In 1978, August 23rd the legend was born, Kobe Bryant was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the US. He loved playing basketball and the Lakers were his favorite team. Kobe Bryant started playing basketball at the age of 3. Later on in his life he ended up playing in the NBA for the Lakers, his favorite team.
Fun fact Kobe Bryant's middle name is Bean named after his dad's nickname, jellybean
In Kobe Bryant's years of playing he was considered one of the best and won many awards. Some of the awards he won were the NBA MVP award in 2008, and the NBA finals MVP award in 2009 and 2010, he also won five NBA championships, and the ESPY icon award. He was a very good player in the NBA.
