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In 2017, the Lakers retired both his Nos. 8 and 24, making Bryant the only player in NBA history to have multiple numbers retired by the same franchise. The all-time leading scorer in Lakers history, Bryant was the first guard in NBA history to play 20 seasons .
When Kobe Bryant retired, Magic Johnson called him the greatest Los Angeles Laker ever. ... At age 19, Kobe Bryant scored 33 points off the bench opposite Michael Jordan's dynastic Chicago Bulls ...
Jermaine O'Neal and Kobe Bryant, both drafted in 1996, were the second- and third-youngest players. Serbian Darko Miličić was the youngest player ever to play in an NBA Finals game. [82] He played for the Detroit Pistons in Game 3 of the 2004 Finals at the age of 18 years and 356 days old. The Pistons won the 2004 Finals and Miličić became ...
Kobe Bryant in 2006. Kobe Bryant was a shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) for his entire 20-year career. Selected 13th overall by the Charlotte Hornets in the 1996 NBA draft, Bryant was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for Vlade Divac a month later.
Vanessa and Kobe Bryant attend 2019 Baby2Baby Gala. ... Prior to Kobe's retirement from basketball, the couple welcomed Natalia in 2003 and Gianna in 2006. Allen Berezovsky/Getty.
In 1983, Bryant played in Italy and France before he retired in 1992. Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna died in a tragic helicopter crash on January 26, 2020 in in Calabasas ...
Kobe Bryant † Los Angeles Lakers: G 1996–2016 Only player to have two numbers retired by the same team. 13: Wilt Chamberlain † Los Angeles Lakers: C 1968–1973 Only player to have the same number retired by three different teams (Golden State, L.A. Lakers and Philadelphia) 16: Pau Gasol † Los Angeles Lakers: C 2008–2014
Bryant’s cultural impact was birthed during his playing days, sprouted after his retirement but has seemingly multiplied since his death four years ago today.