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Kobe Bryant

Aug 23, 1978 - Jan 26, 2020 (41 years old) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Kobe Bean Bryant (August 23, 1978 – January 26, 2020) was an American professional basketball player. He played his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He entered the NBA directly from high school and won five NBA championships. Bryant is an 18-time All-Star, 15-time member of the All-NBA Team, 12-time member of the All-Defensive team and was the NBA's Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2008. Widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time, he led the NBA in scoring during two seasons, ranks fourth on the league's all-time regular season scoring and fourth on the all-time postseason scoring list. Bryant is the first guard in NBA history to play at least 20 seasons.

At 34 years and 104 days of age, Bryant became the youngest player in league history to reach 30,000 career points. He became the all-time leading scorer in Lakers franchise history on February 1, 2010 when he surpassed Jerry West. During his third year in the league, Bryant was chosen to start the All-Star Game, and he would continue to be selected to start that game for a record 18 consecutive appearances until his retirement. His four All-Star MVP Awards are tied with Bob Pettit for the most in NBA history. At the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics, he won gold medals as a member of the U.S. national team. In 2018, Bryant won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for his film Dear Basketball.

He died on January 26, 2020, in a helicopter crash outside of Calabasas, California, at the age of 41.

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Modern Family
Himself
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Moesha
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All That
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Sister, Sister
Himself
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Arliss
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Hang Time
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Daddy's Home
Kobe Bryant
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Jack and Jill
Kobe Bryant (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Basketball: A Love Story
Self (archive footage)
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Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
Self

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