IN MEMORIAM: A look back at Kobe Bryant's career highlights
"Mamba out!" Here are some of the facts about the NBA legend Kobe Bryant.
Kobe Bryant
Kobe [with his sister Shaya in this photo] was born on August 23, 1978 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was 41 on the time of his death.
Family
Kobe tied the knot with Vanessa Laine Bryant in 2001. They have four daughters Natalia, Gianna, Bianka, and Capri. Gianna also died in the fatal helicopter crash.
NBA
Kobe won five NBA championships while playing for the Lakers in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, and 2010.
Finals MVP
He led the Lakers to two consecutive NBA championships in 2009 and 2010. In both occasions, he took home the Finals MVP Award.
Top all-time NBA scorer
He scored 33,643 points in his NBA career, which got him into fourth spot in Top 10 All-Time NBA Scorer.
Last game
In his last NBA game on April 13, 2016, he scored a season-high 60 points in the Lakers' victory over the Utah Jazz. @kobebryant
Jersey number
The Los Angeles Lakers has retired Kobe's jersey numbers 8 and 24, which he used while playing.
Jerry West
Kobe Bryant in his Instagram post in October 2013 paid tribute to Jerry West, the person who drafted him in the Lakers in 1996.
Bryant Stibel
Before his retirement in 2016, Kobe founded venture capital firm Bryant Stibel together with Web.com founder Jeff Stibel in 2013.
Autobiography
He released an autobiography titled “The Mamba Mentality: How I Play” in 2018 via his media company Granity Studios, which he founded in 2016.
