Kobe Bean Bryant was an American professional basketball player. A shooting guard, Bryant played his entire 20-season career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Los Angeles Lakers. He entered the NBA directly from high school and won five NBA championships. Bryant was an 18-time All-Star, 15-time member of the All-NBA Team, 12-time member of the All-Defensive Team, and the 2008 NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP). Widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time, he led the NBA in scoring during two seasons, ranks fourth on the league's all-time regular season scoring, and ranks fourth on the all-time postseason scoring list. Bryant was the first guard in NBA history to play at least 20 seasons.
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African American basketball players, Athletes, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY, Basketball, Basketball players, Basketball, biography, Biography, Los Angeles Lakers (Basketball team), New York Times bestseller, Psychological aspects, SPORTS & RECREATION, Sports, Sports, psychological aspects, Training, nyt:combined-print-and-e-book-nonfiction=2018-11-11Places
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Kobe Bryant (1978-)ID Numbers
- OLID: OL7541260A
- ISNI: 0000000045677868
- VIAF: 19000693
- Wikidata: Q25369
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q25369
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