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Bryant was awarded the regular season's Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) in the 2007–08 season and led his team to the 2008 NBA Finals as the first seed in the Western Conference. [7] As a member of the U.S. men's basketball team , Bryant was a two-time Olympic gold medalist starting with the 2008 Summer Olympics ("The Redeem Team" [ 8 ...
Kobe Bean Bryant (/ ˈ k oʊ b i / 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).
First pair of siblings, with brother Marc Gasol to have jerseys retired by NBA teams. 21: Michael Cooper † Los Angeles Lakers: G 1978–1990 To be retired January 13, 2025. [20] 22: Elgin Baylor † Los Angeles Lakers: F 1958–1971 The team was in Minneapolis in his first two seasons (1958–1960). 24: Kobe Bryant † Los Angeles Lakers: G ...
It won the NBL championship during its first year in Minnesota but moved to the rival Basketball Association of America (BAA) the following season where won the league championship. Following the merger of the NBL and BAA to form the NBA, the Minneapolis Lakers won four NBA Finals before relocating to Los Angeles in the 1960–61 NBA season ...
28. Kobe v. Hawks, November 1, 2009 41 points (15-29 FG), 8 rebounds, 5 steals, 10-11 FT. This was the Lakers' third game back as defending champions, having soundly beaten the Orlando Magic in ...
The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, formerly known as the Minneapolis Lakers from 1948 to 1960. [1] They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Lakers have played their home games at the Crypto.com Arena since 1999 ...
In the 2010s, we saw the decline of several all-time greats and the rise of several more. Here they are in Yahoo Sports NBA's All-Decade Team.
A display case featuring mementos from Kobe Bryant's senior year in 1996 at Lower Merion High School in Ardmore, Pa. Bryant led the Aces to a boys state basketball title that year, the school's first.