Kobe Bryant: The Greatest NBA Player
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Kobe Bryant: The Greatest NBA Player
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Early Life
Named after a Japanese steakhouse, Kobe Bryant is the son of former NBA player Joe Jellybean
Bryant. In 1984, after ending his NBA career, the elder Bryant took the family to Italy where he played on the Italian League. Growing up in Italy alongside two athletic older sisters, Shaya and Sharia, Kobe was an avid player of both basketball and soccer. When the family returned to Philadelphia in 1991, Bryant joined the Lower Merion high school basketball team, leading it to the state championships four years in a row. With an eye on the NBA, he also started working out with the 76ers.
Though he boasted good grades and high SAT scores, Bryant decided to go straight to the NBA from high school. In 1996, he was picked by Charlotte in the draft, and was subsequently traded to the Los Angeles Lakers.
NBA Career
In his second season as guard, with the Lakers, Bryant was voted a starter for the 1998 All-Star Game, becoming