The expertise that stands out in one person can be seen since he was a teenager. It’s the same as Bryant. When the champion who was born on August 23, 1978, was still in high school, he had stolen national attention because of his expertise in playing basketball.
Although still a teenager, he played for the university basketball team. Bryant became the first freshman in decades to play on the Lower Merion university team. In fact, so good at playing basketball and always scoring a lot of numbers until graduating high school. Many bettor always support Kobe’s team when betting basketball matches like in Yukbola Sbobet. Bryant earned the nickname as a Pennsylvania player who attracted the attention of recruiters from college. From here, he began to think about getting into NBA professional basketball.
Yes, indeed, Bryant’s expertise in dribbling and putting the ball into the basket is no longer surprising. He is the son of a former NBA basketball player, Joe Bryant. Plus, Bryant has been educated to play at the same time learning basketball since he was three years old.
Entering the NBA and Won Many Achievements
Without waiting for a long time, the desire to join the NBA family was immediately realized. After graduating high school, Bryant followed the NBA draft in 1996 and was chosen by the Charlotte Hornets in 13th place to trade, and Kobe moved to the Lakers who are still part of the NBA and played in the shooting guard position.
During his career for 20 years, he not only made many achievements but throughout his career, he was considered one of the best basketball players of all time. Bryant managed to score as many as 33,643 points (25.0 ppg), 7,047 rebounds (5.2 RPG), and 6,306 Assists (4.7 APG).
The following is a list of achievements achieved by Bryant in the NBA:
5 × NBA Champion (2000–2002, 2009, 2010)
2 × MVP Final NBA (2009, 2010)
NBA Most Valuable Player (2008)
18 × NBA All-Star (1998, 2000–2016)
4 × NBA All-Star Game MVP (2002, 2007, 2009, 2011)
11 × All-NBA First Team (2002–2004, 2006–2013)
2 × All-NBA Second Team (2000, 2001)
2 × All-NBA Third Team (1999, 2005)
9 × NBA All-Defensive First Team (2000, 2003, 2004, 2006–2011)
3 × NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2001, 2002, 2012)
2 × NBA top scorer (2006, 2007)
NBA Champion Slam Dunk Contest (1997)
NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1997)
8 & 24 are retired by the Los Angeles Lakers
Naismith Prep Player of the Year (1996)
The first team of the All-American Parade (1996)
Have a Kingdom of Business and Investment
After Bryant decided to retire to no longer compete in the NBA at the end of 2015 due to declining performance due to injuries he had experienced, he also pursued success by doing business and investing in venture capital companies that he had founded with his colleague Jeff Stibel in 2013, under the name Bryant Stable.
The company has an investment focus on media, technology such as Dell, Alibaba, and so on, then data related companies. The husband of Vanessa Laine Bryant also invested privately in 2018 in the Body Armor sports drink, which was later bought by Coca Cola. From his investment in this beverage, he managed to pocket 200 million US dollars.
In addition, Bryant also increased his fortune again in the business world by establishing Granity Studios, which is a media company whose focus is only on sports. At this media company, he made the short film Dear Basketball, which won an Academy Award in 2018.
Through his media company, the father of four children (Natalia Diamante Bryant, Gianna Maria Bryant, Bianka Bella Bryant, and Capri Kobe Bryant) has also released several books, starting with “The Mamba Mentality: How I Play” which describes its biography, Training Camp and Legacy and the queen.
Collaboration with famous brands
His name is soaring Bryant certainly makes sports brands interested in making himself the star of his ad, one of which is Nike. In 2003, he officially became a Nike commercial star and immediately issued a line of shoes, clothes, and equipment that Bryant wore.
Not only that, in 2017, Kobe work together with Nike brand and Los Angeles Boys and Girls Club to establish a basketball club for teenagers named the Mamba League, which later founded the Mamba Sports Academy.
In addition, Bryant also agreed to contracts related to advertising stars with other brands, such as Sprite, McDonald’s, Turkish Airlines, Lenovo, Hublot, and Panini.