Kobe Bryant
Calabasas, California, USA
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Kobe Bryant
Known as Black Mamba
1978–2020 · Professional basketball player · American
“Everything negative — pressure, challenges — is all an opportunity for me to rise.”
American professional basketball player, five-time NBA champion and 18-time All-Star.
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Life at a glance
- Full name
- Kobe Bryant
- Known as
- Black Mamba
- Birth
- 1978-08-23 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Death
- 2020-01-26 · Calabasas, California, USA
- Nationality
- American
- Occupation
- Professional basketball player
- Profession
- Athlete
- Notable for
- Five-time NBA champion with the Los Angeles Lakers; 18-time All-Star; 2008 NBA MVP; 2020 Naismith Hall of Fame inductee.
Awards & recognition
- NBA Champion (2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010)
- NBA Most Valuable Player (2008)
- NBA Finals MVP (2009, 2010)
- Olympic Gold Medal — USA Basketball (2008, 2012)
- Academy Award — Best Animated Short Film 'Dear Basketball' (2018)
- Basketball Hall of Fame (inducted 2020)
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