- Kobe Bean Bryant is an American professional basketball player who plays shooting guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Los Angeles Lakers.
- Kobe's nine-game scoring streak of at least 40 points per game in 2003 matched one of equal length by Michael Jordan in the 1986-87 campaign.
- He is a twelve-time member of the All-NBA team and ten-time All-Defensive team, and is the youngest player ever to receive defensive honors.
- Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal were both named First Team All-NBA after the 2001-02 season. They became the first tandem to be honored as such since Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen in 1996.
- Kobe Bryant led the NBA in free throws made in 2005-06.
- Kobe develops new moves in the off-season by playing against his shadow.
- In 2004-05, Kobe became the youngest player to score 14,000 points, surpassing Michael Jordan.
- Kobe Bryant changed from #8 to #24 before the 2006-07 season.
- Kobe was named First Team All-NBA and First Team All-Defensive for the fourth time each in 2006.
- Kobe Bryant breaks in a new pair of basketball shoes every three or four games.
- In 2003, Bryant was accused of sexual assault at a hotel in Edwards, Colorado, by a hotel employee. Bryant admitted an adulterous sexual encounter with the accuser, but denied the sexual assault allegation. In September 2004, prosecutors dropped the case after his accuser informed them that she was unwilling to testify.
- Kobe got his name from a Japanese steakhouse in the Philadelphia suburb of King of Prussia. His father liked the sound of the name.
- In 2010, Bryant became the all-time leading scorer in Lakers franchise history.
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