Bryant would become the first guard in NBA history to enter the league straight from high school. The Lakers, and then-general manager Jerry West, were keen on the 17-year-old after he "marched over" Larry Drew and Michael Cooper during a pre-draft scrimmage. Due to his age at the ...
It's with that ambitious mindset that Bryant put on one of the most impressive individual displays in NBA history. This is the story of the game in which Bryant made 81 possible, as seen through the eyes of those who were a part of it. ...
Ever wonder who would win a 1-on-1 tournament that included EVERY SINGLE PLAYER IN NBA HISTORY? Well, wonder no more. Adam Fromal (@fromal09) is back with Dan to talk about the results from NBA Math’s All-Time 1-on-1 tournament. Every player in league history was put Jun 16, ...
Even before he was chosen as the 13th draft pick overall by the Charlotte Hornets in 1996, the 17-year-old Bryant had made a lasting impression on then-Lakers general manager Jerry West, who immediately foresaw the potential in Bryant's basketball talent during pre-draft workouts. West stated...
At the age of 34, Kobe became the youngest player in NBA history to reach 30,000 career points. Bryant retired from the NBA in 2016. In 2018, he won an Oscar for Best Animated Short for his film Dear Basketball, based on the poem he wrote in 2015 before his retirement. That same ...
Bryant was in the building working on his debut musical album, which was never released. The two began dating and were engaged just six months later in May 2000,[6] all while Laine was still a senior at Marina High School in Huntington Beach, California. Due to the media, she finished ...
Tim Burton Made Box Office History With One Of His Most Divisive Movies 9/20/2024 by Ryan Scott Slash Film Kobe Bryant Was at Diddy’s Party a Month Before His Helicopter Crash- While LeBron James Stays Silent Old Picture of The Black Mamba Resurfaces ...
The late Lakers icon's wife rediscovers a romantic present Bryant gave her from the "Sex and the City" series finale. Watch!
Bryantdied in 2020, age 41, when the helicopter he was traveling in crashed into a hillside in California. The auctions come at a time when “rookie memorabilia” — items dating back to the early days of a star athlete’s career — are at an all-time high in terms of price and ...
However, Mike Sielski, author of a biography on Bryant calledThe Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality, said the announcers were “soft-peddling the nature of what kept him away from the basketball court,” a continuation of the public support he received during the case. “They’...