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Kobe Bean Bryant
Kobe Bean Bryant was born on August 23th,1978, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Joe and Pamela Bryant. His parents named him after a type of steak -- kobe beef -- seen on a restaurant menu prior to his birth.
Kobe first started learning basketball from his father at the age of three. He idolized Magic Johnson growing up because of Magic's ball handling skills for a bigger player, and claimed the Los Angeles lakers as his favorite team.
Early life
Kobe Bryant was drafted by the Charlotte s with the 13th pick in the 1996 NBA Draft. At the age of 17, he was the first guard to be drafted directly out of high school. He was later traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for center Vlade Divac because Lakers general manager Jerry West liked Bryant's athleticism. Additionally, dumping Divacs' salary allowed for the Lakers to sign free agent center Shaquille O'Neal later that summer. For the first two seasons of his career, Bryant was primarily a reserve as he adjusted to the NBA game. During his first three seasons, the Lakers had little playoff ess, getting swept to end both the 1998 and 1999 playoffs. Kobe Bryant was named to the 1998 All-Star team in his second season in the league. Just 19, he was the youngest player in the history of the league to make an NBA All-Star team.
Early NBA career
The arrival of Phil Jackson before the '99-00 season marked the next per