On this day in 1978, Kobe Bryant was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Bryant was an 18-time All-Star, 15-time All-NBA talent and a 5-time NBA champion amongst other accolades over the course of ...

In this Feb. 2, 2009 file photo Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant (24) reacts after a slam dunk shot in the first half of an NBA basketball game at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Kobe Bryant, born Aug. 23, 1978, in Philadelphia, Penn., spent his entire 20-year NBA career playing for the Los Angeles Lakers before his retirement in 2016. During his time in the American basket… ...

Baron Davis recalls Kobe Bryant getting booed in the 2002 All-Star game at his hometown of Philadelphia: "We all knew Kobe was going to get the MVP" originally appeared on Basketball Network.

Kobe Bean Bryant was born on August 23, 1978, to Joe “Jellybean” Bryant and Pam Cox Bryant in Philadelphia, Pa. He was the youngest of three children and the only son. Italy ...

As the 2013-14 NBA season draws closer, Kobe Bryant celebrates his 35th birthday today. On August 23, 1978, Kobe Bryant was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to former 76ers player Joe "Jellybean ...

Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, ... Bryant was born in 1978 in Philadelphia but spent much of his childhood in Italy, where his father, Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, ...

Kobe Bryant’s NBA legacy lives on in a new way as 2 rookies bear his name ... “It’s never affected me too much when it comes to playing ball,” said Bufkin, who was born in 2003.

Kobe Bryant's 20-season NBA career has inspired a generation of athletes. ... Natalia, now 17, Gianna, Bianka, 3, and Capri, who was born last June. Kobe Bryant through the years; ...