Kobe Bryant

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kobe Bryant
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Aug 23, 1978(1978-08-23)
Age	46
Date Of Death	January 26, 2020, Calabasas, CA
Birthplace	Philadelphia
Country	United States
Birth City	Pennsylvania
Horoscope	Virgo

Kobe Bryant Biography

Kobe Bryant is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on August 23, 1978 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Legendary shooting guard who helped the Los Angeles Lakers win three straight NBA Championships from 2000 to 2002 and two more in 2009 and 2010. He was named NBA MVP in 2008 and selected to the All-NBA First Team 11 times from 2002 to 2013.

His career began as Michael Jordan‘s reign on the court was ending, and his game constantly drew comparisons to Jordan’s.

In the playoffs, the Lakers defeated the Utah Jazz in five games and the Houston Rockets in seven games in the opening two rounds. By finishing off the Denver Nuggets in the Conference Finals in six games, the Lakers earned their second straight trip to the NBA Finals. The Lakers defeated the Orlando Magic in five games. Bryant was awarded his first NBA Finals MVP trophy upon winning his fourth championship, achieving series averages of 32.4 points, 7.4 assists, 5.6 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 1.4 blocks. He became the first player since West in the 1969 NBA Finals to average at least 32.4 points and 7.4 assists for a finals series and the first since Jordan to average 30 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists for a title-winning team in the finals.

Kobe Bean Bryant (/ˈ k oʊ b iː / KOH -bee; August 23, 1978 – January 26, 2020) was an American professional basketball player. As a shooting guard, Bryant entered the National Basketball Association (NBA) directly from high school, and played his entire 20-season professional career in the league with the Los Angeles Lakers. Bryant won many accolades: five NBA championships, 18-time All-Star, 15-time member of the All-NBA Team, 12-time member of the All- Defensive Team, 2008 NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP), two-time NBA Finals MVP winner. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, he led the NBA in scoring during two seasons, ranks fourth on the league’s all-time regular season scoring and all-time postseason scoring lists.

He married Vanessa Bryant in 2001. He and Vanessa had four daughters named Natalia, Gianna, Bianka and Capri.

Kobe Bryant Net Worth

Kobe Bryant is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kobe Bryant 's net worth $600 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He spent part of his youth playing both soccer and basketball in Italy, then after his family moved back to the United States, he played high school basketball at Lower Merion High School in Philadelphia before being selected 13th overall by the Charlotte Hornets in the 1996 NBA Draft.

He was named NBA Finals MVP in 2009 and 2010 while leading the Lakers to victories over the Orlando Magic and Boston Celtics. He won an Oscar for Best Animated Short Film at the 2018 Academy Awards.

Elsewhere, the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards went ahead as scheduled at the Staples Center on the day of the crash, but included tributes by multiple artists and groups, including host Alicia Keys opening the show with a tribute speech and joining Boyz II Men to sing “It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday”. In May, the Mamba Sports Academy was renamed to Sports Academy out of respect for Bryant.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Kobe Bryant height 6 ft 6 in Kobe weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Kobe Bryant Dating?

According to our records, Kobe Bryant married to Vanessa Bryant (m. 2001–2020). As of December 1, 2023, Kobe Bryant’s is not dating anyone.

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Before starting the 1996–97 season, Bryant signed a six-year contract with Adidas that was worth approximately $48 million. His first signature shoe was the Equipment KB 8. Bryant’s other, earlier endorsements included deals with The Coca-Cola Company to endorse their Sprite soft drink, appearing in advertisements for McDonald’s, promoting Spalding’s new NBA Infusion Ball, Upper Deck, Italian chocolate company Ferrero SpA’s brand Nutella, Russell Corporation, and appearing on his own series of video games by Nintendo. Many companies like McDonald’s and Ferrero SpA terminated his contracts when rape allegations against him became public. A notable exception was Nike, Inc., who had signed him to a five-year, $40–45 million contract just before the incident. However, they refused to use his image or market a new shoe of his for the year but eventually did start promoting Bryant once his image recovered two years later. He has since resumed endorsement deals with The Coca-Cola Company, through their subsidiary Energy Brands, to promote their Vitamin Water brand of drinks. Bryant was also the cover athlete for NBA ’07: Featuring the Life Vol. 2 and appeared in commercials for the video games Guitar Hero World Tour (with Tony Hawk, Michael Phelps, and Alex Rodriguez) in 2008 and Call of Duty: Black Ops (alongside Jimmy Kimmel) in 2010.

Facts & Trivia

Kobe Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Kobe Bryant celebrates birthday on August 23 of every year.

The Lakers were looking to trade their starting center Vlade Divac for a player’s draft rights to free up salary cap space to make an offer to free- agent center Shaquille O’Neal. Bill Branch, the Charlotte Hornets’ head scout at the time, said that the Hornets agreed to trade their No. 13 pick to the Lakers the day before the draft. Before the trade agreement, the Hornets never considered drafting Bryant. During the draft, the Lakers told the Hornets whom to select minutes before the pick was made. Bryant was the first guard drafted directly out of high school. After the draft, the trade was put in jeopardy when Divac threatened to retire rather than be traded from Los Angeles. However, on June 30, Divac relented on his threat and the trade was made final on July 9, 1996, when the league’s off-season moratorium ended. Since Bryant was still 17 at the time, his parents had to cosign his contract with the Lakers until he was able to sign his own when he turned 18 before the season began. Bryant signed a three-year rookie contract totaling $3.5 million.

Top Facts about Kobe Bryant

1. Five-time NBA champion with the Los Angeles Lakers.
2. 18-time NBA All-Star and four-time All-Star Game MVP.
3. Scored 81 points in a single game, second-highest in NBA history.
4. Two Olympic gold medals with Team USA basketball.
5. Retired as the third all-time leading scorer in NBA history.
6. Named NBA Finals MVP twice and league MVP once.
7. Known for his work ethic and “Mamba Mentality” mindset.
8. Tragically died in a helicopter crash on January 26, 2020.
9. Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame posthumously in 2020.
10. Remembered as one of the greatest basketball players of all time.

How much is Kobe Bryant worth after his death?

At the time of his death, Forbes estimated Kobe’s net worth at around US$600 million. Kobe and Vanessa reportedly had no prenuptial agreement, hence they share the same wealth. Celebrity Net Worth has Vanessa’s net worth at the same figure of US$600 million today.

At what age did Kobe Bryant retire?

Kobe Bryant on retiring at age 35 : “That’s still probably accurate.

How much is Kobe Bryant worth?

2016 America’s Richest Entrepreneurs Under 40 Net Worth Kobe Bryant died January 26, 2020 at age 41 in a helicopter crash, along with his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and 7 other passengers. His net worth at the time of his death was an estimated $600 million.

How many games did Kobe miss in his career?

A few years ago, a painful infographic was created by Bill Oram (Twitter account suspended). The graphic showed each injury that Bryant suffered in his career and how long did he miss due to that. In total, the Mamba was sidelined 22 times due to injury trouble.

Who is richest NBA player?

According to Forbes, Michael Jordan is NBA’s richest player with a humongous net worth of US$1.7 billion.