Kobe Bean Bryant, born in 1978 and died in 2020, was an American professional basketball player who played his entire twenty year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association. Nicknamed the Black Mamba, he was a five time NBA champion, two time NBA Finals MVP, and the NBA Most Valuable Player in 2008, and he won gold medals with the United States Olympic team in 2008 and 2012. He is regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time.
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Career HighlightFive-time NBA champion and two-time NBA Finals MVP who played his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers. 1 Classification
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Which jersey numbers did the Lakers retire for Kobe Bryant?
Both 8 and 24, retired in 2017.
The Los Angeles Lakers retired both of his jersey numbers, 8 and 24, in 2017. That made Bryant the only NBA player to have more than one number retired by a single franchise.
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Kobe Bean Bryant (August 23, 1978 – January 26, 2020) was an American professional basketball player.
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Kobe Bean Bryant (August 23, 1978 - January 26, 2020) was an American professional basketball player. Nicknamed "the Black Mamba", he played his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Bryant was a five-time NBA champion, two-time NBA Finals MVP, the 2008 NBA MVP, and two-time gold medal recipient on the 2008 and 2012 U.S. Olympic teams.
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Kobe Bean Bryant (August 23, 1978 - January 26, 2020) was an American professional basketball player.
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Nicknamed "the Black Mamba", he played his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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