Kobe Bryant is gone too soon, losing his life with eight others in a helicopter accident Jan. 26, 2020. He leaves a storied career on and off the court. His numbers in the NBA are astounding.
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Kobe Bryant was named NBA MVP once in his storied career. He earned the honor for the 2007-08 season. He averaged 28.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game.
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Kobe Bryant was twice named NBA Finals MVP. He first won the award in 2009 and repeated again the following season. He was also a two-time NBA scoring champ (2006, ’07).
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Kobe Bryant was the MVP of the NBA All-Star Game on four occasions. He topped all the stars in 2002, ’07, ’09 and ’11. In ’09 he shared the honor with Shaquille O’Neal.
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Kobe Bryant won five NBA championships as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers. He was on the 2000-02 title teams as well as the ’09 and ’10 teams that won championships
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Kobe Bryant wore No. 8 from 1996-97 throuhg the 2005-07 season. He also wore No. 8 in the 2008 Olympics when the U.S. won a gold medal in men’s basketball in China. Bryant began his basketball career wearing first No. 24 and then No. 33 in high school. When he was traded to the Lakers in 1996, neither of those numbers was an option: George McCloud wore No. 24 and No. 33 had been retired in recognition of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Bryant picked No. 8, which he wore for the first half of his career. That choice was a tipping of the hat to the number he wore while he lived in Italy as well as 143, from the Adidas ABCD Camp, ESPN reported. The three digits add up to eight.
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Kobe Bryant wore No. 10 in the 2012 Olympics when the U.S. won another gold medal in men’s basketball at the London Olympics,
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Kobe Bryant was a brilliant player for the Lakers. A generational talent. He earned first-team All-NBA honors 11 times (2002-04, 2006–13)
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Kobe Bryant was the 13th overall selection by the Charlotte Hornets in the 1996 NBA Draft. His rights were dealt to the Los Angeles Lakers in a trade involving center Vlade Divac.
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24
Bryant switched to No. 24 in time for his 2006–2007 season with the Lakers. That was his jersey number at Lower Merion High School in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. He added: “It’s a new book, 24 — 24 is every day. Because when you get older, your muscles start getting sore. Body starts aching. You show up to practice that day, you have to remind yourself, ‘OK, this day is the most important day. I got to push through this soreness. My ankles are tight, they won’t get loose. I got to go through it, because this is the most important day.’ So, 24 also helped me from a motivational standpoint.”
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Kobe Bryant averaged exactly 25 points per game in his career.
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Kobe Bryant wore Nos. 24 and 33 at Lower Merion High School.
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Kobe Bryant left Lakers and NBA fans with a memorable performance. He scored 60 points in his final game against the Utah Jazz. Bryant became the oldest player to score 60 or more points in a game at 37 years and 234 days. He outscored Utah by himself, 23-21, in the final quarter.
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Kobe Bryant owns the second-high scoring game in NBA history. On Jan. 22, 2006, Bryant scored a career-high 81 points in a 122–104 victory against the Toronto Raptors. In addition to breaking the previous franchise record of 71 set by Elgin Baylor, Bryant’s 81-point game is surpassed only by Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game in 1962.
640
Kobe Bryant had 640 blocks in his NBA career.
1,346
Kobe Bryant played in 1,346 games, starting 1,198 times.
1,827
Kobe Bryant made 1,827 3-pointers, taking 5,546 shots from behind the arc.
1,944
Kobe Bryant was able to steal the ball from opponents 1,944 times.
5,640
Kobe Bryant played in 220 playoff games and totaled 5,640 points.
6,306
Kobe Bryant collected 6,306 assists in his career. He had a career-high 481 in 2002-03.
7,047
Kobe Bryant corraled 7,047 rebounds, notching a career-high 564 in 2002-03.
8,378
Kobe Bryant hit 8,378 free throws out of 10,011 foul shots. He averaged .837 from the charity stripe.
9,892
Kobe Bryant made 9,892 2-point baskets in his career on 20,654 shots, a .479 average from inside the arc.
11,719
Overall, Kobe Bryant made 11,719 shots out of 26,200 he took from the field, averaging .447 for his career.
33,643
The number of points Kobe Bryant scored in his career is 33,643. He was third on the all-time list until LeBron James passed him Saturday in a game against the Philadelphia 76ers.
