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Kobe Bean Bryant (August 23, 1978 – January 26, 2020) was a basketball player. A shooting guard, he spent his 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers. Regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time, he won five NBA championships, was an 18-time All-Star, a 15-time member of the All-NBA Team, and a 12-time member of the All-Defensive Team, the 2008 NBA MVP, and a two-time NBA Finals MVP. He led the NBA in scoring twice and ranks fourth in the league’s all-time regular season and postseason scoring. He was posthumously voted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.

He was born in Philadelphia and partly raised in Italy. He is the only son of Pamela Cox Bryant and former NBA player Joe Bryant. He was the nephew of NBA player John “Chubby” Cox. His parents named him after the famous beef of Kobe, Japan, which they saw on a restaurant menu. His middle name, Bean, was derived from his father’s nickname “Jellybean.” Recognized as the top American high-school basketball player while at Philadelphia suburb Lower Merion, He declared for the 1996 NBA draft and was selected by the Charlotte Hornets with the 13th overall pick; he was then traded to the Lakers. He earned a reputation as a high-flyer by winning the Slam Dunk Contest and was named an All-Star in his second season.

He made his acting debut appearing on Moesha. He guest starred as himself on of Arli$$, In The House, and Sister, Sister. He appeared on Hang Time and All That. He was the subject of Kobe Doin’ Work.

He was the first African-American to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and the first former professional athlete to be nominated and win an Academy Award in any category for his film Dear Basketball. The film won the Annie Award for Best Animated Short Subject and a Sports Emmy Award. It was produced by his production company, Granity Studios.

He wrote, produced, and hosted Detail, which aired for multiple seasons. He appeared on Ridiculousness.

He married Vanessa Lane. They had four daughters, Natalia “Nani”, Gianna (who died with him), Bianka, and Capri. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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"You can't be afraid to fail. It's the only way you succeed - you're not gonna succeed all the time, and I know that." LeBron Raymone James March 26 2009

On december 30, 1984 in Akron Ohio U.S. one of the Greatest Basketball Player was born, and it was LeBron Raymone James

Notably the awards he had won in his career are :

NBA

4× NBA champion: 2012, 2013, 2016, 2020

4× NBA Finals Most Valuable Player: 2012, 2013, 2016, 2020

4× NBA Most Valuable Player: 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013

20× NBA All-Star: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

3× NBA All-Star Game MVP: 2006, 2008, 2018

19× All-NBA selection:

13× First team: 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020

3× Second team: 2005, 2007, 2021

3× Third team: 2019, 2022, 2023

6× NBA All-Defensive selection:

5× First Team: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

Second Team: 2014

NBA Rookie of the Year: 2004

NBA All-Rookie First Team: 2004

NBA scoring leader: 2008

NBA assists leader: 2020

3× NBA minutes leader: 2007, 2017, 2018

J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award: 2017

NBA Cup winner: 2023

NBA Cup Most Valuable Player: 2023

United States National Team

Cited from USA Basketball's LeBron James page unless noted otherwise.[2]

3× Olympic medalist:

2× Gold: 2008, 2012

Bronze: 2004

FIBA World Cup medalist:

Bronze: 2006

FIBA AmeriCup medalist:

Gold: 2007

USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year: 2012,[3] 2008 (as a part of the 2008 Olympic Team)

High school

National Basketball champion: 2003

3× State champion: 2000, 2001, 2003

2× Gatorade National Player of the Year: 2002, 2003

2× Mr. Basketball USA: 2002, 2003

2× USA Today High School Player of the Year: 2002, 2003

3× Ohio Mr. Basketball: 2001, 2002, 2003

3× USA Today All-USA First Team: 2001, 2002, 2003

2× PARADE High School Player of the Year: 2002, 2003

2× First-team Parade All-American: 2002, 2003

Second-team Parade All-American: 2001

Gatorade Male Athlete of the Year: 2003

Naismith Prep Player of the Year: 2003[5]

McDonald's National Player of the Year: 2003[6]

McDonald's High School All-American: 2003[7]

McDonald's Slam Dunk Contest (Powerade Jam Fest): 2003[8]

McDonald's All-American Game MVP: 2003

EA Sports Roundball Classic MVP: 2003[9]

Jordan Brand Capital Classic MVP: 2003[9]

Morgan Wootten National Player of the

Year: 2003

Other

Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year: 2012,[10] 2016

Sporting News Athlete of the Year: 2012[11]

