


Bryant was the runner-up for the NBAs Sixth Man of the Year Award.
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He became one of the NBA's most prolific scorers, playing his entire 20-year career with the Lakers after he entered the league straight out of high school in 1996 - a choice that would become a trend among other phenoms. Kobe Bean Bryant was an American professional basketball player. Susan Sterner / AP fileīryant had basketball in his blood: He was born in Philadelphia to Joe "Jellybean" Bryant, a former NBA forward and coach of many teams around the world, and Pam Fox, the sister of former NBA player John "Chubby" Cox. This loss is just hard to comprehend." Kobe Bryant, then age 17, holds his Los Angeles Lakers jersey during a news conference in Inglewood, California, in July 1996. The dead body of legendary basketball star Kobe Bryant is finally found after 2 days of search and retrieval operation.

"I had the privilege of being there when he scored his 81-point game, and it's something I'll always remember," Abdul-Jabbar said, adding, "Rest in peace, young man. "He inspired a whole generation of young athletes," Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the legendary Laker, said in an emotional video posted on Twitter. Bryant's death sent shock waves across the sports world and beyond, blindsiding current and former NBA players who were confronted with the enormous and unexpected loss of a titan of the sport. Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, were among nine people killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday in Calabasas, California.
