He led the Lakers to 2 consecutive championships in 2009-2010. Kobe is a 5-time NBA champion (2000-2002)
and so on. He has been awarded the 2-time NBA finals MVP. He holds the career high for him of 56 points. He was the youngest NBA starter ever 18 years old 158 days. He made it to the NBA draft 1996/Round:1 /Pick:13th overall selected by the Charlotte Hornets. 9-time NBA all defensive First team. 3-time all defensive second team. NBA all rookie second team. Kobe has been to 17-time NBA All-Star. Kobe is even a 4-time NBA All-Star MP!!! When Kobe couldn’t be any better he defeats Orlando Magic’s Victor Oladipo in the 1997 Slam Dunk Contest. And even better by the end of the season he was averaging 15.5 minutes a game!!. Bryant and his fellow teammate Shaquille O’neal rose to the elite class of the NBA. Bryant had scored a 25-point, 11 rebounds, 7 assists. Kobe Bryant learned by his dad. Kobe’s dad was a former NBA Player. Once Kobe got further into the NBA he was awarded the sixth man of the year. However the lakers only won 56 games an 11-game drop off from last year. The lakers would respond by going 15-1 in the playoffs. One of his quotes is “The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do” - Kobe Bryant. Kobe Bryant is an NBA athlete who’s one of the leading players in points.
He has earned multiple championship rings. Kobe has also won two olympic gold medals with the U.S. basketball team. The Lakers with Kobe Bryant, Jeremy Lin, Nick Young, Steve Nash, Julius Randle, Carlos Boozer, Jordan Clarkson and many more won 116-111 to win their first NBA Championship game. One time he met four of his teammates in an all-star game.
Shaquille O’neal and Kobe Bryant played with each other from 1996 to 2004. The two were able to win 3 consecutive NBA Championships (2000,2001,2002). And they made the NBA Finals appearance in 2004. O’neal was an NBA Finals MVP in all there victories.