Sporting News NBA MVP: 2006[12]

Sporting News Rookie of the Year: 2004[13]

Sports Illustrated NBA All-Decade First Team: 2000–2009[14]

7× Best NBA Player ESPY Award: 2007, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018[15][16][17]

3× Best Male Athlete ESPY Award: 2012, 2013, 2016[17]

Best Breakthrough Athlete ESPY Award: 2004[18]

4× Best Championship Performance ESPY Award: 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016[17]

6× BET Sportsman of the Year: 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013[19][20][21][22][23]

3× Associated Press Athlete of the Year: 2013, 2016, 2018

2× Hickok Belt: 2012, 2013

Jackie Robinson Sports Award: 2017[24]

These may seem alot but the lists goes on and on, Lebron is ranked top 2 on "75 NBA players of all time just behind jordan, but lets talk about where this all started.

A young LeBron James was locally known as a basketball prodigy ever since in elementary school, he was named Ohio's Mr. Baskrtball (hs player of the year) three times while leading Akrons St. Vincent Mary High School to three state championships in his four years on the team. He was a national media sensation in his young year after showing up on Sports Illustrated where he was named by the magazine as "The Chosen One." In 2003 he was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers as the first overall in 2003 NBA draft, and he would sign a $90 million contract with Nike shoe company. As he started in Cleveland Caveliers alot of pressure went on by him, but he didnt get affected by it and he lead the team in scoring, steals and minutes played over 2003-04 season, and winning ROTY (rookie of the year) In 2004-2005 he became a starting forward on the Eastern Conference All Star Team, in 2006-2007 LeBron James led Cleveland to the NBA finals, the cavaliers were swept by the San Antonio Spurs but James postswason led many observers to place him in the very best players in the league. He held the NBA in scoring in 2007-2008 season and earned first team ALL NBA honours, in 2008-2009 he achieved the leagues MVP following the season he averaged nearly 30PPG and named MVP again. In 2009-2010 he went to the Miami Heat which had D Wade and Bosh, he helped miami reach the finals but lost to the Dallas Mavericks, in 2011-2012 he averaged 27.1 PPG and won his third mvp, this time he defeated OKC Thunder and won the championship and reigned as the finals MVP, in 2012-2013 he averaged 26.8 PPG, 7.3 APG and a career high 8 RPG while posting .565 field goal percentage. The heat went in the finals again, Lebron rematching with the spurs but they lost again in the five game series. In 2014 he went back to the cavs and faced the greatest threats at his time, the Golden State Warriors, theyre dynasty was starting with the players, Kevin Durant, Steph Curry, Draymond Green, Klay Thompson and DeMarcus Cousins, LeBron averaged 35.8 PPG, 13.3 RPG and 8.8 APG but managed to lose to the Dynasty. In 2015-16 in the finals, Cleveland and Warriors face again, Warriors needed one win left to win the championship since it was 3-1 but LeBron overturned it and made it 3-4 Lebron won the championship. After doing that LeBron currently staying in the Los Angeles Lakers, he won another championship.

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Scottie Pippen and Tracy McGrady give Pat Connaughton Dunk Contest advice | The Jump

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NBA All-Star 2000 vs NBA All-Star 2020

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🥇st Annual 2020 Plastic Ballerz Slam Dunk Contest 🏆Sponsored by nobody and starring @dwighthoward and @greenranger14

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An homage to the man who saved the Slam Dunk Contest.

Long-gone were the days when the league’s ‘A-List’ stars competed in the exhibition. With the starpower gone, the contest had been reserved for end of the bench players and young highflyers looking to make a name for themselves. Performing unoriginal dunks and leaving no lasting memories for the fans. And for the two years prior to 2000, the contest had been left for dead - being replaced by the WNBA-NBA 2Ball Contest in ‘98 and no All-Star Weekend entirely in ‘99 due to the lockout.

There was a genuine itch for the return of the contest during All-Star Weekend in 2000. Helping hype that itch was a group of young, high-flying blue chippers set to compete. Not quite the starpower that once bestowed the exhibition - but young stars with bright futures ahead of them.

Tracy McGrady and Steve Francis threw down slams that would have easily clinched them gold in any other year. But the night belonged to Vince Carter.

Carter established dominance early with a strong 360 windmill dunk to start. He followed it up with a 180 reverse slam, where he started underneath the backboard. The crowd had no idea how to process these dunks.

