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… ...

Every triumph was born from a kernel of defeat. He turned nightmares into a dreams In 1997, 18-year-old Kobe Bryant had the ball in his hands in the final moments of a must-win playoff game ...

They don't claim Kobe Bryant can heal the sick, raise the dead or make water into wine. They're not blasphemous. They insist that anything that can be done with a basketball, he can do it.

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 ...

Kobe Bean Bryant was born in Philadelphia on August 23, 1978. He grew up in Italy where his father, Joe "Jellybean" Bryant, played professional basketball after his own NBA career.

Kobe Bryant/Instagram. Kobe Bryant (here in a throwback photo with big sister Shaya, one of his two siblings) was born in Philadelphia on Aug. 23, 1978, to mom Pamela Cox Bryant and father Joe ...

Kobe Bryant denied Mike D’Antoni influenced his iconic No. 8 jersey choice, ... From 2012 to 2014, the late Philadelphia native was the team’s star under the West Virginia-born head coach.

Kobe Bryant was celebrated for being a #girldad. Natalia Bryant was born on Jan. 19, 2003. Vanessa Bryant marked her eldest daughter's 22nd birthday on Jan. 19, 2025, with a tribute on Instagram ...