Widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time, Bryant won five NBA championships, was an 18-time All-Star, a 15-time member of the All-NBA Team, a 12-time member of the All-Defensive Team, the 2008 NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP), and a two-time NBA Finals MVP. A shooting guard, he spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Kobe Bean Bryant ( / ˈ k oʊ b i/ KOH-bee Aug– January 26, 2020) was an American professional basketball player. Naismith Prep Player of the Year (1996).Gatorade National Player of the Year (1996).Bryant with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2014
