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Kobe Bryant became just the second player to eclipse $30 million when the 2013–14 season began. [1] LeBron James became the third in the 2016–17 season . Stephen Curry signed a record 5-year contract worth $201 million in 2017 with a starting payout of $34,682,550 in the 2017–18 season, setting a new single-season record in earnings.
Kobe Bean Bryant (/ ˈkoʊbi / KOH-bee; August 23, 1978 – January 26, 2020) was an American professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely regarded as one of the sport's greatest and most influential players of all time ...
Joe Bryant. Joseph Washington " Jellybean " Bryant (October 19, 1954 – July 15, 2024) was an American professional basketball player and coach. He played for the Philadelphia 76ers, San Diego Clippers, and Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also played for several teams in Italy and one in France.
The 1996–97 NBA season was the 51st ... Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash ... The league requested 50 percent of the profits be applied toward player salaries while the union ...
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.
LeBron James needed just 16 minutes to pass Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and claim an NBA record on Saturday night. James, in the first game at the newly named Crypto.com Arena in Los ...
It was the final season that Kobe Bryant wore jersey number 8 before changing it to 24 the following season. Also memorable from this season was during a January 22, 2006 game vs. the Toronto Raptors where Bryant dropped a record 81 points, only the 2nd highest total in NBA history behind Wilt Chamberlain 's 100-point game in 1962.
In 20 years, Kobe Bryant has played in over 1,300 games, poured in over 30,000 points, and played in seven NBA Finals series.