LOS ANGELES, Jan 27 — Kobe Bryant, widely considered one of the greatest players in basketball, was killed in a helicopter crash in Southern California yesterday. He was 41. A transcendent star who went straight from high school to the game’s biggest stage, Bryant won five NBA championship...
The fourth-highest scorer in NBA history with 33,643 points, Kobe Bryant only gave up the third spot on the list on Saturday night to LeBron James. — AFP pic
A transcendent star who went straight from high school to the game’s biggest stage, Bryant won five NBA championship rings with the Los Angeles Lakers and was the face of the franchise during his 20-year career. He was an 18-times NBA All-Star who wore the jersey numbers 24 and 8 — both of which were retired by the Lakers — and continued the ‘Showtime’ tradition of the storied franchise that has been home to the likes of Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Shaquille O’Neal.
On Saturday, Bryant used Twitter to extend his congratulations to James: “Much respect my brother,” he tweeted.
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