Carter’s third dunk was where he showed the world he was on a different level and why he was called “Half Man, Half Amazing.” He caught a bounce from teammate Tracy McGrady, put the ball between his legs mid-air, and finished with a thunderous windmill.

Carter cruised to the finals; but by now everyone knew the contest belonged to ‘Air Canada.’ Carter flashed his elite vertical with a one-handed jam where his entire forearm was in the basket. He hung onto the rim for a few extra seconds for dramatic effect. He finished off the night with a “safe” two-handed slam from about 13 feet out.

Carter won the contest going away and ‘Vinsanity’ had officially begun. His performance ascended his career and the dunk contest itself to new heights, while simultaneously putting Canadien basketball on the map.

Carter showed the world why he was “Half Man, Half Amazing.” I salute you, Vince Carter. Thanks for the memories.

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Slam Dunk Contest 2020: NBA players say Aaron Gordon got 'robbed' at All-Star weekend

Should Magic forward Aaron Gordon have been crowned the winner at the 2020 NBA Slam Dunk Contest?

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Brooklyn Nets on the Brink of Pipping Los Angeles Lakers to Sign Yet Another All-Star

Jun 15, 2021; Brooklyn, New York, USA; Brooklyn Nets power forward Kevin Durant (7) reacts after being fouled late during the fourth quarter of game five of the second round of the 2021 NBA Playoffs against the Milwaukee Bucks at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports The crazy deal saw the exchange of hands as the Bulls received the 2020 Slam Dunk contest winner Derrick…

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BEING A LEGEND IS MOT EASY

Kobe is a basketball player from Philadelphia born in 1978 and he was partly raised in Italia. He was one of the best basketball player in High school at Lower Merion and was drafted to the Charlotte Hornets in 1996.

As a rookie he gained reputation by winning the slam dunk contest in 1997 and was also named Allstar in his second season . Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant won the championship for three consecutive years . In 2004 Kobe Bryant became the cornerstone for the Los Angeles Lakers as Shaquille O'Neal had left the team. On 2006 January Kobe Bryant had s scored the second most points in a single game .

HOW IT STARTED

Kobe Bryant started playing basketball when he was three years old . He started playing basketball seriously when Reggio Emilia . He gained a lot of recognition after his career at Lower Merion . In his junior year he averaged about 31.1 points ,10.4 rebounds 5.2 assists and even more . He earned his senior MVP award in 1995

Kobe Bryant was one of the greatest shooting guard in the world .Bryant has won the championship 5 times and gotten 18 time allstar and more. In 2020 he was voted in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer.

ANGELS ON EARTH

Kobe has four children Gianna, Natalia, Capri and Bianka with his wife .His first child was born in 2003 which is Natalia ,second being Capri ,third being Gianna and then Bianka.

KOBE BRYANTS AWARDS

5×NBA championship, 2 MVP final awards, 18×All-Star ,and more.

KOBE BRYANT`s DEATH

Kobe Bryant died in 2020 in California on a hillside with her daughter Gianna in a helicopter crash .This was a tragic time in basketball history as we had lost a legend and a future legend.

KOBE BRYANT`s TEAMS

Kobe Bryant has only been playing for Los Angeles Lakers for as long as you can tholink of . Ever since he went out of College basketball he has been playing for the Los Angeles Lakers

ALL LEGEND`S HAVE TO STOP

Kobe Bryant played until the 13th of April 2016 . That was the end of his career. Even though he had left proving that even to this day he is one of the greatest player to ever play the sport of basketball.

LEGENDS NEVER DIE

Lebron James, Kobe Bryant and Mike Jordan have been compared to each other many times . This is what makes Kobe Bryant one of the greatest basketball player to ever live as he has been compared to many legends and is always in that category.

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I have been a Celtic fan my entire life and the Lakers was the team that everyone hated still to this day- but greatness no matter the uniform worn always stood above the game and Kobe Bryant was one of the greatest by far

A Tragic loss

Kobe Bean Bryant (August 23, 1978 – January 26, 2020) was an American professional basketball player. A shooting guard, Bryant played his entire 20-season career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Los Angeles Lakers. He entered the NBA directly from high school and won five NBA championships. Bryant was an 18-time All-Star, 15-time member of the All-NBA Team, 12-time member of the All-Defensive Team, and the 2008 NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP). Widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball 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 ranks fourth on the all-time postseason scoring list. Bryant was the first guard in NBA history to play at least 20 seasons. According to Forbes, Bryant's net worth was estimated at $350 million in 2016.

