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Kobe Bryant - Online Paper

Kobe Bryant

From entering the NBA'S 1997 draft at the age of 17 to becoming the 1998 NBA All star, seems to have done it all. He is the youngest 2nd youngest player to join the NBA and is a on the rise star.
Kobe Bean Bryant was born on August 23, 1978, the youngest of three and only son of Joe and Pam Byant. His parents named him after a type of steak seen on a resturant menu before his birth. His family includes two older sisters, Sharia and Shaya, his father Joe "JellyBean" Braynt retired from the NBA in 1983 after playing 606 career games in 8 NBA seasons for the Philadelphia 76ers, San Diego Clippers, and the Houston Rockets, and moved his family to Italy to continue playing basketball ...

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Rookie Game during the NBA All-Star Weekend. Then, in his second season, he was voted a starter for the 1998 All-Star Game, becoming at 19 the youngest All-Star in NBA history.
He was the all time leading scorer in southeastern pennsylvania history with 2,883 breaking the marks of former Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlan and of Carlin Warly. As a senior at Lower Merion High School, Bryant was choosen by USA Today and Parade Magazine as the National High School Player of the Year. He was also named Naismith Player of the Year, Gatorade Circle of Champions High School Player of the Year and to the McDonald's All-America Team. Bryant averaged 31 points per game, 12 rebounds per game, 6 assists, and 4 blocks per game.
Opting to enter the NBA draft, Kob'es high school to NBA jump commanded more attention than that of the pervivious year when Kevin Garnett made the same move. As the first round 13th pick of the NBA draft Kobe was drafted to the Charlotte Hornets. Before even ...

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Added: 11/30/2004 11:42:41 PM
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