Kobe Bryant! May be next MJ
Friday, March 09, 2007
Kobe Bryant, one of my favorite player in NBA. He is 6 feet 6 inches tall, weighs 210 pounds, and plays from the Los Angeles, Lakers. He is the youngest man ever to play in the NBA at the age of 18 years and 2 months and 11 days. I am quite fascinated by his quick moves and his distinctive dunking styles and his superb shooting skills. It just increases my adrenaline rush and makes me more interested in watching the games he plays. There are lots of NBA superstars in the NBA who makes us say, I Love This Game!!! Among those, Kobe is one of the best players. As stated, his moves and game has leaded his team Lakers to most of the playoffs and some championship trophies too. He acted as Robin with his co-superstar Shaquille O’Neal so called Batman in one of the finals. The pair led the Lakers to NBA championships in 2000, 2001 and 2002.Something about Kobe:
Born: 23 August 1978
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Family: Son of Joe (a professional basketball player and coach) and Pam Bryant. Married Vanessa Laine, 2001. Has a daughter, Natalia.
Education: Graduate of Lower Merion High School, Ardmore, PA.
Career: Drafted 13th pick in the first round of the 1996 National Basketball Association (NBA) draft by Charlotte Hornets; traded to Los Angeles Lakers, July 1996; signed with Lakers, July 24, 1996.
Achievements and awards: Named National High School Player of the Year by USA Today, 1996; named Naismith Player of the Year, 1996; named Gatorade Circle of Champions High School Player of the Year, 1996; named to McDonald's All-American team, 1996; played in NBA Rookie All-Star Game, 1997; won Slam Dunk competition during 1997 NBA All-Star Weekend; NBA All-Star game Most Valuable Player, 2002; All-NBA First Team, 2002, 2003, 2004; All-NBA Defensive First Team, 2002, 2003, 2004.
Best Known As: Superstar guard of the Los Angeles Lakers
Conflicts and turmoil: 2003, his reputation was tainted by a sexual assault case in which Katelyn Faber from Colorado accused him of rape. 2004, a dispute between himself and Karl Malone became public prior to expected re-signing of Malone with the Lakers. Bryant claimed Malone made inappropriate comments to his wife but Malone denied it and said the comments were in jest and Bryant is overreacting.
Okay so that’s about Kobe that I found out through internet research and through what I have in my knowledge. I am glad about this blog post I posted today as I had pretty much of quality time researching and gaining more knowledge of one of my favorite player, Kobe Bryant.
