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Born: 23 August 1978 · Died: 26 January 2020 · Age at death: 41
Kobe Bryant died aged 41. He was born on 23 August 1978 and died on 26 January 2020.
American basketball star who won five NBA titles in 20 seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers and died in a helicopter crash
Did you know?He spent part of his childhood in Italy and became fluent in Italian while his father played professional basketball there.
Kobe Bryant was one of basketball's fiercest and most driven competitors. He spent part of his childhood in Italy, where his father played professionally. He joined the NBA straight from high school at 17 and stayed with the Los Angeles Lakers for two decades, never playing for another club. He won five championships and two Olympic gold medals. In 2006 he scored 81 points in a single game, the second-highest total in history. He won an Oscar for the animated short Dear Basketball. He died in a helicopter crash in 2020.
Kobe Bean Bryant (August 23, 1978 – January 26, 2020) was an American professional basketball player. Nicknamed "the Black Mamba", he played his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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American basketball player, 1978–2020
Kobe Bryant was born in Philadelphia on 23 August 1978.
He joined the Lakers in 1996.
He scored 81 points in 2006.
He won an Oscar in 2018.
Career highlights
Did you know?He grew up partly in Italy, where his father played basketball.
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