rebounds • Was named MVP of the 2002 All-Star Game after tallying 31 points, 5 rebounds and 5
assists • Made an NBA-record 12 shots from 3-point range, including 9 straight • His 9 straight 3-pointers is also an NBA single-game record • Five NBA championship titles with LA Lakers
• Made his first career start, scoring 12
points, against the Dallas Mavericks on
1/28/97
• Became the youngest All-Star in NBA
history, posting a team-high 18 points and 6
point performance.. .
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Changed his jersey number from 8 to 24 at the start of the 2006–07 NBA season
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He was awarded the season’s MVP in the 2007 to 2008 NBA season after leading his team to the 2008 NBA Playoffs as the first seed in the western Conference.
Kobe Bryant
basketball player