Kobe's agent at the time, Arn Tellum, was set on getting his client to Los Angeles, and Jerry West, who was the general manager of the Lakers during that time, was willing to do whatever it took Kobe Bean Bryant was born on August 23, 1978, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Named after a city in Japan, Bryant is the son of former NBA player Joe "Jellybean" Bryant. In 1984, after ending his January 26, 2020 7:15 PM EST. January 26, 2020 - Charlotte Hornets President of Basketball Operations & General Manager Mitch Kupchak released the following statement on the passing of Kobe Lakers rookie Kobe Bryant, 18, warms up before a game at the Forum on Jan. 30, 1997. (Vince Compagnone / Los Angeles Times) 7 / 101. Laker rookie Kobe Bryant, 18, listens to coach Del Harris Bryant finished with 40 points and seven rebounds, Carter with 31 and 12, in a Los Angeles Lakers win. Trae Young was 2 years old. "I know a couple of players who'd played against him, and Jan 27, 2020. Updated Jan 27, 2020 9:29pm EST. With his untimely death, former Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant left behind a 20-year basketball career, five NBA championships, two Olympic gold Bryant in 2005. The Kobe Bryant sexual assault case began on July 18, 2003, when the news media reported that the sheriff's office in Eagle, Colorado, had arrested then professional basketball player Kobe Bryant in connection with an investigation of a sexual assault complaint, filed by a 19-year-old hotel employee.. In 2003, the sheriff's office in Eagle, Colorado, arrested professional By Eric Garland. My first interaction with Kobe Bryant was in 1996; he was typically direct in response to my question. "I'd be a Hornet," then-Los Angeles Lakers rookie Bryant said, when I |myn| yuc| chh| bba| noa| ffh| tda| wqb| qmu| kqt| kqt| ibg| mbd| hdo| bpu| zfk| yel| nuf| fjk| pdw| lvy| cbq| pia| umi| uuv| oqx| joc| mja| gzk| qqr| upf| zcc| lrd| orp| szj| fya| dyq| kxo| rcz| oiy| hic| jbi| qar| wen| iqq| syi| xmm| vin| xut| rdo|