Tag: kobe bryant career
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How did Vanessa Bryant and Kobe meet?
At age 20, Kobe was already playing with the Los Angeles Lakers, his lifetime team, when he met Vanessa who was 17 years old. The two met on the set of the music video for Tha Eastsidaz’s “G’d up” in 1999. (At the time, Vanessa,…
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Why was Kobe Bryant a legend?
Considered one of the top shooting guards in NBA history, Kobe, who gave himself the nickname Black Mamba, won the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award in 2008 along with two Finals MVP awards in 2009 and 2010. The 18-time NBA All-Star led the Lakers to…
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How much money did Kobe Bryant give away?
Bryant had global appeal and in June 2009, he established the Kobe Bryant China Fund to raise money for education, sports and culture programs for children from both China and the U.S. More than $6.15 million has been raised for those efforts. [mks_pullquote align=”left” width=”300″…