Kobe Bean Bryant – a famous name in basketball that almost all of people around the world know about. He had been working as an American professional basketball player who was awarded may valuable prizes for his special talent in playing basketball through the years. He was the official member of Los Angeles Lakers and entered the National Basketball League since he was a student at high school. He was the superstar at that time that many clubs wanted to recruit to make the team become more perfect. However, he passed away due to a sudden accident which made his fans surprised much. On January 2020, shocking news about Kobe Bryant appeared in almost world news that there was an accident relating to a helicopter. Kobe Bryant along with some other guests were in this flight and it crashed into a mountain due to the bad weather. Unluckily, both Kobe and his daughter died in the same day when they were on the way to take part in a tournament.
Looking back to his successful career, he was treated as the most brilliant player that NBA has had before according to various performances as well as remarkable numbers.
- The youngest player who took part in NBA ( 18 years old, 158 days)
The first time Kobe Bryant participated in NBA when he was just an 18 year-old boy in January, 1997. This was treated as one of the most interesting competition between LA LAkers and Dallas Mavericks. Although he just scored one point in that match, Kobe still made a remarkable record that no one could break. He was among the rare cases of people who didn’t go to university but still recruited by a lot of clubs at that time. Thanks to his special talent and determination in establishing his career, many people around the world always remember him forever.
- The youngest Slam Dunk Champion ( 18 years old, 169 days)
Ten days after the beginning of NBA, Kobe Bryant brought back his first prize in February, 1997. He successfully became the champion of Slam Dunk which helped him turn into a new leaf. He tried his best to surpass many potential opponents such as : Ray Allen, Chris Carr, Darvin Ham, Michael Finley or Bob Sura.
- The youngest player to participate in All-star ( 19 years old, 170 days)
In February, 1998 Kobe made good impression with spectators as the youngest participant in All-star. This was also the two times he has joined this competition. Although there was a distance of experience as well as age, Kobe still played like a superstar in every match.
- The most effective defender with highest scores ever. (33,643 points)
He has worked as a successful defender for years in LA LAkers but people always remember him as a multiple player. He could assist his colleagues in other positions which helped him gain the prizes. Kobe was one out of four players in NBA who had the highest scores of all time. In every match, his team felt very confident with the appearance of KObe Bryant.