Kobe Bryant, who won five NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers, died at...
- Kobe Bryant, who won five NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers, died at age 41 on Sunday in a helicopter crash in California. Here is biographical information on him and highlights from his career.Lived for eight years in Italy, where his father played professionally after his National Basketball Association career ended
Chosen as the 13th overall pick by the Charlotte Hornets in the 1996 draft and immediately traded to the Los Angeles Lakers Nicknamed the ‘Black Mamba,’ he won NBA championships with the Lakers in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009 and 2010Won Olympic gold medals with the United States in 2008 and 2012
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