Krutova, M. D
Kobe Bryant. (Born August 23, 1978 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ) is an American professional basketball player, who played in the National basketball Association for 20 seasons for one team, "Los Angeles Lakers"
Shooting guard The nickname: Black Mamba KB 24, Height: 198 cm Weight: 96 kg[1] Nationality: Flag of the United States. svg USA Born: August 23, 1978 (38) Philadelphia, PA School: Lower Merion (Ardmore, PA) College: has Not been studied Draft: 13 th (1 st round), 1996, Charlotte hornets
Childhood Kobe started playing basketball at age 3, his favorite club was the Lakers. High school. The Bryant had a successful career in high school when he played for lower Merion. There he was recognized as the best basketball player among students in the country. In 1996, upon graduation, Kobe announced his candidacy for the NBA draft, where he was selected under the peak 13 of the first round "Charlotte hornets", but was traded in the "Los Angeles Lakers". In the early years of the NBA he earned a reputation as an ambitious player and fan favorite, winning the competition the slam dunk in 1997.
Personal awards and achievements 5 -time NBA champion (2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010) NBA MVP (2008) NBA Finals MVP (2009 -2010)18 times participated in matches of all stars of the NBA (1998, 2000 -2016) MVP of the all-star game WNBA (2002, 2007, 2009, 2011) 11 times was in the 1 st team stars of the NBA (2002 -2004, 20062013) 2 times was part of the 2 nd team of NBA stars (2000 -2001) 2 times was part of the 3 rd team NBA stars (1999, 2005) 9 times was a 1 st team all-star defense (2000, 2003 -2004, 20062011) 3 times entered into the 2 nd team all-star defense (2001 -2002, 2012) 2 nd team rookies NBA (1997) The winner of the competition slam-dunks (1997) The most productive player in the NBA (2006 -2007) Recognized as the 5 th athlete of the decade by version of the popular magazine Sports
Personal life 18 APR 2001 married 19 -year-old dancer of Mexican origin Vanessa lane (eng. Vanessa Laine, born Vanessa Cornejo Abrita). Neither Bryant's parents, who were against marriage, nor his sisters, nor his teammates at the ceremony was not present. Daughter Natalia Daymant (eng. Natalia Diamante) was born on 19 January 2003. The second daughter, Gianna Maria-Onore (born. Gianna Maria-Onore) was born on may 1, 2006
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