Kobe Bryant was born on August 23, 1978 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His Dad's name is Joe Bryant. He has been playing in the NBA for 8 years. His nickname is Jellybean. Kobe's mom's name is Pam. Kobe also has two sisters named Sharia and Shaya. Since Kobe's dad played in the NBA he liked to watch the basketball games a lot. His favorite player in the NBA was Magic Johnson. Kobe lived out of the United States for 7 years.
When Kobe and His family got back to the U.S. he was a junior in high school. He played for the high school team in his junior year. By the end of the season Kobe was 6 foot 5 inches tall, and he averaged 31.1 points, 10.4 rebounds and 5.2 assists. After his junior season he was named Pennsylvania's Player of the Year. In Kobe's senior year his season point average was 30.8 point. His 4 year high school point total was 2,883.
Right when Kobe finished high school he went straight to the NBA. He was signed with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1996. Kobe is now 24 years old and still plays for the Lakers. This is his 6th season playing for them. He is now married and has a baby that is about 6 weeks old. His wife's name is Venessa. Kobe is now 6 feet 7 inches tall and plays the guard position on the Lakers.
Kobe also owns a professional Italian League basketball team.