Bryant was the son of former NBA player Joe Bryant. He attended Lower Merion High School in Pennsylvania, where he was recognized as the top high-school basketball player in the country. Upon graduation, he declared for the 1996 NBA draft and was selected by the Charlotte Hornets with the 13th overall pick; the Hornets then traded him to the Lakers. As a rookie, Bryant earned himself a reputation as a high-flyer and a fan favorite by winning the 1997 Slam Dunk Contest, and he was named an All-Star by his second season. Despite a feud between the two players, Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal led the Lakers to three consecutive NBA championships from 2000 to 2002.

In 2003, Bryant was accused of sexual assault. The charges were dropped after the plaintiff refused to testify in court and a civil suit was settled out of court. After the Lakers lost the 2004 NBA Finals, O'Neal was traded to the Miami Heat and Bryant became the cornerstone of the Lakers. He led the NBA in scoring during the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons. In 2006, he scored a career-high 81 points against the Toronto Raptors, the second most points scored in a single game in league history behind Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game in 1962. Bryant was named the regular season's MVP in 2008. After the Lakers lost in the 2008 NBA Finals, Bryant led the team to two consecutive championships in 2009 and 2010, earning the Finals MVP Award on both occasions. He continued to be among the top players in the league through 2013, when he suffered a torn Achilles tendon at age 34. He recovered, but suffered season-ending injuries to his knee and shoulder in the following two seasons. Citing his physical decline, Bryant retired after the 2015–16 season.

At 34 years and 104 days of age, Bryant became the youngest player in league history to reach 30,000 career points. He became the all-time leading scorer in Lakers franchise history on February 1, 2010, when he surpassed Jerry West. During his third year in the league, Bryant was chosen to start the All-Star Game, and was selected to start that game for a record 18 consecutive appearances until his retirement. His four All-Star MVP Awards are tied with Bob Pettit for the most in NBA history. At the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics, he won two gold medals as a member of the U.S. national team. In 2018, he won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for his film Dear Basketball.

Bryant died on January 26, 2020, in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California. Eight others, including his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant, were also killed.

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LOOK: Heartbroken Dwight reveals dunk contest plans with Kobe

Dwight Howard had hoped to team up with Kobe Bryant in the NBA All-Star Slam Dunk contest just 3 days before the tragic death of the Lakers legend

BY: Joseph Carlos Sapad

MANILA, Philippines – Even to his bitterest foes, Kobe Bryant’s legacy rooted in deeply.

Just 3 days before the tragic passing of the basketball legend, returning Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard expressed the possibility of one last team-up between the two during the 2020 NBA All-Star Slam Dunk contest.

“I’m trying to get Kobe, so if I get the Laker fans to lobby to Kobe to help me in the dunk contest, that’ll be really good. That’ll be awesome,” Howard said in a post-game interview.

Ten days after Bryant’s untimely death shocked the world, fans got an update to that offer.

“I was extremely hurt, it really hurt me bad,” Howard said after the Lakers’ 129-102 blowout win over the San Antonio Spurs. “There were nights when I just cried myself to sleep just thinking about it.

“For me, a lot of people thought that me and Kobe hated each other,” he continued. “There were times when we just didn’t understand each other. I didn’t get a chance to tell him how appreciative I was for our time together, and how thankful I was to be back here in LA. That was pretty hard for me.”

Howard first left the Lakers after a promising-turned-disastrous 2012-2013 campaign, a season where he had Bryant, Pau Gasol, Steve Nash and Metta World Peace as teammates.

In the first few months after the breakup, Bryant was occasionally seen trash-talking Howard, who by then had jumped ship to the Houston Rockets. There, the infamous clip of Bryant calling Howard “soft” was born.

But time healed all wounds eventually between the two, which peaked with Howard’s stunning decision to return to the Lakers after taking short stops in Charlotte, Atlanta and Washington.

Since then, the former three-time Defensive Player of the Year has been nothing but friendly with Bryant, as evidenced with his peace offering for the slam dunk contest.

However, that plan is all gone now, as Howard will have to redo his ideas against a star high-flyer lineup of Aaron Gordon, Derrick Jones, Jr. and Pat Connaughton in the All-Star Weekend.

As for how he intends to cope with the loss of his rival and friend, Howard himself said it best, just 12 hours before Bryant passed away.

“We should appreciate people while they’re alive.”