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kobe Bryant bio-picture-income-full details

Kobe Bean Bryant (born August 23, 1978) is an American businessman and a former 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 with the Lakers. Bryant is an 18-time All-Star, 15-time member of the All-NBA Team, and 12-time member of the All-Defensive team.

He led the NBA in scoring during two seasons and ranks third on the league's all-time regular season scoring and fourth on the all-time postseason scoring list. He holds the NBA record for the most seasons playing with one franchise for an entire career and is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time.

Born: 23 August 1978 (age 39), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Height: 1.98 m

Spouse: Vanessa Laine Bryant (m. 2001)

Did you know: Kobe Bryant holds the record of second-highest points scored in a single game (81) among all NBA players.

Congratulations @kobebryant!! More hardware for the Mamba. #Oscars

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Sports icon Kobe Bryant might be celebrating his first Academy Award victory, but some supporters of the #MeToo movement aren’t.

After the basketball player claimed an Oscar Sunday night for Dear Basketball, the animated short film about his retirement from the NBA which he produced and wrote, social media users were quick to point to the 39-year-old’s controversial past—namely an alleged sexual assault case from summer 2003.

When he was 24 years old, Bryant was accused of sexual assault by a 19-year-old employee of an Edwards, Colorado hotel in which he was staying. Bryant was later arrested on felony charges, though the case was dropped after his accuser was unwilling to testify.