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January 26, 2020 He made the history of NBA basketball. Kobe Bryant, nicknamed 'Black Mamba', wore the Los Angeles Lakers shirt for 20 years, from 1996 to 2016, winning 5 titles (2000-2002, 2009, 2010).Son of ex-NBA player Joe Bryant, the 41-year-old champion who died in a helicopter crash in California was 18 times All-Star, 15 times member of the All-Nba team, 12 times member of the All-Defensive team. Bryant is the fourth ever scorer in NBA history.
Selected in the 1996 draft by the Charlotte Hornets, but immediately sold to the Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe wins his first ring in 2000 forming an exceptional tandem with Shaquille O'Neal. Gialloviola also conquered the ring in the two following seasons, 2001 and 2002.
The last two titles Bryant won them in 2009 and 2010, being voted Mvp of the Finals. In 2016, he retired from basketball after several injuries and a spectacular farewell match, topped with 60 points against Utah Jazz.
At 34 years and 104 days, Bryant became the youngest player in the history of the league to reach 30,000 career points. He is the best scorer of all time in the history of the Lakers franchise on February 1, 2010 when he overtook Jerry West. At the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics he won the gold medal with the USA. After retiring from competitive sport, in 2018, Bryant won the Oscar for the best animated short film for his film Dear Basketball.
Bryant's name has been closely linked to Italy. Father Joe played in the Italian championship and Kobe lived in our country from the age of 6 to 13 years, learning Italian perfectly.