU 'Absolutely Horrible' For Basketball
Kobe Bryant believes younger players lack certain fundamentals.

Baxter Holmes/ESPN

Kobe Bryant Scores Five Points On 10-Year Anniversary Of Scoring 81
Kobe Bryant went 2-for-9 in 27 minutes in the Lakers' 108-95 loss to the Spurs.

Associated Press

Kawhi Leonard, Carmelo Anthony Get Final ASG Starter Spots
Kobe Bryant, Stephen Curry, Russell Westbrook, Kevin Durant and Kawhi Leonard are the five starters for the Western Conference in the 2016 NBA All-Star Game.

RealGM Staff Report

LeBron, Durant, Kobe In Top-3 Of Highest Total Earnings
LeBron James has the most earning power of current NBA players with $71 million in combined player contract salary and endorsements.

Kurt Badenhausen/Forbes

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